Sentences with phrase «of legal complaints»

The lawsuit adds to the string of legal complaints rooted in privacy and data collection, at a time when connected smart devices are increasingly becoming popular.

Our focus now is to strive for excellence in complaints handling, to work with all those involved to achieve the ultimate goal of satisfying consumers with an effective redress system in the legal sector, and to prepare for the introduction of the Office of Legal Complaints in 2010.

Solicitors Regulation Authority chief executive, Antony Townsend says: «This has sent a clear message to firms and, with the work of the Legal Complaints Service, has contributed to millions of pounds being paid back to miners by solicitors — where possible voluntarily or by agreement.

The role of ombudsman will cease to exist once the Office of Legal Complaints is fully functional in 2011, while that of the commissioner will run until the closure of the office in 2010.

After years of legal complaints and evaluations that called for an upgrade of the sewer system, the county turned to green infrastructure — such as rain gardens and green roofs — that was implemented in 2008 with the help of Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, Speer said.

Trump's Labor Pick Faces Slew Of Legal Complaints From Fast - Food Workers NPR Yuki Noguchi January 26, 2017 Also seen in: OPB, KTEP, WOSU

CVS, for example, began limiting prescriptions to seven days and prioritizing lower - dose drugs, and a number of legal complaints have been leveled against opioid manufacturers, who have been accused of using misleading marketing tactics that may have caused more patients to get hooked on potentially addicting painkillers.

Lawyers also say they are shocked at the sloppiness of the legal complaint filed by New York attorney Paul Liggieri.

You have at your disposal a protection far stronger than the ability to bring some sort of legal complaint: You can take your business elsewhere.

posted last July, disclosing that its article is also «the subject of a legal complaint from Evony LLC».

Not exact matches

Qualcomm vigorously refuted the premise of the FTC's claims against it, saying that «the complaint is based on a flawed legal theory, a lack of economic support and significant misconceptions about the mobile technology industry.»

But the association has mounted a legal challenge to Seattle's new law, saying it infringes on customers» rights by requiring hotels to keep logs of complaints against guests.

The constant flurry of complaints between the two companies underscores how their patent battles aren't coming to an end anytime soon — even though both companies have suffered legal losses in previous face - offs against one another.

The reforms, in essence, would create an independent panel composed mostly of laypersons to oversee the profession, and an independent office for the investigation of complaints against lawyers (a real life, «highly successful» example is the Office of the Legal Services Commissioner in New South Wales, Australia).

The details of Zervos's legal complaint are familiar to anyone who has followed the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Wagner: While the Intel case is an offshoot of the excess fee and stock drop cases and utilizes many of the same legal theories, I doubt the new complaint will open up new opportunities for the plaintiffs» bar, since its underlying facts are fairly unique, specifically that an individual account plan offered alternative investments.

While the USPTO does not investigate complaints or participate in any legal proceedings against invention promoters / promotion firms, under the American Inventors Protection Act of 1999, the USPTO will provide a public forum for the publication of complaints concerning invention promoters / promotion firms.

At the first complaint, Tyee swiftly publishes a correction and apology, but Canwest pursues suit for nearly a year before settling out of court for legal costs.

Scams Expanding In India, hundreds of investors have filed legal complaints over virtual currency transactions that turned out to be fraudulent, according to Reuters.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions can not disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

The complaint points out in paragraph 31 that Cohen had a legal responsibility under New York Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys to communicate to Donald Trump all material information regarding the Stormy hush money agreement.

If OBSI's recommendation is not accepted by either party, you can still use other means of resolving your complaint (including arbitration and legal action, described below).

As an entrepreneur looking to disrupt the legal industry, Browder is very critical of lawyers and legal services that too are often cost - prohibitive, shutting out those who can't afford to pay fees necessary to escalate a small consumer complaint.

The FHTM legal team is so bent on blaming Mr. Isaacs for every negative comment or complaint made against them anywhere that they are blinded by the fact that others despise them as well of not more than he ever did.

He agreed to pay a $ 300,000 fine for misleading the committee during the investigation, and in the process dodged conviction on the actual charges through a combination of finessing some legal definitions, sheer self - confidence and raw political power (as Speaker of the House at the time of the complaints, he appointed the ethics committee.

Forty - five leading pro-life advocates, including Gary Bauer of the Family Research Council, James Dobson of Focus on the Family, Clarke Forsythe of Americans United for Life, Wanda Franz of the National Right to Life Committee, and Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition, signed a much heralded joint «Statement of Pro-Life Principle and Concern» published in First Things in 1996 in which the primary legal complaint was made that Roe «wounded American democracy» by removing the issue of abortion from «democratic concern.»

There were 20,000 registered complaints against payday lenders in 2012 The Archbishop of Canterbury is leading a fight against legal loan sharks amid reports... More

Churches would be in a stronger legal position if they were to stop conducting weddings altogether: «Churches might indeed better protect themselves against the possibility of any such litigation by deciding not to provide marriage services at all, since there could be no complaint then of discrimination in their provision of services as between same - sex and opposite - sex couples.»

The extradition was welcomed by lawyers for a legal advocacy organisation, The Guernica Group, and the Spanish Association for Human Rights, who in 2008 filed a criminal complaint before the National Court on behalf of the victims.

The Guardian: Muhammad cartoons: French magazine to publish illustrated prophet biography The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, which sparked controversy and legal complaints after publishing cartoons of Muhammad, will this week release a special edition illustrated biography of the Muslim prophet.

In May of 1985 Surani wrote a legal complaint about the torture and illegal treatment of three cases, and sent it to several Israeli legal authorities.

«The promptness of the German authorities» intervention following our complaint - points out the President of the Consortium, Nicola Bertinelli - is related to the fact that, after years of legal action, we obtained European Union legislation that leaves no room for doubt regarding protection, and which also includes the obligation of «ex officio» PDO protection in all EU member states, which have direct responsibility in terms of vigilance.»

Although the ACCC said the legal action follows a complaint from the Obesity Policy Coalition on toddler foods which make health claims but are made mostly from fruit juice concentrate, consumer advocacy group CHOICE also reported on one of the Shreadz products produced by Heinz in May 2016.

Damning legal complaints are being compiled by the Animals Australia legal team citing serious breaches of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Wildlife Act.

(Jan. 31, 2012) The Humane Society of the United States released undercover videos taken at Oklahoma pig breeding facilities owned by two leading U.S. pork producers and filed legal complaints with the U.S. Securities and Exchange and Federal Trade Commission alleging false and misleading statements about animal care by one of the producers.

In both Kuwait and Jordan, years of relentless investigations and legal complaints to the Australian government, are finally paying off.

It was hard to get the legal victory, and once that was secured, it's been difficult to get the consent decree enforced to the point of Carlson filing her recent complaint with the Office for Civil Rights.

It isn't easy but they can have their certification revoked, it takes two complaints unfortunately and the situation can't currently be in some sort of legal process.

You must not submit any user content to the Website that is or has ever been the subject of any threatened or actual legal proceedings or other similar complaint.

Smoking pot is said to help relieve both of these complaints, and it's now legal in a growing number of states.

«The company relied on the police, the Press Complaints Commission... and the legal opinion of outside counsel brought in...» He's saying that News International couldn't have known of «any additional illegality» because the police had told them that was the case.

However, FiveThiryEight.com examined several studies which found that around 40 % of complaints against police officers resulted in legal action, and of those complaints that did result in legal action, 33 % resulted in a conviction and 12 % in an incarceration.

The group has also lodged complaints about the exclusion of asylum seekers from the scheme and the vague legal definition used for eligibility.

The Republican candidate for the vacant seat of the New York State Assembly's 145th District, Mickey Kearns, is facing a formal complaint that he violated state campaign laws by accepting individual and corporate contributions for the upcoming special election over the legal limit.

Alain Kaloyeros, the former president and CEO of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, has filed a complaint against the school's two nonprofit development arms demanding that they cover his legal bills as he fights state and federal corruption charges.

In a wide - ranging study of UK central government, we found that not only did formal complaints and legal challenges to central government rise sharply over the three decades up to 2010, but government administration costs also increased by two - fifths in real terms — even though the civil service lost a third of its staff.

Also at noon, the LeFrak City Tenants» Association, the Black Leadership Action Coalition and The Black Institute file a legal complaint regarding voter suppression efforts by the Board of Elections in New York City, 60 Center St., Manhattan.

The pronouncement of Justice Baba Yusuf followed a complaint by Dasuki's lawyer Mr Adeola Adedipe that the legal team for Dasuki had not been allowed to have direct access to him in spite of a court order made on April 6.

Third, given that formal complaints and legal challenges rose so sharply over this period, it is remarkable how few of the many makeovers started from a careful analysis of what citizens or users repeatedly complained about and how detached public management policy tends to be from the world of complaint - handling and litigation.

This was immediately followed by one Mr. Baah Acheamfour who proceeded to make a complaint to the police of the conduct of Afoko and his alleged spokesperson which he described as gross and flagrant violation of Article 3d (VIII) of the NPP's constitution under duties of a member which state that a member shall not initiate commence or prosecute any legal proceedings whatsoever against the party or any member of the party relating to party affairs without first exhausting the grievance procedure laid down in the constitution in respect of grievances against the party or any other members,» the letter said.