Sentences with phrase «of plaintiff attorneys»

For example, defense attorneys» scores for Courtroom Demeanor, Sincerity, and Competence dropped twice as much as those of plaintiff attorneys when the juries returned unfavorable verdicts.

Follow - up analysis was conducted by separating ratings of plaintiff attorneys from those of the defense attorneys.

We especially appreciate how they explicitly tailor their advice to address the concerns of both plaintiffs attorneys and defense attorneys.

On that note, I will offer a tip that some of my plaintiff attorney friends have learned the hard way - as a reward to anyone who has read this far: When you're negotiating write - offs with the chiropractor, always get it in writing.

This, they found this out 2 years too late, and one of the plaintiffs attorney exclaimed «sh*t, we're screwed» when he heard it.

Second, not all attorney's are made equal when it comes to attacking these structures and most of my Plaintiff attorney colleagues do not share the impression that they are easily set aside in Texas.

Not exact matches

All of that comes on top of more than 500 class actions filed on behalf of owners and lessors of Volkswagen diesel cars — an unprecedented number, according to Elizabeth Cabraser, a leading mass - disaster plaintiffs attorney who is heading a 22 - lawyer steering committee trying to bring order to the sprawling mess.

On March 30, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC, announced that the firm has started «an investigation» into Longfin and is looking for potential plaintiffs who'd suffered losses.

Disney shareholders lost their case but the final ruling set a new bar for directors when approving these kinds of exit packages: «If a director acts with conscious disregard — in other words, a looking away — rather than a deliberate intent to violate his duties, he can still be held liable for acting in bad faith,» plaintiffs» attorney Steven G. Schullman told the New York Times back in 2006.

Scalia, attorney for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the lead plaintiff, opened with a smooth presentation outlining familiar arguments: the DOL lacks the authority to regulate advisors, acted in an «arbitrary and capricious» manner, and violated plaintiffs» First Amendment rights.

The so - called «Harkin amendment» in the Dodd - Frank Act of 2010 gives it reason to do so, said Eugene Scalia, plaintiff attorney.

In the single most egregious case of alleged fraud, BP sued Mikal Watts in December 2013, alleging that the powerful San Antonio plaintiffs» attorney falsely claimed to represent tens of thousands of «phantom» victims of the -LSB-...]

AT the end of the Prop 8 appeals Case in California, the judge asked the plaintiff's attorney how exactly SS marriage threatens traditional marriage.

Plaintiffs» attorneys and victims» groups often work together in this new strategy of amending the statutes of limitations.

Martin P. Burks, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, countered in amazement: «Over 2 million people floating around the United States without a church?»

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 8, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), if they purchased the Company's shares between August 19, 2016 and August 17, 2017, inclusive (the «Class Period»).

After the heightened news exposure surrounding the presence of wood pulp and cellulose fillers in parmesan cheese, aggressive plaintiffs» attorneys pounced on the opportunity and filed a spate of lawsuits alleging fraud in advertising and labeling of cheese products.

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 7, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Henry Schein, Inc. (NasdaqGS: HSIC), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 7, 2013 and February 12, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period»).

NEW ORLEANS, April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC («KSF») and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until May 4, 2018 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NasdaqGM: AFH), if they purchased the Company's securities between March 13, 2017, and March 2, 2018, inclusive (the «Class Period»).

The plaintiffs» attorney cited a lack of training on the part of the staff which caused them to over use the pepper spray instead of employing other intervention methods.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs today announced their filing of a collective action lawsuit against Darden Restaurants, the world's largest full - service restaurant group, alleging servers were paid less than the minimum wage and were not compensated for time they were required to work off the clock.

'' «Understand that Bob Young advises that the plaintiff attorneys are willing to make bold and false assertions to advance their goal of increasing the cost of settlement,» Viventi's e-mail said.

In addition, in the event the criminal case went to trial, one of the defense attorneys would have spent a little time on the plaintiff being in a bar at age 18, «Tell me, miss, how did you get into the bar?

Attorneys of Record: (for plaintiff) Arthur R. Ehrlich, LEAD ATTORNEY, Jonathan C. Goldman, Goldman & Ehrlich, Chicago, IL.

One of the plaintiffs, Warren Hayes, declined to comment about a possible appeal, and his attorney could not be reached for comment.

In what could be described as deliberate attempts to frustrate the Chief Justice's effort at cleaning the judiciary of miscreants; plaintiffs, complainants and attorneys are fuming over what they see as clever moves by court clerks and registrars to extort monies from them.

The report comes as government reform groups and some media organizations are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign a bill that would bolster the ability of plaintiffs in FOIL cases to be awarded attorneys» fees when they are successful in suing over access to government records.

The bill expands the ability of successful plaintiffs in cases challenging records denials to have their attorneys» fees repaid by a government agency.

The plaintiffs» attorney, George Carpinello of Boies, Schiller & Flexner, said Tuesday evening he would «absolutely» appeal to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals — the same venue where he previously won a suit that blocked the State Liquor Authority from blocking the sale and marketing of Bad Frog Beer because its label depicted an amphibian giving the middle - finger salute.

the legal firm of Lithur Brew and Company now representing the Plaintiff [Dominic Ayine] are also the lawyers for former President, John Dramani Mahama: the immediate past Attorney General, Marrita Opong Brew - Appiah was and is a member of the law firm as well as Tony Lithur who was also appointed by the former President as Chairman of the lucrative Ghana Airport Company Limited during his tenure of office and also holds himself out as the personal lawyer of the former President,» Martin Amidu noted.

King's father, David King, was lead attorney for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit alleging the Senate violated the state's Fair District's Amendment in the drawing of state Senate and congressional district lines.

While a federal lawsuit unfolds, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has agreed not to enforce certain provisions of a new state ethics law passed requiring charitable organizations giving money to lobbying campaigns to disclose far more of their donors, according to the plaintiffs in the suit.

The lead counsel for the 1,000 plaintiffs in the new round of Love Canal litigation has asked state Supreme Court Justice Richard Kloch Sr. to remove himself from the case, claiming he showed bias in remarks about past Love Canal cases in a newspaper article written by Kloch's daughter, and seemed to act a little too favorably to the local attorney for Occidental Chemical Co. during a past court session.

An attorney representing Republican interests on the state Board of Elections, Todd Valentine, argued that none of the plaintiffs had standing to bring the suit or were actually injured — as all state politicians compete under the same rules and can take the vast LLC donations.

The City Council today voted to create a new «Office of Civil Justice» to better connect plaintiffs in housing and immigration court with attorneys — an initiative Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has dubbed «the people's law firm.»

The court order of August 1 said that the six plaintiffs (four voters and two candidates) who had challenged certain details of the California top - two open primary system must pay almost $ 250,000 to the attorneys for the forces who had intervened in the lawsuit to defend the top - two open primary law.

The bold particulars — $ 4 million in personal gain, a shakedown to turn cancer patients into fee - generating plaintiffs — unfurled over a three week trial as prosecutors led by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara painted Silver as a dry, inscrutable, greedy embodiment of Albany's problems.

The plaintiffs» attorneys have countered that the chemicals in the bloodstreams of the residents constitute an injury and the pollution of their wells was an invasion of their right to clean drinking water.

The plaintiffs» attorneys contend the accumulation of PFOA in the bodies of their clients, including children, will take years to dissipate and has increased the risks of serious diseases, including certain types of cancer.

The Human Rights Division of the Superior court of Jurisdiction in High court of Justice Accra, preferred an out of court settlement, which was accepted by both the plaintiffs, Mr. Philip Ayamba and seven others and the Defendant, the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General's Department in respect of L.I 2146.

In October, attorneys for the plaintiffs — potentially several thousand residents of Hoosick Falls — filed an amended federal complaint expanding their injury claim.

Stephen G. Schwarz, an attorney for the plaintiffs, argued at the recent hearing that any disease someone develops from PFOA exposure is «a consequence of injury, not the injury itself.»

For those keeping score listed below are the names of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs and defendants.

The 39 - page complaint, filed by attorney Cheryl Sovern of Clifton Park, alleges the plaintiffs were deprived of a fair hearing.

The state Senate approved a bill that would require a public agency that is sued over a Freedom of Information Law request pay attorneys» fees of the person or entity who sued when the plaintiffs prevail.

In a Feb. 20 letter to Magistrate Judge Randolph Treece, plaintiffs» attorney George Carpinello of Boies, Schiller & Flexner asked the court to impose sanctions for what he termed the «spoliation of evidence» resulting from the deletion of Liebman's emails.

[NOTE: I was informed late Wednesday afternoon that attorneys for plaintiffs in Wright v State of New York had filed a letter advising the Court that they did not oppose the consolidation motion back on Friday, August 22.

But he and members of other good government groups are putting a priority on strengthening FOIL in other ways, including passing a law that would mandate the payment of attorneys» fees to a plaintiff when a court finds that an agency had no «reasonable basis» to deny access to a public record.

The plaintiff wants the suit, which also cites the Attorney General, to declare the action being initiated against the EC boss by the Judicial Council as unconstitutional, void and of no effect.

In a suit filed Wednesday night, the plaintiffs are seeking a declaration that the law is unconstitutional and an injunction prohibiting enforcement of the provisions by the attorney's general's office and the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, which are the defendants in the case.