At Bonina & Bonina, P.C. our experienced attorneys have recovered many multi million dollar verdicts and settlements on behalf
of Plaintiffs with spinal cord injuries.
It strikes a balance between properly compensating a law firm for attorneys fees associated with pro bono work while not unduly penalizing the defendants who happened to be on the receiving end
of a plaintiff with a Biglaw firm working gratis.
The trustee of the SNT will then be able to use the settlement to pay for other goods and services to enhance the life
of the plaintiff with the disability.
As to balancing the rights
of the plaintiff with those of the defendant in this case, «Under the circumstances the plaintiff should not be put out of court and the defendant granted a windfall that it could not have known about or relied upon.»
It also contains a picture
of Plaintiff with his name printed next to it.
Not exact matches
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Boris Levitt, one
of the
plaintiffs and the owner
of a furniture business, alleged that after he refused to advertise
with Yelp, several five - star reviews suddenly disappeared from his company's page, causing his overall star rating to fall.
However, the court can not ignore the common - sense appeal
of the
plaintiff's argument; a literal reading
of the statute undoubtedly accords more closely
with their position.
«This is a very busy time
with holiday cash needs,» said Chris Janish, chief executive officer
of Legal - Bay LLC, which describes the cash it sends to
plaintiffs as «non-recourse advances.»
Last May the U.S. Court
of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided
with the
plaintiffs and issued an injunction against the order.
In the company blog, Telsa referred to Organ as having «a long track record
of extorting money for meritless claims» and said that the company «would rather spend more on a trial and clear its name than settle
with the
plaintiff.»
The company called the reference to 100 subjects
of racial discrimination «a complete fabrication
with no basis in fact at all,» as there is currently only one
plaintiff (Marcus Vaughn).
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.
Yieldify denies this, countering that «in March 2013, Mr. Jay Radia, Defendant's Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Meelan Radia, Defendant's Chief Technical Officer, met
with representatives
of Plaintiff.
The Wall Street Journal estimates that Dell will only have to pay about $ 35 million to the remaining appraisal
plaintiffs as a result
of Monday's ruling,
with about $ 25 million
of that going to the hedge fund Magnetar Capital.
But now, in an appeal filed
with the 9th Circuit Court
of Appeals,
plaintiffs argue that the law does not protect companies that «manipulate reviews for their own profit.»
In a federal trademark infringement case, for instance, a
plaintiff seeking a quick injunction would encounter at the threshold the high hurdle
of showing «irreparable harm» — a standard that won't be met if money damages will provide the
plaintiff with adequate recompense for any damages incurred — and it might also have to post an expensive bond (a major hurdle for a nonprofit).
«The court rejected (the
plaintiff's) theory that the newspaper's publication violated her right to privacy because her post to MySpace was made virtually to everyone
with an internet connection,» Zaller wrote in a blog post two years ago, asserting the case could apply to situations
of employees posting on social media.
If both sides, through their eyes and their people's eyes, have concluded that the
plaintiff is absolutely going to win this case, and the
plaintiff is going to get a lot
of money because they're totally on board
with everything that has been presented, then that might be a good reason for the defendant to agree to a settlement
with the
plaintiff for less money than the potential exposure if the jury comes back and finds willful infringement.
«To place defendants» argument in a real world context,» she wrote, «they assert that for the payment
of approximately $ 100 a year to the Copyright Office (the payment for a Section 111 compulsory license) and without compliance
with the strictures
of the Communications Act or
plaintiffs» consent, that they are entitled to use and profit from the
plaintiffs» copyrighted works.»
A trust for General Motors holding many
of the carmaker's liabilities from before its 2009 bankruptcy has revived a deal
with plaintiffs suing over faulty ignition switches that might require the company to pay $ 1 billion in shares to resolve millions
of claims.
The
plaintiffs note that, as DOL has estimated, «startup cost
of compliance for affected industries will be $ 5 billion,» adding that «achieving compliance»
with the April 2017 and subsequent January 2018 deadlines «requires affected entities to institute changes now in their systems, practices and products.»
«When there's success at one
of the large financial services firms or large plan sponsors, the
plaintiffs» bar will utilize that settlement or judgment to obtain a very rapid resolution
with others,» says Hamburger.
In a 2 - 1 decision, the court sided
with a group
of industry
plaintiffs on March 15.
Plaintiff Retrophin, Inc. is a Delaware corporation
with its principal place
of business in San Diego, California.
According to the lawsuit's
plaintiffs, Chase hit customer accounts
with overdraft fees
of around $ 34 for each debit when the account fell into the red.
The essence
of the
plaintiffs» claim was that Uber entered the Philadelphia taxi market without complying
with existing municipal regulations, and that as a result, Uber obtained «a stronghold in the Philadelphia taxicab market.»
«
Plaintiff bring [s] this action as the public has a right to know about this fraud that is being perpetrated in Dearborn, Michigan, the community
with the highest concentrations
of Muslims in North America,» the lawsuit read in part, as obtained by CBS Detroit.
«Once you see that that topic is a matter
of public concern,» Dietrick said, «the law does not allow a judge or the
plaintiff or the subject
of the story to come along
with a red pen and say, «I didn't really like the way you said it here.
Kuykendall explained to Miller that, because
of his intimate relationship
with Brown, he would not protect
plaintiffs.
The first line
of cases began
with In re Daou Sys., where the Ninth Circuit reversed a district court's decision dismissing a Section 10 (b) action on the ground that the
plaintiffs had not alleged any disclosures that defendants were engaging in improper accounting practices.
A Minnesota judge sided
with plaintiffs in a lawsuit to stop the Department
of Labor fiduciary rule, but also granted a stay.
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.
A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit against Gawker Media in March 2016 after concluding that its editors provided the sole eligible
plaintiff, Aulistar Mark,
with «training and mentorship that [was
of] the same sort
of hands - on instruction he received from his educational institution.»
The
plaintiffs detailed a series
of «militaristic displays
of force and weaponry,» including being shot
with rubber bullets, tear gassed, beaten and arrested during demonstrations following the shooting
of the black teen by a white police officer.
Religious beliefs were not the «target»
of the ACA, and it was plainly not that law's «object» to interfere
with plaintiffs» or anyone's exercise
of religion.
Lively,
with representation by Liberty Counsel (an evangelical legal organization), responded that in both the U.S. and Uganda he exercised constitutionally protected speech rights; that he opposes violence and neither committed nor plotted any; that Uganda did not in fact pass a proposed draconian anti-gay law, and that in any case Uganda's political institutions, instead
of himself, are responsible for its political decisions; and that the court lacks jurisdiction and the
plaintiffs lack standing.
He pursued lines
of questioning up arcane theological paths which repeatedly brought objections from the
plaintiffs and the query from the bench: «Where are you going
with this?»
He joined
with a number
of other DC residents on the case but was the lead
plaintiff in Jackson v District
of Columbia Board
of Elections.
In his suit, Kessler said, «After the massive success
of Stranger Things that is based on
Plaintiff's concepts that
Plaintiffs discussed
with Defendants, Defendants have made huge sums
of money by producing the series based on
Plaintiff's concepts without compensating or crediting
Plaintiff for his Concepts.»
With extensive expert testimony, the plaintiffs made the case that secular humanism functions in many respects for its adherents as a religion (with ministers, fellowship, ceremonies marking the milestones of life, and a missionary program), and that it has many of the substantive characteristics of a religion as well, including a coherent interpretation of all of real
With extensive expert testimony, the
plaintiffs made the case that secular humanism functions in many respects for its adherents as a religion (
with ministers, fellowship, ceremonies marking the milestones of life, and a missionary program), and that it has many of the substantive characteristics of a religion as well, including a coherent interpretation of all of real
with ministers, fellowship, ceremonies marking the milestones
of life, and a missionary program), and that it has many
of the substantive characteristics
of a religion as well, including a coherent interpretation
of all
of reality.
A wave
of unexpected calm has blanketed India since the verdict on the disputed holy site known as Ayodhya was delivered on Thursday,
with one - third
of the land going to
plaintiffs who represent the Hindu deity Ram, a third going to a separate Hindu group and a third to a Muslim group.
He adds, «Where we might have hoped for a level
of calm analysis and civic, even civil, discussion
of the case in all
of its humanity and complexity, we have been given little more than banner headlines, orchestrated press conferences, serial fascination
with priestly deviancy, and
plaintiff strategy.»
It based its finding on whether the
plaintiffs were eligible for benefits on an interpretation
of the federal Rehabilitation Act, which does not deal
with the etiology
of the illness.
Kyle Duncan, general counsel
of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty who argued the case, says this is a significant victory for religious
plaintiffs (including schools
with similar lawsuits, like Biola University, Liberty University, and Tyndale House Publishers).
A spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese
of America, a
plaintiff in the suit along
with St. Nicholas, denied that version
of events.
Despite the defendant's claim that the Illinois law claim was preempted by the federal law, the court allowed the
plaintiff's lawsuit to proceed
with a deceptive business practices claim based on a violation
of the Illinois law alone.
Jack, District Judge:
Plaintiff, McIlhenny Company, a corporation
of the State
of Maine, which,
with its predecessors, for many years past, has manufactured at Avery Island, Louisiana, a condiment known as «Tabasco Pepper Sauce,» brings this action against defendant Ed.
The expiration
of the patent did not have the effect
of conferring on the public, or the
plaintiff as a part
of it, any right
with reference to the name
of the thing which was not a subject
of the patent.»
The finding
of the Court
of Appeals for the District
of Columbia that the registration by
plaintiff's predecessor
of the trade - mark had been fraudulently obtained, was based on the fact that in the application for registration, it was stated that applicant's use
of the name «Tabasco» had been exclusive, whereas the testimony showed that several other manufacturers, during the preceding ten years, had, to its knowledge, used the word in connection
with pepper sauce.