Sentences with phrase «on issue of first impression»

On an issue of first impression in North Carolina, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that StubHub could not be held liable for the resale of allegedly overpriced Hannah Montana concert tickets by third - party sellers on its website based on federal immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Obtained reversal of a trial court's refusal to enforce terms of several promissory notes and award of damages to defaulting defendant and succeeded on issue of first impression regarding who has standing to raise an Unfair Trade Practices Act claim against a lender.

An interesting case from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on an issue of first impression in the state, ruling that there is no legal duty of reasonable care owed by a defendant to a plaintiff who was injured during their consensual sexual conduct.

In federal court, Laura has successfully argued a motion to dismiss a putative class action alleging violations of the securities laws based on an issue of first impression: whether statements in companies» codes of ethics are actionable.

On an issue of first impression, however, the California Court of Appeals in Conte v. Wyeth, Inc. rejected this traditional view and held that a brand - name manufacturer's duty to warn extends to patients whose prescriptions are filled with the generic version of the drug.

Members of Robinson + Cole's Appellate Group regularly represent amici curiae on issues of first impression or that may have broad application in significant industry areas.

Not exact matches

Such is the first, superficial impression: our schools, like our churches and our ministers, have no clear conception of what they are doing but are carrying on traditional actions, making separate responses to various pressures exerted by churches and society, contriving uneasy compromises among many values, engaging in little quarrels symptomatic of undefined issues, trying to improve their work by adjusting minor parts of the academic machine or by changing the specifications of the raw material to be treated.

«The violation on Dec. 3, 2012 was not issued to us... nor were we ever notified or made aware that such a violation had been issued,» Smith said in an April 9 letter to City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who had written Smith first under the mistaken impression that he was the owner of Hotel Indigo, demanding he comply with city regulations.

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Addressing an issue of first impression in Delaware, the appeal focused on the use of Federal Express to serve a Notice of Intent in the face of unambiguous statutory language requiring the use of certified mail.

On appeal, Esso argued that he was denied a fair trial when the district court allowed the jury to take home the copy of the indictment — an issue that the Second Circuit said appeared to be one of first impression in any federal or state court.

From construction defect cases to antitrust cases to patent infringement cases, we have handled many complicated legal issues and cases of first impression to gain the requisite experience to take on even the most complex issues.

But also the variety of issues and law that I find myself dealing with on a daily basis tend to confirm my first impressions.

If, however, the court finds that the current dispute is fundamentally distinct from all previous cases (called a «matter of first impression»), and legislative statutes are either silent or ambiguous on the question, judges have the authority and duty to resolve the issue (one party or the other has to win, and on disagreements of law, judges make that decision).5 The court states an opinion that gives reasons for the decision, and those reasons agglomerate with past decisions as precedent to bind future judges and litigants.

Won a case on appeal in DC under Maryland law on a legal issue of first impression, saving the client more than $ 1 million that had been awarded by the trial court.

On July 8, 2014, WilmerHale achieved a significant victory for a pro bono client and domestic violence victim in a case described by the Second Circuit as involving «novel and significant issues» of «first impression» under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child AbductioOn July 8, 2014, WilmerHale achieved a significant victory for a pro bono client and domestic violence victim in a case described by the Second Circuit as involving «novel and significant issues» of «first impression» under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductioon the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

«Although appellant argues that this case presents an issue of first impression because the family court relied on «parental alienation syndrome» as a factual basis for assuming jurisdiction, we believe that petitioner properly responds that the family court's factual findings are amply supported by the record and that the term «parental alienation syndrome» is merely a way of describing appellant's actions as they related to the circumstances of this case.