Sentences with phrase «other civil attorneys»

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The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsAttorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

In February 2014, JPMC agreed to pay $ 614,000,000 to settle charges asserted by the United States Attorney's Officer for the Southern District of New York, the Federal Housing Administration, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the United States Department of Veteran Affairs resolving False Claims Act, FIRREA and other civil and administrative liability for FHA and VA insurance claims that have been paid to JP Morgan Chase since 2002 through the date of settlement.

He was a «brilliant» civil rights attorney in the 1960s who would take on racial discrimination cases that no other lawyers would touch, say longtime African - American civic leaders in Topeka.

ELK POINT, SD — It would probably not be accurate to say Professor Mindy Brashears speaks with a Texas twang or that ABC's attorney Dane Butswinkas has a Richmond dialect, but the difficulty the two have understanding each other slowed proceedings on the fourth day of the $ 1.9 billion civil defamation trial against the network.

«Indeed, the Manhattan District Attorney affirmed that their «determination does not foreclose the BOE or others from pursuing any civil or regulatory action that they determine might be warranted by these facts.»

The governor, who as attorney general filed a civil lawsuit against Espada over siphoning $ 14 million from his health clinics for meals and other personal perks, «has been given carte blanche to do anything he wants» said Espada.

The 2017 New York City elections are for the three citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and other down ballot offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.

U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions on Charlottesville: «It very well could be a civil rights violation or a hate crime, and there might be other charges that could be brought.»

Penalties for Frivolous Lawsuits — Vote Passed (230 - 188, 11 Not Voting) The bill would modify federal rules governing civil lawsuits to require federal courts to impose sanctions on parties that violate the existing prohibition on the filing of frivolous lawsuits, with such sanctions to include monetary penalties to cover the other party's attorneys» fees and other costs.

The search came less than a day after Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a blockbuster civil suit against Espada and 19 other Soundview executives for looting the nonprofit for personal gain.

This was as the judge ordered that other respondents in the matter, namely: the Inspector - General of Police, the Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Attorney - General of the Federation be served personally.

Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, announced a program on Wednesday under which $ 35 million in civil forfeiture assets will be used to help other cities and states tackle their own (rape - kit) backlogs, which, nationally, total in the hundreds of thousands.

The attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, filed a civil suit in April charging Mr. Espada and others close to him with siphoning $ 14 million from the health clinics for personal and political purposes.

Under Schneiderman's plan, the attorney general's existing Real Estate Finance Bureau, which currently polices real estate transactions, will be tasked to investigate cases of tenant harassment and other civil housing frauds.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his Election Day hotline, 800-771-7755, will help people facing language issues, polling place barriers and other potential civil rights problems.

Several other affordable housing projects are on hold pending an investigation into possible civil rights violations by Brooklyn - based U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch.

Three weeks later, Mikovits — who had returned to California to be with her husband — was served with a civil lawsuit by the WPI claiming she had «purloined» lab notebooks and other intellectual property belonging exclusively to the WPI, charges her attorney has vehemently denied.

William Bradford Reynolds, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, said that the Justice Department's practice of seeking desegregation remedies other than the mandatory busing of students «is not evidence of any decision to countenance unlawful school segregation.

We represent our clients in both state and federal courts and before state and federal administrative agencies such as the Texas Education Agency, State Board of Education, Texas Attorney General, Texas State Auditor, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Secretary of State, Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Education / Office of Civil Rights, Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Health & Human Services, Department of Justice and various other federal agencies.

But like a lot of other Markham teachers, I applaud the lawsuit filed last week by a coalition of civil rights attorneys to defend California's most neglected children by seeking to stop the layoffs at three inner - city middle schools.

Along the edges of the campus, there is an active fire station, an active fire training tower, and an active police substation, where students attend classes in academies taught by actual firefighters, police officers, attorneys, and other civil servants.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General receives a complaint in writing signed by an individual to the effect that he is being deprived of or threatened with the loss of his right to the equal protection of the laws, on account of his race, color, religion, or national origin, by being denied equal utilization of any public facility which is owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of any State or subdivision thereof, other than a public school or public college as defined in section 401 of title IV hereof, and the Attorney General believes the complaint is meritorious and certifies that the signer or signers of such complaint are unable, in his judgment, to initiate and maintain appropriate legal proceedings for relief and that the institution of an action will materially further the orderly progress of desegregation in public facilities, the Attorney General is authorized to institute for or in the name of the United States a civil action in any appropriate district court of the United States against such parties and for such relief as may be appropriate, and such court shall have and shall exercise jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section.

Mr. Gomez, a seasoned instructor, has given hundreds of ADA and other Civil Rights presentations in person and via webinar / videoconference throughout the United States to thousands of State and Local Public Agencies, as well was contractors, attorneys, MPO's and private consultants.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.

(a) Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by section 203, a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the person aggrieved and, upon timely application, the court may, in its discretion, permit the Attorney General to intervene in such civil action if he certifies that the case is of general public importance.

(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights secured by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.

To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.

The lead attorney representing the plaintiffs argued that this rule does not apply in this case because «the exception to this policy is where the officer personally committed a tort: a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.»

Many civil legal aid organizations and some other public interest employers provide loan repayment assistance to their attorneys.

The Act also authorized state attorneys general or other appropriate state officials, as well as private persons who meet stringent jurisdictional requirements, to bring civil actions in federal district court.

We have 9 Partners and over 25 other attorneys with capabilities across ten different practice areas: Complex Civil Litigation, IP and Patent Litigation, Family, International Arbitration, Internal Investigations, White Collar Criminal and Regulatory Defense, Fraud and Asset Recovery, Hedge and Mutual Funds, and Employment Litigation.

Today, the Virginia Supreme Court rejected Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's Civil Investigative Demands (CID)-- essentially subpoenas — that would have required the University of Virginia (UVA) to turn over emails and other private correspondence among former university climate scientist Michael Mann and dozens of his colleagues.

There are some civil cases where a prevailing defendant is entitled to attorneys» fees and costs, while there are others where a prevailing defendant is not.

For example, in Colorado civil cases, some of the more common grounds for an award of attorneys» fees to a defending party are: (a) a two - sided contractual fee shifting term, (b) dismissal of the case before filing an answer for failure to state a claim when tort claims were asserted, (c) a determination that the suit was groundless, frivolous or vexatious, (d) violation of certain rules relating to disclosure of information to the other party, (e) a statutory fee shifting provision in the case of a claim based upon a statutorily created right which is present in some statutes but not others.

The professional reputation and careful screening of civil practice cases for merit by Chicago civil defense attorney professionals promote the involvement of many other professionals, including doctors, physicians, surgeons, medical specialists, nurses, engineers, accident reconstructionists and other industry experts.

Our attorneys have represented stockholders, bondholders, corporations, members of boards of directors, limited partnerships, general partners, and individuals in a wide variety of complex civil securities actions, and in Securities and Exchange Commission and other agency investigations.

Her extensive knowledge regarding California's complicated Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act («EADACPA») and vast experience in handling EADACPA cases sets her apart from other attorneys, and makes Holm Law Group, PC one of the few elite Southern California firms that can actually claim such an intimate understanding of this area of law.

Prior to joining Carr Maloney, Ashley drafted appellate briefs in the Court of Special Appeals and litigated personal injury, estate planning, guardianship, conservatorship, landlord - tenant, and other civil litigation proceedings as an Associate Attorney at Cohen & Hertz, P.C.

Even if you make every effort to be a polite and civil attorney, the legal profession makes it easy to have combustible relationships with opposing counsel and even other attorneys in your office.

To assist their clients, personal injury attorneys work routinely with experts who may be called as witnesses in personal injury cases: crash reconstruction experts, civil engineers, medical experts and others are frequently called on to testify in personal injury proceedings.

March 8, 2017 - Boston, MA For more information contact: Joanne Thorud [phone]; [email protected] On January 26th, Davis Malm attorneys joined over 700 lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals for the 18th Annual Walk to the Hill for Civil Legal Aid.

When required, our civil litigation attorneys will engage and work closely with experts including investigators, accountants, economic impact analysts, and other relevant professionals.

The firm, which has grown to 80 attorneys with offices in Long Beach, San Francisco, Seattle, Anchorage, and Hong Kong, has developed expertise in many specialties of civil litigation including class and mass actions, securities and banking litigation, mortgage litigation, employment, energy, environmental, admiralty and maritime, bankruptcy, business litigation, products liability, real estate, toxic tort, professional malpractice defense, professional design & construction, all types of civil appeals, mortgage banking, real estate, corporate / transactional and other commercial matters.

For example, in their amicus brief in Bray, the State Attorneys General of Virginia and New York pleaded to the Supreme Court to make federal civil rights laws and remedies available to reproductive health clinics and other victims of Operation Rescue's lawlessness.

Joining a civil legal aid team using impact litigation and advocacy as its primary tools to pursue justice and equal rights through authentic and holistic service delivery to clients, CLSMF's Director of Litigation will support, refine, build, and maintain best in class approaches to support the expertise of our diverse and highly talented legal team, this Florida Attorney in good standing and experienced legal services litigator, will utilize the ability to simultaneously coordinate multiple complex cases in state and federal courts, while also monitoring and troubleshooting dozens of other significant cases handled by program staff.

Represented a variety of life science and health care companies, as well as individual employees, officers, consultants and medical professionals, in criminal and civil litigation by multiple U.S. Attorneys Offices, DOJ, HHS - OIG, qui tam Relators, state attorneys general and national Medicaid fraud control units, regarding alleged «off - label» promotion, unlawful inducements and other sales, marketing, pricing and development acAttorneys Offices, DOJ, HHS - OIG, qui tam Relators, state attorneys general and national Medicaid fraud control units, regarding alleged «off - label» promotion, unlawful inducements and other sales, marketing, pricing and development acattorneys general and national Medicaid fraud control units, regarding alleged «off - label» promotion, unlawful inducements and other sales, marketing, pricing and development activities.

In addition, Jim is recognized as an authority and frequently is consulted by other law firms and clients alike on complicated civil procedure, attorneys» fees and trial practice issues.

Our firm groups attorneys practising law in most fields: criminal law, immigration law, civil law, family law, business law, labour law, construction law, challenging tickets and other fields.

Attorneys that would like to be added to the Fifth Judicial Circuit Registry for Conflict Counsel to represent individuals in all criminal, including capital case proceedings, Juvenile delinquency proceedings, Juvenile Dependency, Termination of Parental Rights proceedings Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predator Proceedings (pursuant to the Jimmy Ryce Act) or any other relevant proceeding in the Fifth Judicial Circuit must fill out an application for the Chief Judges» consideration.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.