Sentences with phrase «over alleged violation»

Alibaba is also seeking punitive, compensatory and triple damages over the alleged violation of New York and federal law.

If your business is facing a dispute from a current or former employee over alleged violation of benefit plans, or your business has been served with a lawsuit alleging discrimination or retaliation, our business litigators can help in - house counsel quickly and efficiently resolve these disputes.

OPW — Apr 2 — Avid Life Media, the company that operates AshleyMadison.com, recently settled a 16 - month lawsuit against Digisec, the Swedish company that runs competitor VictoriaMilan.com, over the alleged violation of Avid's intellectual property rights.

The other two members of the big three in January settled long - running lawsuits with the State of West Virginia over alleged violations, though neither admitted wrongdoing.

In September, Roskomnadzor warned CNN International over alleged violations of Russian media law.101 In October, the Ministry of Justice warned Radio Svoboda and Nastoyashcheye Vremya — the Russian - language outlets of U.S. - funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE / RL)-- about the possibility of being designated as foreign agents.102 These warnings were apparently aimed at preparing a legal basis for countermeasures if the United States required Kremlin mouthpieces RT and Sputnik to register as foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio helped raise funds for upstate races, giving Tkaczyk a lift (and later facing scrutiny over alleged violations of campaign finance laws).

Along with a dispute with New York State over alleged violations of its casino compact, the Seneca Nation of Indians is now questioning the safety of state bridges and highways on the Nation's territories.

Bank of America Corp. is pushing back against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who threatened to sue the bank over alleged violations of last year's $ 25 billion mortgage settlement.

Southold Town is preparing to once again take legal action against controversial Cutchogue winery Vineyard 48, with Supervisor Scott Russell accusing the business of breaking an agreement over alleged violations and promising to bring the «full legal might» of the town down on the operation.

Every day, citizens around the country sue or otherwise challenge the government over alleged violations of the law or the Constitution, and they do it without a rifle in their hand.

Jay - Z argued, among other things, that the federal court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over alleged violations of Egyptian «moral rights,» but in an opinion issued on May 2, 2011, U.S. Judge Christina Snyder disagreed.

Defended the Republic of Chile and Chilean government officials in a lawsuit brought by an individual in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over alleged violations of his human rights by the Chilean courts.

«Most FCRA class action lawsuits against employers are over alleged violations of basic black letter law that could have easily been avoided by a review of forms and processes.

In a multimillion - dollar settlement in January with national lender Prospect Mortgage over alleged violations of the anti-kickback law, the CFPB tipped its hand: It cited payments made by loan officers to subsidize realty agents» advertising costs on an unnamed online site that was widely understood to be Zillow.

But you may not know this: Zillow is in hot water with the federal government over alleged violations of anti-kickback and deceptive practices rules.

Over the course of her tenancy, the Tenant had several disputes with the Landlord over alleged violations of the lease as well as failure to pay rent.

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Though he acknowledged that the U.S. «has some serious trade issues with China, which have grown over the years,» including not just tariffs but also alleged Chinese cybersecurity breaches and intellectual property violations of American companies, the CEO said those problems do not necessitate a trade war.

Uber is offering its California drivers around $ 1 each to settle a federal class action lawsuit over alleged labor violations, according to a Bloomberg report.

Concerns over trade imbalances, alleged trade - rule violations, subsidization and state - owned enterprises, metastasizing industrial policies, discriminatory treatment of non-Chinese companies, and other forms of trade and investment protectionism have preoccupied Washington for a decade — ever since the United States limped out of a debilitating recession to find that China had supplanted it as the world's largest manufacturer and had set its sights on leapfrogging the United States, at all costs, to the technological fore.

Until Monday night, Eric Schneiderman was regarded as a model progressive in the #MeToo era — a powerful Democrat who, as New York's attorney general, sued Harvey Weinstein for civil and human rights violations over the movie mogul's alleged abuse of women.

(CNN)- The House Ethics Committee will hold a formal hearing on alleged violations by Rep. Charles Rangel, the New York Democrat forced to step aside as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee earlier this year over ethics questions, a senior Democratic source told CNN on Thursday.

In Harlem, where 20 - term incumbent Congressman Charlie Rangel was challenged by Adam Clayton Powell IV, voters stuck with Rangel despite his upcoming hearing over 13 alleged ethics violations.

But some tech companies, including Facebook, Twitter and Yahoo, charge the proposed laws would expose them to lawsuits and give media companies the right to shut down Web sites over alleged copyright violations.

Babachir is being investigated for alleged violations of law and due process in the award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North - East; and Oke, over the $ 43.4 m hauled from a residential apartment at Osborne Towers, Ikoyi, Lagos.

Maziarz, 64, was indicted, along with Sen. Rob Ortt, a North Tonawanda Republican and Maziarz's successor in the Senate, in a March 2017 case brought by Schneiderman over alleged election law violations.

At 6:30 p.m., People's Power Assemblies holds protest on the 1st anniversary of the death of Sandra Bland, who died in a Waller County, TX, jail cell, following her arrest 10 Jul 2015 for an alleged assault after being pulled over for a minor traffic violation, B / Q Church Avenue Train Station, Brooklyn.

The Justice Department slapped the city with a federal lawsuit in December over alleged civil - rights violations against teen inmates.

The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to sue Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the parent company of Jeep and Ram, if they can not reach an agreement over the automaker's alleged violations of U.S....

Several articles have appeared on GoodeReader about the current state of investigation of Apple and five of the Big Six publishers over alleged price fixing and anti-trust violations.

A «CLAIM» IS ANY CASE, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE, TORT, DISAGREEMENT, LAWSUIT, LEGAL ACTION, OR CLAIM NOW OR HEREAFTER PENDING BETWEEN YOU AND PyramidCreditRepair.com, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY ALLEGED STATE OF FEDERAL STATUTORY VIOLATION, OR ANY DISPUTE OVER THE INTERPRETATION OF THE WEBSITE TERMS OR THE ARBITRABILITY OF ANY CLAIM PURSUANT TO THE WEBSITE TERMS.

A veterinarian who is licensed in another state, and who is in good standing in such state, providing services directly in connection with an investigation by law enforcement of an alleged violation of federal or state animal fighting or animal cruelty laws, within the scope of the investigation and / or any related judicial proceedings, subject to the following requirements: (a) an official invitation has been extended to the veterinarian for a specified period of time by the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the investigation; and (b) such law enforcement authority determines that the veterinarian possesses skills, training, or experience necessary and relevant to such investigation of alleged incidents of animal fighting or animal cruelty.

A technician who is licensed in another state, and who is in good standing in such state, providing veterinary technology services otherwise permissible pursuant to this article directly in connection with an investigation by law enforcement of an alleged violation of federal or state animal fighting or animal cruelty laws, within the scope of the investigation and / or any related judicial proceedings, subject to the following requirements: (a) an official invitation has been extended to the technician for a specified period of time by the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the investigation; and (b) such law enforcement authority determines that the technician possesses skills, training, or experience necessary and relevant to such investigation of alleged incidents of animal fighting or animal cruelty.

In other work, the team represented a software company in a dispute over the possible ineffectiveness of a brand acquisition, and Uwe Hornung defended the law firm Gleiss Lutz against damage claims brought by Stefan Mappus, former minister president of the state of Baden - Württemberg, before the Regional Court of Stuttgart and the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart with regards to the alleged violation of third - party protection obligations.

Declaratory judgment action included claims against insurer for alleged violation of consumer protection law, in addition to dispute over the insurer's reasons for denying coverage for the stock option backdating claims under applicable policy definitions and exclusions.

The latest in the salacious saga of Michigan Judge Wade McCree has been making the law blog rounds this week (via Jonathan Turley, Above the Law), with the release of McCree's answer to the state Judicial Tenure Commission's complaint against him over a series of alleged ethics violations related to his sexual relationship with a complaining witness in a child support case.

Successfully represented a large law firm in multi-day sanctions hearing over alleged electronic discovery violations.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has filed a multimillion - dollar lawsuit against Russia, the Trump campaign and Wikileaks over an alleged 12 offences, including conspiracy, fraud and violations of the Wiretap Act.

Thousands join Austrian law student's class action lawsuit against Facebook over alleged privacy violations, Reuters

Defended developers of residential subdivisions against alleged violations of subdivision convenants and disputes over subdivision mortgages.

Mr. Goheen has served as lead or co-counsel in over 25 privacy - based class actions in state and federal courts, including over 20 class actions against consumer reporting agencies alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, representing such clients as SunTrust Banks, Shell, Countrywide, Equifax, Bank of America, and Capital One.

Defending the Republic of Guyana and its state - owned sugar corporation in a lawsuit brought by U.S. and Canadian companies in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over alleged trademark violations and libel.

Over the past few years, we have frequently written about the proliferation of demand letters and lawsuits alleging that a business denied a usually blind or vision - impaired individual access to its goods and services because the business» website was not accessible, in violation of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state laws.

The lack of specification over the claim of alleged Charter violations did not specify which defendants where responsible, and claimed «joint and several liability.»

The practice's recent representations include: (i) CONMEBOL in connection with U.S. criminal investigations and prosecutions into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world; (ii) the Special Committee of Banco BTG Pactual S.A. («BTG Pactual») in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its former CEO and other bank executives, in which we found no basis to support the allegations against the Bank and its employees; (iii) two of the largest construction companies in Brazil in potential civil and criminal investigations and litigation involving the Petrobras bribery scandal (Lava Jato), the largest corruption scandal in Latin American history, involving allegations of over $ 2.5 billion in bribes and kickbacks; (iv) the Government of Brazil in a corruption matter involving former senior government officials and multiple jurisdictions; (v) the General Manager of one of the largest energy companies in Central America in connection with allegations of bribery in Guatemala; (vi) a Mexican high - ranking executive for Wal - Mart Stores, Inc. in connection with DOJ and SEC FCPA investigations against Wal - Mart; (vii) a large Argentinean oil company and its owner, one of Argentina's wealthiest individuals, in connection with high - profile DOJ and SEC investigations involving alleged FCPA violations to secure an extension of oil rights in an Argentinean oilfield; (viii) the United State's largest chemical and industrial products companies in an internal investigation of alleged corruption involving its Mexican subsidiary; (ix) the Rosenthal family, one of the most prominent families in Central America, in a number of related criminal matters; and (x) a senior executive of one of Venezuela's largest engineering companies in DOJ investigations into corruption and money laundering involving PdVSA.

Some developments around the class action suit filed against Facebook in Europe earlier this month over alleged privacy violations: the Austria - based Europe vs Facebook group organising the suit says that the Vienna Regional Court, where the suit was filed, has reviewed the case and has now given Facebook Ireland four weeks to respond.

Texas» securities regulator has ordered yet another cryptocurrency investment firm to halt services over alleged fraud and securities violations.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is over 40 years old, but it is only recently that the number of class action lawsuits alleging violations of it have spiked.

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employers conducting background checks on prospective employees have to worry about the sharp rise in the number of class action lawsuits filed by job applicants over alleged technical violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

Over the past few quarters, a number of cases have raised the same issue with respect to captive insurance schemes and the statute of limitations — whether the alleged RESPA violation occurred only at the time of the transaction, or whether each payment of an insurance premium constituted an independent violation.

Fleming brought a lawsuit against the Employer alleging breach of an employment contract and employment discrimination over a disability in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 («Act»).