Sentences with phrase «people filing suit»

I see lots of people claiming to be congregants who are jumping to Long's defense, but I've yet to see anywhere near the same level of passionate defense of the people filing suit.

They say arbitration is more efficient and helps avoid costly litigation, which they said rarely benefits the people filing suit.

It is all a publicity stunt for them as it is for all the nonsense people file suit on because they do nt feel its right for them.

In February 2009, about 250 people filed suit against coal companies they allege poisoned wells in two communities in southern West Virginia.

Courageous young people filed suit a year ago against the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of the Interior, the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Department of Commerce, the United States Department of Energy, and the United States Department of Defense.

While a statute of limitations may declare that a personal injury lawsuit must be filed within a certain amount of time after an accident or injury, that time period usually does not begin to run until the moment when the person filing suit knew (or should reasonably have known) that they had suffered harm, and the nature of that harm.

Not exact matches

The filmmakers filed a class action suit on behalf of people who paid to use the song, which became popular in the United States a century ago and has since spread globally.

Attorneys for McDonald's workers have filed class action suits in three states claiming that the company was responsible for illegally withholding wages in a number of ways, including calling people in but not paying them for all the time they were required to be in stores as well as charging for the costs of uniforms.

While the suit was ultimately approved with the strong backing of regional brokerage firms, tensions flared during conference calls and meetings leading up to the court filing, the people said.

A High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit filed by the founder of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi against Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance, APDA.

Attorney General Cuomo filed a civil suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday alleging Espada and his family siphoned more than $ 14 million over five years out of Soundview, a clinic he founded to provide care to the people of the South Bronx.

Donovan stressed that he would not join the lawsuit already filed by a number of attorneys general across the nation — an action he deemed «political» because 14 of the 15 people who brought the suit are gunning for higher office.

An Abuja Federal High Court will today hear the suit filed by a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji L'aziz Jimoh, challenging the nomination...

Another group of people, headed by Tim Reeves, believe they are the true officers of the Oregon LP, and have filed suit to prove it.

The Edo State governorship election Tribunal has thrown out tribunal the suit filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osagie Ize Iyamu, in the September 28, 2016 governorship election, challenging the declaration of Governor Godwin Obaseki as winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Accra High Court presided over by Justice Barbara Tetteh Charway has ordered lawyers for the Electoral Commission [EC] and the All People's Party, APC, to file their statements of case simultaneously in the suit seeking to quash the disqualification of Hassan Ayariga as a presidential candidate.

A suit filed on Monday challenging the continued detention of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been called for withdrawal by its initiator, Ebun - Olu Adegboruwa.

Suswam, by his suit filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, is asking the court to declare his detention in the custody of the DSS since February 25, 2017, without trial, as a violation of his fundamental rights, to personal liberty, freedom of movement, and dignity of human person.

An Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction suit by the Progressive People's Party (PPP), that sought to stop the Electoral Commission from collecting filing fees from nominees for the 2016 polls, until it's substantive matter on the legality of the process used in setting the «high» fees is determined.

This was a fall - out of the ruling of the judge when he dismissed a suit filed by seven persons against the Commission and the Attorney General of the Federation challenging their invitation by ICPC during the investigation of a matter involving them and one of Nigeria's notable legal practitioners.

Some Peoples Democratic Party's chiefs in the South - West zone have filed fresh suits seeking the orders of the Abuja Division of Federal High Court nullifying the election of Yemi Akinwonmi as the Deputy National Chairman (South) and Aribisala Adewale as the National Treasurer of the PDP.

She and Assemblyman Ron Castorina Jr. filed a suit against the city over its policy of deleting application data gathered when people apply for IDNYC identification cards, arguing it poses a safety risk if the information is destroyed.

The order of the court follows a suit filed by pressure group, Occupy Ghana in June 2016, seeking an order directing the Auditor - General to issue disallowances and surcharges to and in respect of all persons and entities found in relevant, successive reports to have engaged in misappropriation of state funds.

The Supreme Court will today hear the suit filed by Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) challenging a high court decision which overturned the EC's disqualification of the Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum.

This follows the dismissal of an injunction suit filed by the Progressive People's Party (PPP), by an Accra High court protesting the payment of the fees.

Embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, on Monday filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit before a Federal High Court in Lagos, demanding his immediate release from custody.

The Supreme Court's seven member panel presided over by Justice Sophia Adinyira, will deliver its verdict on the suit filed by Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) challenging a high court judgement, which overturned its disqualification of the Flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Ndoum on November 7, 2016.

A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi has dismissed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State challenging the nomination of Samuel...

The Electoral Commission (EC), has expressed worry over the a suit filed by the Progressive People's Party (PPP), challenging the filing fees it fixed for nominees, saying it may delay the vetting of nominees for the December polls.

The suit filed last week in state court cited data from the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs showing that of more than 70,000 calls in the hotline's first 11 months, only 1,402 were assigned to its investigators.

«The suit comes up Friday May 27, 2016 for the hearing of all pending applications, including Motions for stay of proceeding / execution of the order of May 12, 2016 pending the Appeal already filed against the suit; motion to set - aside and / or vacate the order of May 12, 2016; motion for joinder of certain persons; motion on notice by way of notice of preliminary objection on ground of jurisdiction, among others.»

A Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi has dismissed a suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State challenging the nomination of Samuel Ortom as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

The Economic Community of West African States» court has berated the Nigerian Government for always filing fresh motions in a bid to frustrate a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

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Gloria is particularly fixated, as if there is some spiritual parallel between her and the creature, which bears a loose resemblance to Godzilla (the Toho Studios people thought so and filed suit).

Six other people were hurt in the incident, including hairstylist Joyce Gilliard, who also filed suit against the production alongside train operator CSX and Rayonier, who own the land next to where the incident occurred.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had filed a suit against the state department of education and the district in late August to prevent the dispersal to several other schools of students from the James Lick Middle School, which was one of 18 schools targeted for increased funding and special academic...

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David Welch, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur who financed Students Matter, the advocacy group that filed the Vergara suit, has given Ms. Brown guidance, and came to a meeting of about 30 people at her apartment in April to discuss it, she said.

Nine young people and their families filed suit against California's laws on teacher retention and dismissal, which, they say, protect bad teachers and deprive students of a high - quality education.

Dealers in Massachusetts and New York have already filed suit against Tesla, saying that Tesla's retail setup, which uses corporate owned «galleries» that show off cars and allow people to place deposits via the internet, violates existing automotive franchise laws.

It won't happen in my lifetime, but I expect that one day an indie author with the money and moxie will file suit against people, individuals or online publishers who engage in malicious conduct for interfering in e-commerce.

Companies could also file a U.S. suit against a person living abroad, Hunter says, but that company's success would depend on the country's legal system and whether it would cooperate with the United States.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed suit against a company that advertised to consumers it could get people out of credit - card debt and lower their monthly payments, but did not deliver the services it promised.

A class action suit is one filed on behalf of a group of people with similar claims.

If demonstrated and thorough action to stop the deceptive trade practices has not been taken by this Board within ninety days of receipt of this letter I will file a class action suit against the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on behalf of the people of Texas, for negligence in the execution of their responsibilities, and I will request a Court order to instruct the Board to perform their duties.

• As fire progressed: Fielded outpouring of emails and phone calls from people wanting to foster; coordinated volunteers to aid in responding to phone messages and get more information from callers; created files to organize all the specific information we were receiving and to pair animals with best suited fosters as crisis evolved.

There are free services available to people to pursue legal action, or they could pay a lawyer and file a law suit.

Nonetheless, a Denver lawyer and a radical environmental group filed a suit this week asking a judge to recognize the Colorado River as a person.

In Oslo over the next few days, I'll be meeting with friends, allies and young people who are filing a law suit to stop the 23rd licensing round based on Article 112 of the Norwegian Constitution.