Sentences with phrase «plaintiff in the case»

Successful plaintiffs in these cases are entitled to the same damages as strict liability plaintiffs.

One benefit plaintiffs in this case may have is that there probably were a number of witnesses, at least prior to the incident.

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He wanted to focus exclusively on representing Plaintiffs in cases of significant injury or damage.

Our firm only represents plaintiffs in these cases, meaning we never side with big businesses or insurance companies.

ILRC actively advocates on transportation issues and is a lead plaintiff in a case against BART for failing to ensure that people with disabilities can access the regional mass transit system.

The primary plaintiff in the case against Navient is Evan Croker.

Anita Earls, executive director of the Durham - based Southern Coalition for Social Justice and a litigant for plaintiffs in the case, suggests Kagan's ruling on the congressional districts could be a signal.

Plaintiffs in all cases allege that certain of the Company's current or former officers and directors caused it to grant options at less than fair market value, contrary to its public statements (including its financial statements); and that as a result those officers and directors are liable to the Company.

Plaintiffs in the case argued that their school facilities were severely under - resourced compared to nearby white schools, and experts testified on the negative impact segregation has on children's self - esteem.

Plaintiffs in the case say the Bush administration has been suppressing two reports intended to serve as a unifying guide for Congress and federal agencies on global warming threats and scientific research priorities.

Julia Macias, one of nine student plaintiffs in a case where a judge ruled California's teacher - tenure laws unconstitutional, speaks outside Los Angeles Superior Court in June 2014.

Collectively, plaintiffs in these cases seek billions of dollars in damages for their purchases of televisions and computer monitors.

Other plaintiffs in the case include environmental advocacy groups Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth.

The bill expands the ability of successful plaintiffs in cases challenging records denials to have their attorneys» fees repaid by a government agency.

A Virginia lawyer who ran afoul of discovery requirements in a major wrongful - death trial by allegedly encouraging a client to clean up his Facebook account has paid his $ 544,000 share of a $ 722,000 legal fee award to opposing counsel and seen an $ 8.5 million award to his client and other plaintiffs in the case upheld by the state supreme court.

But one of the attorneys representing the 25 plaintiffs in the case who oppose the school voucher program, North Carolina Justice Center's Christine Bischoff, offered a different perspective.

Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy was one of the original plaintiffs in the case court aimed at forcing the State of Connecticut to implement an adequate school funding formula.

«The reports are supposed to be the premiere summary on the science of global warming in this country and used by all federal agencies,» said Kassie Siegel of the Center for Biological Diversity, a San Francisco - based conservation group and the main plaintiff in the case.

A second judge argued that the statute was even unconstitutional as applied to the particular plaintiffs in this case, who included several defendants who wished to publish swinger ads in the magazine illustrated with sexually - explicit pictures but did not want to sacrifice their anonymity.

The two plaintiffs in the case hold drilling leases with two gas companies, Norse and Chesapeake.

Veteran educator Rebecca Friedrichs is the lead plaintiff in the case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which the Supreme Court will review in its 2015 - 16 term.

Charging that the Justice Department, which filed the suit in January 1981, will not adequately represent the black plaintiffs in the case, the civil - rights group filed its request late last month.

readers read last week, Governor Malloy was not only a supporter of the CCEJF school funding lawsuit, he was one of the initial plaintiffs in the case.

4 More Miramonte School Students File Lawsuits in Child Abuse Case The list of plaintiffs in the case over alleged child abuse by teachers at Miramonte Elementary School is getting a little longer.

Los Angeles Unified parent Lauren Campbell has a child plaintiff in the case and said that even though efforts are underway to overhaul the evaluation system in the district, it won't do much to protect effective, less - senior teachers who she says she has seen get layoff notices year after year at Lanai Road Elementary School in Encino.

The representative plaintiff in the case is Victoria resident Erin Sherry, who wanted out of a CIBC (TSX: CM) mortgage when her marriage dissolved.

You might not have heard about it — but over the last few years there was a case working its way through the court system that could have made it easier for student loans to be discharged.The plaintiff in the case was Mark Tetzlaff, 57, a man who owed over $ 260,000 in student loans.

«In agreeing with the youth plaintiffs in this case, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court joins growing global judicial recognition of youth's rights to demand that their governments act in accordance with the urgency of the climate change crisis,» said Julia Olson, executive director and chief legal counsel at Our Children's Trust.

David Haynes, the managing partner of The Cochran Firm, D.C., provided legal representation to the injured plaintiffs in the case.

Plaintiffs in these cases typically assert that venue security officers and other venue personnel failed to prevent the altercations that caused their injuries.

We provide opinions to potential plaintiffs in cases of medical malpractice, and will advise those affected as to whether the services provided by a physician may have fallen below the appropriate standard of care.

Thomas Robins, the class plaintiff in this case, alleges Spokeo has published information about him that isn't true, including things like his income and marital status.

Our guests are two prominent lawyers representing plaintiffs in these cases, Thomas V. Girardi of Girardi Keese in Los Angeles and J. Paul Sizemore from the firm Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles in Montgomery, Ala..

The lead plaintiff in that case, Jacqueline Halbig, was a director of the White House Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives under George W. Bush.

One plaintiff in the case says he received $ 5,300 from Cherokee Funding but was forced to repay $ 84,000 after his case settled.

Remington's creditor committee, composed of a representative for its pension and plaintiffs in cases against the company for gun injuries and deaths, supported the bankruptcy plan, an attorney for the group told Shannon.

Plaintiffs in all cases allege that certain of our current or former officers and directors caused it to grant options at less than fair market value, contrary to our public statements (including our financial statements); and that as a result those officers and directors are liable to us.

Plaintiffs in the case challenged the number of NHIS list presented by the EC, saying it should be more than the presented number.

The main plaintiff in the case, Frank Long, a 56 - year - old resident of Philadelphia and a commercial licensed bus driver applied for a driving position in October of 2014, only to see the job offer rescinded after he was subjected to SEPTA's criminal background check process.

The Maryland Court of Special Appeals today affirmed summary judgment against Plaintiffs in the case of Pulliam v. Motor Vehicle Administration, a tragic case involving the death of a man and his three children in a rear - end car accident at the intersection of Butterfly Lane and Jefferson Pike in Frederick County.

Two other plaintiffs in the case, Iraq war veteran Jeffrey McClain and activist Yonatan Miller, also settled, for $ 70,000 and $ 1,500, respectively.

Now, with Montgomery v. Louisiana, the court must decide whether that rule can be applied retroactively: Henry Montgomery, the plaintiff in that case, shot and killed a Louisiana sheriff when he was 17 years old — way back in 1963.