Sentences with phrase «plaintiffs lawyer made»

So, when a case walks in the door, the defense lawyer makes the same analysis that plaintiffs lawyers make: what's the value of the case, can I do better than that and how long will it take to get to a resolution.

Not exact matches

«These three engineers are seeking to ensure that Uber pays women and people of color equally for the hard work they've done — and will continue to do — to help make Uber successful,» said lawyer Jahan Sagafi of Outten & Golden which is representing the plaintiffs.

Won Kim, a Toronto - based class - action plaintiff lawyer, agrees that during a time where the TSX could be merging with LSE, and the NYSE could be swallowed by the Frankfurt stock exchange, a global - class precedent just makes sense.

«In the 50 years since the advent of modern day class action lawsuits, plaintiffs» lawyers have made millions of dollars in fees from these suits while consumers often receive little benefit,» the chamber said in a statement.

Ex-Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and former Department Chief Joseph Esposito made false and misleading statements in sworn declarations they gave in a class - action lawsuit over NYPD summonses, the plaintiffs» lawyer...

One of the plaintiff's lawyers, Eric Rothschild of Philadelphia - based Pepper Hamilton LLD, says that the judge's ruling «makes it clear that the emperor of ID has no clothes.»

But the union and other supporters of the lawsuit have made no such claim, and Lefkowitz reminded the court that lawyers for the plaintiffs had a chance to make those claims when the case was first heard in circuit court, but declined to do so.

«As set forth in the memorandum of understanding, any payment to be made by Apple under the settlement agreement will be contingent on the outcome of that appeal,» Steve Berman of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, the plaintiffs» lead lawyer, wrote in a letter to the judge.

But Zoe Salzman, a lawyer for the students and faculty members, said the state's highest court, in a 1985 ruling, had made an exception to that rule for some kinds of plaintiffs, like employees of a company that has started a foundation for their benefit.

«It was very important that plaintiffs lawyers understood that the company is made up of people, good people,» Baer told reporter Miller.

«Rather than seeing the Avvo ratings for what they are — «that and $ 1.50 will get you a ride on Seattle's new South Lake Union Streetcar» — plaintiffs Browne and Wenokur want to make a federal case out of the number assigned to them because (a) it could harm their reputation, (b) it could cost them customers / fees, or (c) it could mislead the lawyer - hiring public into retaining poor lawyers or bypassing better lawyers.

While the obligation on the judge isn't new, this statement makes clear the importance of ensuring that litigants without lawyers are able to meaningfully participate in the legal action, whether as plaintiffs or respondents and further that they have the opportunity to present their position and evidence to the best of their individual ability.

... the plaintiff received a letter from a lawyer who should know something about the law and who was making an apparently serious threat of legal action if the claim was not paid.

After the interview, Abhyanker sent a statement to the ABA Journal that says the LegalForce plaintiffs «deny any and all allegations» made in the sanctions motion by Trademark Engine's lawyers at Holland & Knight.

So, the plaintiff's paper lawyers only looked for these records in warehouses full of papers, and made selective disclosures which were eventually discovered.

The court found that the plaintiff had been relentless in his campaign of making outrageous false allegations and attacking the moral turpitude and professionalism of the defendant lawyer.

According to PointofLaw.com, plaintiffs» attorneys are seeking a $ 1.6 billion federal tax break for contingent - fee lawyers that would allow them deduct expenses as made, rather than in the year of settling a suit.

But, perhaps with one eye on the attention - grabbing Best Lawyers - US News tie - up, let's see whether Thomson Reuters sticks to Super Lawyers» core plaintiff firm clientele, or use its muscle to make commercial inroads into the larger full - service firms.

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To do so, the plaintiff's lawyer will focus on the drunk driver's observed driving characteristics — speeding, weaving, and / or making wide turns, for instance.

And even where non-English-speaking Hispanic plaintiffs are represented by an English - speaking lawyer, if that lawyer can't speak any Spanish, then he can't communicate directly with the client and share the kind of advice on those seeming trivialities — like how to answer a question or what tone of voice to use in the courtroom or what to do to keep from forgetting what to say — that put clients at ease and make them more effective witnesses in court.

If it sometimes seems that plaintiffs lawyers are overzealous in their pursuit of potential defendants, here is an object lesson in why that strategy often makes sense.

For example, instead of writing «Plaintiffs allege that defendant breached the contract,» or «The judge found that defendant violated the statute,» lawyers will bury the verbs allege and violated in abstract - noun phrases: «Plaintiffs make the allegation that defendant breached the contract,» and «The judge found that defendant was in violation of the statute.»

Even though O'Keefe is a former plaintiffs lawyer himself, he's worried about the negative impression that these lawyers are making.

The attorneys at our firm come from professional backgrounds that make them more effective in their current roles as plaintiff's personal injury lawyers today.

The lawyer acted for the plaintiff and her late husband in making a gift of their home to the husband's niece.

In the malpractice trial, the husband's lawyer testified that his client was never prepared to make additional payments to the plaintiff.

First, the plaintiff must prove his lawyer made a mistake.

It will certainly be seen as a feather in the caps of the six plaintiffs» lawyers who made up the negotiating committee: Andy D. Birchfield Jr. of Beasley Allen, Edward Blizzard of Blizzard McCarthy, Thomas V. Girardi of Girardi & Keese, Russ M. Herman of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, Arnold Levin of Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, and Christopher A. Seeger of Seeger Weiss.

Make those plaintiffs who abuse the system fund lawyers for poor defendants.

The report makes incomplete points, such as when it condemns judicial campaign contributions by plaintiffs» lawyers without mentioning contributions from business groups.

Eddy Curry's Chicago injury lawyer, Mark Belongia, said his client and the prevailing plaintiff in the suit have agreed to a payment plan and that he already has made the first installment.

The better they do, the more money they make, just like plaintiffs» lawyers.

Often victims of crime would seek a trial lawyer (i.e. someone who does plaintiff's tort claims) or general practice lawyer, who is familiar with the Internet to bring a tort claim against the perpetrator, to seek a TRO, or to assist of making a persuasive case to criminal prosecutors to press the case (a difficult thing to do).

Philippe Trudel and Bruce Johnston, the lawyers acting for the Quebec plaintiffs» class, submitted their proposed fees; New Jersey, together with several other parties to related actions, intervened to make joint submissions questioning the amount of the fees.

At the time, Bent was president - elect of the association, which is made up of plaintiff - side personal injury lawyers.

The Plaintiff surreptitiously recorded this exam and then her lawyer tried to make use of this recording at trial.

The Plaintiff then brought an ICBC claim for damages arising from the hit and run accident, however ICBC»S lawyer opposed it, arguing that the Plaintiff did not make reasonable efforts to ascertain the identity of the other driver.

So make sure you find an injury lawyer in Kansas City who has plenty of experience representing plaintiffs in injury cases in your particular state.

This defence is what is commonly argued by ICBC»S lawyers in hit and run situations, where it is alleged that the Plaintiff did not make all «reasonable efforts» to ascertain the identity of the owner and / or driver of the other vehicle, by doing such things as notifying ICBC, notifying the police, placing posters at the scene looking for witnesses, placing online ads looking for witnesses, talking to residents and merchants in the area of the accident, etc...

As the victim of a personal injury in Kansas City, you want to make sure that your Kansas City injury lawyer is focused on representing the plaintiffs in injury cases.

As this story from the San Jose Mercury News and multiple others report, class action lawyer William Lerach, formerly a partner in the indicted class action law firm Milberg Weiss, struck a plea agreement to pay $ 7.75 million for his involvement in a class action kickback scheme by which Lerach made undisclosed payments to class action plaintiffs in exchange for signing them up for representation.

Sometimes, plaintiffs - side tort litigator Max Kennerly takes readers on fun trips through high - profile civil cases — the Trump University case and Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker, for instance — writing about the actual law involved or bad decisions made by participating lawyers.

If WWN hadn't folded, I like to think I would've made up stories about judges texting defendants and plaintiffs appearing before them, and jurors texting lawyers, before they actually occurred.

ICBC»S lawyer argued that the Plaintiff should be entitled to costs only up the point that the Defendant's formal offer was made, and that the Defendant should be entitled to costs after the point that the Defendant's formal offer was made, or alternatively, that the Plaintiff be awarded costs up to the point of the Defendant's formal offer, with each party bearing their own costs after that point in time.

Prior to trial, ICBC»S lawyer had made two formal offers to settle, both of which were rejected by counsel for the Plaintiff.

Prior to trial, counsel for the Plaintiff had made a formal offer to settle in the amount of $ 315,000.00, plus costs and disbursements, which was rejected by ICBC»S lawyer.

The Plaintiff's lawyer neglected to respond to the Notice in the timelines required resulting in the admissions being inadvertently made.

Many unrepresented people, without the advice of a plaintiff ICBC lawyer, are simply unaware of many of the components that make up an ICBC injury claim.

But Plaintiff's accident lawyer proceeded with the claim under the theory that State Farm should have made the offer sooner, but was dragging their feet.