Sentences with phrase «plaintiffs prevailed in this case»

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During his career, Dr. Valencia has served as an expert witness for plaintiffs of color in a number of education lawsuits, most recently in the 2006 federal - level Santamaria v. Dallas Independent School District segregation case in which the plaintiffs prevailed.

In order to receive a preliminary injunction, the plaintiffs must show they are likely to prevail on the merits of the case.

At this point, our state government could have attempted real education finance reform, recognizing that plaintiffs prevailed in around 70 percent of these cases that have been brought nationally.

So the plaintiffs in this case need to either (a) show actual damages, or (b) convince the court under the applicable standard of proof that they will suffer damages and they are likely to prevail on the merits of the case, and possibly secure a bond for the losses to the defendants in the meantime.

Since the high court's order was issued in a proceeding that is ongoing, the plaintiff's claim for damages may still prevail, although he will be unable to prevent the defendant's proposed expert from performing a medical examination on him before the case proceeds to trial.

On June 1, 2016, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu M. Berle granted plaintiff $ 659,759 in fees for prevailing in a case alleging that California's controller at the time illegally withheld automatic raises from 3,000 active and retired California judges.

A study commissioned by the American Constitution Society reveals that, based on data from 1979 to 2006, plaintiffs who brought employment discrimination suits in federal district courts prevailed only 15 percent of the time, compared to 51 percent for non-employment related cases.

Plaintiffs prevailed in nearly half (48 percent) of the tort cases completed by trial in 2002 - 2003.

The plaintiffs prevailed and the TRO will remain in effect while a broader court case questioning the ultimate constitutionality or legality of the travel ban advances.

At the close of the Plaintiff's evidence, Mr. Mavrick made a motion that his client should be deemed to prevail in the case because the evidence showed that the Defendant corporation had no liability in the case based on its legal defense.

In both cases, the plaintiff prevailed on the claim that the device was defective, but lost on the negligence claim.

If a jury in a personal injury case believes that there is a 51 to 100 percent chance that the defendant was negligent, the plaintiff has met his or her burden of proof and will prevail.

A plaintiff that prevails on a Lanham Act claim can obtain an injunction against the false or misleading advertising, as well as damages and, in certain cases, attorneys» fees.

The district judge held the City to its settlement agreement position that plaintiff was to be deemed a prevailing party, which was also shown by the excellent results obtained by her anyway in a case that was on the edge of trial.

Plaintiffs prevailed less frequently in trials involving medical malpractice (37 %) or product liability (34 %) issues compared to motor vehicle accident cases (57 %).

He has successfully defeated class certification motions and prevailed on summary judgment in class actions, as well as single plaintiff cases.

PSW has prevailed on behalf of plaintiffs in all types of professional malpractice and fraud cases, including:

In a defamation case, the plaintiff who was the subject of the false statements must prove the following things to prevail in their lawsuiIn a defamation case, the plaintiff who was the subject of the false statements must prove the following things to prevail in their lawsuiin their lawsuit:

The trial judge determined that, although plaintiff did get affirmative recovery, the plaintiff did not prevail when all the circumstances were considered in Fry v. Skinner, Case No.

Maryland plaintiffs prevailed in 83 % of auto accident personal injury cases.

In contrast, plaintiffs prevailed in only 8 % of medical malpractice cases in Maryland (bearing in mind that most meritorious cases settle before trial) but the average jury award in health care error cases was $ 808,77In contrast, plaintiffs prevailed in only 8 % of medical malpractice cases in Maryland (bearing in mind that most meritorious cases settle before trial) but the average jury award in health care error cases was $ 808,77in only 8 % of medical malpractice cases in Maryland (bearing in mind that most meritorious cases settle before trial) but the average jury award in health care error cases was $ 808,77in Maryland (bearing in mind that most meritorious cases settle before trial) but the average jury award in health care error cases was $ 808,77in mind that most meritorious cases settle before trial) but the average jury award in health care error cases was $ 808,77in health care error cases was $ 808,772.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari from the Tenth Circuit's decision in Marx v. General Revenue Corp., U.S. No. 11 - 1175, to determine whether a prevailing defendant can be awarded routine costs (not attorney's fees) against a losing plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA) case where the plaintiff was found to have brought the suit in good faith.

The plaintiffs prevailed at trial in this medical malpractice case and recovered a judgment that requires the defendant to pay damages and interest calculated

[2] The plaintiffs prevailed at trial in this medical malpractice case and recovered a judgment that requires the defendant to pay damages and interest calculated [2] to total $ 1,914,807.90.

In cases, however, when a 1983 claim is viable, it is a powerful tool since attorney's fees are awarded if plaintiff prevails at all and the jury isn't aware of this.

The California Public Records Act (CPFA) has a fees / costs shifting provision in Government Code section 6259 (d) which provides that the court shall award court costs and reasonable fees to the «plaintiff» should the plaintiff prevail in CPRA litigation and shall award court costs and reasonable fees to the public agency if the court find that the «plaintiff's» case is clearly frivolous.

In such cases, a prevailing plaintiff can often take the judgment to the review site, which will respond by removing the review.

We favor legislative proposals that shift fees in patent troll cases to a prevailing defendant, and that the plaintiff should be required to post a bond at the beginning of the case.

Legislation should be passed that shifts fees in patent troll cases to a prevailing defendant, and that the plaintiff should be required to post a bond at the beginning of the case.