Sentences with phrase «plaintiffs supporting the case»

Not exact matches

The plaintiffs» motion states that in June 14 and 15 conference calls, counsel for the three sets of plaintiffs stated that they supported coordination or consolidation, «subject to the parties» agreement that these three cases will retain their separate identities, allowing each set of plaintiffs to file separate briefs, make separate oral arguments, and independently make other litigation decisions.»

The 80 minutes of occasionally spirited argument at the high court this morning focused on the two main issues in the greenhouse gas litigation: For the case to go forward, the plaintiffs must prove that the case has legal standing (they must show that the court is the right venue for resolving this dispute), and that the common law definition of nuisance can support suits over greenhouse gases.

«It was an error on the part of the patent office to grant the patents,» says Marcy Darnovsky of the Center for Genetics and Society in Oakland, Calif., which has voiced their support for the plaintiffs in the case.

A ruling in favor of the Friedrichs plaintiffs — or plaintiffs in future cases like it — would mean less money to support members in all states, even those that are not directly affected by the ruling.

Massachusetts 2020 and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, along with education, civil rights and child advocacy leaders, submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts in support of the plaintiffs in the Hancock vs. Driscoll school financing case.

NSBA is pleased to report that a federal district court judge in New York has issued a nationwide preliminary injunction in Vidal v. Nielsen (New York v. Trump), a case in which NSBA and other national educational organizations filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs challenging the DACA rescission.

Plaintiffs who brought this case, Southern Legal Foundation supporters, allege that public dollars can not be used to support a privately funded scholarship program where children use the money to attend private religious schools and donors receive state tax credits.

«I would stand in support of being a plaintiff on this case.»

Despite having promised their support for the lawsuit, they are now not only trying to get the case dismissed, but are asking the court to prevent the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding [CCJEF], a broad coalition of towns, schools, parents and public school advocates, from even serving as the plaintiffs in the case.

Brown v. New York parent plaintiffs continue to fight for their day in court; supporters rally with them in support of fair funding Rochester court heard arguments about why the charter funding case should not be dismissed, as the state continues to try to have it thrown out; parents and supporters rallied before hearing

Leading up to oral arguments for Friedrichs v. California E4E conducted a survey of over 1,000 members — current classroom teachers from across the country — and found that a majority of teachers support paying fair - share fees and were opposed to the plaintiffs» position in this case.

The plaintiff's attorney cites a number of different legal cases to support the finding that Smith should be held personally liable for his negligence: «It is well settled that an individual member of a limited liability company or an office of a corporation may be individual liable for his or her own torts, including negligence.»

Amicus Curiae Brief of Public Law Center, NCLC, Public Counsel in Support of Plaintiffs» Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Case Challenging Dep» t of Education's Abandonment of Full Loan Relief for Defrauded Corinthian Students (Manriquez v. DeVos, April 16, 2018)

Once the plaintiff presents evidence to support that prima facie case, the burden shifts to the defendant to present evidence that the policy had a legitimate business purpose.

The plaintiffs in the case, which include several environmental groups and four western U.S. municipalities, argue that the federally supported projects — including oil drilling, pipelines, and commercial power plants — contribute to global warming, which in turn affects U.S. economic interests and its citizens.

Our Children's Trust is currently supporting lawyers representing youth plaintiffs in several U.S. states, and a new federal case against the U.S. government is planned for filing later this month.

The court held that the plaintiff's expert witness» sole supporting contention was that, based on his own knowledge, this type of injury would not have occurred without negligence, and therefore it did not allude to an analysis of the facts in this case consistent with other experts in the field.

[42] I find no support for the plaintiff's case in the other evidence in this trial.

Despite significant medical testimony in support of plaintiff's case and in spite of enormous emotional impact of the death of a young woman who left a widower and a young son, Kevin obtained a defendant's verdict and then was able to protect the verdict at the Appellate and Supreme Court level.

The next major step in this case will be the filing of affidavit material by the plaintiff in support of a motion to have this case certified as a class action.

Grauer J. cited the Ontario Superior Court decision in Canadian National Railway Company v. Google Inc. to support the proposition that a higher hurdle would normally be needed than the normal three - part test in R.J.R. McDonald Inc. v. Canada Attorney, where a plaintiff must simply show there is a serious case to be tried.

In almost all cases, the plaintiff will need the ongoing support of various means - tested government benefit programs, including Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, citing Hill v. Hamilton Wentworth Police Services Board for the principle that a plaintiff suing for wrongful conviction (or in this case, wrongful detention) can not be held to have discovered the facts in support of his or her claim until there is a formal ruling or finding confirming the wrongful conviction (or detention).

[40] I agree with the plaintiffs that the case law supports the proposition that, notwithstanding there was no written agreement between the plaintiff and the defendants, the defendants breached their duties of loyalty, good faith and avoidance of conflict of interests and self - interest while working in the plaintiff's employ... [more]

When the decision in the CIBC and the companion cases was issued several months later, the rulings of Justice Suzanne Côté and Justice Andromache Karakatsanis both agreed that Theratechnologies explained the threshold for what plaintiffs must show — a plausible analysis of the applicable legislative provisions and some credible evidence in support of the claim.

Link transcript passages to supporting documents to see all pertinent information in one place, and categorize them as plaintiff or defendant to tie all the pieces of your case together.

During that time, he was responsible for drafting pleadings, tracking and drafting objections to plaintiff depositions; managing spread sheets to ensure deadlines were met; processing urgent incoming mail and distributing it to the appropriate parties; creating binders to be used in court; maintaining electronic case files in an organized manor, as well as a wide - range of other legal support tasks.

You have the right to defend yourself, present evidence in support of your case, and call witnesses to contradict the plaintiff's story.

So when the right plaintiffs and counsel came along ready to launch a challenge in Carter v Canada, the foundation for the case had been laid (by these pieces as well as essential scholarship produced by others in Canada and abroad) and the academic analysis was ready for the litigation strategy (both to shape, support, and be used by it).

The language about the use of «technical support» implies that some of the costs might have been due to the plaintiff's attorney keeping IT personnel on standby to ensure that the technology ran smoothly, and that may be over-the-top for this particular case.

The trial judge dismissed the case for lack of a medical expert to support the plaintiff's case.

Sadly, many of the few prohibitions that still exist are a relic of the Civil Rights era, when state lawmakers in certain states tried to use this out - dated concept to make it difficult for impoverished minority plaintiffs in Civil Rights cases to gain legal support in the battle against racial segregation.

What is interesting about this case is that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an amicus brief in support of Plaintiff's claims.

In a personal injury case, the plaintiffs would need to present expert testimony to support that their health claims were linked to the oilfield operations.

In support of her case the Plaintiff sought to have a neuropsychologist give opinion evidence with respect to the cognitive and behavioural sequelae of brain injuries and also with respect to whether the Plaintiff suffered from organic tissue to her brain.

The ILS Team can relieve the burdens on plaintiffs» counsel and their in - house support staff by providing our own human capital specifically tailored to meet the needs of the client and the case.

Our plaintiff electronic discovery experts offer the «best of the breed» technology for litigation support, which can be specially tailored and refined to suit the needs of the case.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

For example, «[s] ome plaintiff personal injury firms working on a contingent fee basis view fee — sharing with non — lawyer partners as a more equitable distribution of firm income given the value of the support non — lawyer partners provide in developing their firm's cases.»

In cases involving severe injuries like brain or spinal cord damage, the plaintiff can offer evidence to support the amount of ongoing future medical care that they will need.

The Plaintiff led expert evidence in support of her case but none of these witnesses were treating physicians.

The brief supported the plaintiffs in the case, members of Jara's family, explaining that a U.S. court's decision to accept jurisdiction over plaintiffs» claims would be consistent with the Republic of Chile's goals of justice and accountability for human rights abuses committed during the Pinochet regime.

To support the case, the plaintiff and his family offered the testimony of two experts, who would testify that the levels of gasoline vapor to which the mother was exposed while pregnant with the plaintiff were the most likely cause of his disabilities.

«[H] istorical authority among the circuits» and the fact that § 1400 (b) was «intended to be restrictive» supported placing the burden on the Plaintiff to establish proper venue in patent cases.

In this case, the Plaintiff has received financial support from the Class Proceedings Fund (the «Fund»), which is a body created by statute and designed to allow access to the courts through class actions in Ontario.

Our Plaintiff eDiscovery experts provide unsurpassed consulting services and document review support for class action lawsuits and multidistrict litigation, and many of these cases have included international corporations and witnesses.

It is interesting in that particular case that the Plaintiff decided to call three physicians and give evidence himself, as opposed to calling evidence of treatment providers and others that could corroborate the change in function but ultimately, the Court concluded that the Plaintiff himself by giving evidence can corroborate the change of function and therefore corroborate the evidence of the medical doctors who were called to support the Plaintiff's injuries and that those injuries met the threshold.

In a personal injury case, the law firm of Mcleod Law is using the plaintiff's Fitbit activity to support a personal injury claim.

A plaintiff in an intentional tort case can not, however, rely on his own unilateral activity to support jurisdiction over a defendant.

Other eyewitness accounts supported the plaintiff's version of the accident, and the jury was therefore presented with conflicting evidence, as is common in New Mexico semi-truck accident cases.