Sentences with phrase «possible federal litigation»

In addition to possible federal litigation, legal experts have said Exxon also could face lawsuits from states, private plaintiffs in the U.S. or abroad, or shareholders.

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These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Problems will no doubt arise, including legal obstacles such as possible Federal preemption or litigation associated with the so - called Dormant Commerce Clause.

Problems will no doubt arise, including legal obstacles such as possible Federal preemption or litigation associated with the so ‑ called Dormant Commerce Clause.

And it is possible that pending Federal regulatory action under the Clean Air Act will be curtailed or significantly delayed either by the new Congress or by litigation.

The Atlanta wrongful death attorneys at Christopher Simon Attorney at Law have representing injured clients in state and federal courts and can provide you with competent guidance through all stages of litigation, including a possible appeal.

Of course, seeking state solutions to a problem that is inherently a federal issue is always tricky because state laws in this area may be a) preempted by the broad scope of federal patent law and b) unconstitutional based on the general rule that a person has a right to redress of grievances before the courts, which in this case, includes the right to send demand letters or other notices of possible ensuing litigation so long as those letters are not sent in «bad faith.»

As the Native Title Report 2003 detailed, a common theme of state and federal native title policies as they currently exist is a preference for negotiation over litigation.180 This agreement - focus provides an invaluable opportunity for governments and traditional owner groups to ensure that native title agreements respond as far as possible to the economic and social development needs of the native title claimant group rather than just the demands of the legal system.