Sentences with phrase «precedent setting»

The government had also argued that dismissing the indictment was inappropriate based on precedent set by other cases where there was intense media coverage.

While everyone looks at decisions made and precedent set in hindsight, I strongly believe that our industry has the potential for a very bright, prosperous, innovative and sustainable future.

Legal counsel on a number of precedent setting cases in the construction and insurance industries.

We have a deep appreciation of public law, and have worked on precedent setting constitutional and administrative law cases.

I didn't see it as an insult or precedent setting for others.

We have taken many cases to court and in the process have won precedent setting awards for our clients.

Our lawyers have many years of experience in personal injury law and have settled thousands of cases and won several precedent setting cases.

Our attorneys have won on appeal precedent setting matters.

(This is a departure from the bipartisan precedent set by previous presidents).

Despite our extensive experience and precedent setting results, our fees are comparable with, and often lower than other law firms.

This case is definitely precedent setting and therefore an important issue to be tried.

It's not uncommon, when working with a firm to consolidate precedent sets, to find four or five template variations.

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The law means the statutes passed by the legislature, regulations properly made by the executive and precedent set by other judges in higher courts in the particular appellate chain.

Our lawyers have practice experience that includes counsel work in landmark and precedent setting cases in each of our practice areas.

Following precedent set by the recent «Bank Transfer Day» movement, consumers who are fed up with their credit cards are encouraged to participate in «Balance Transfer Day» on Dec. 11.

Another European country, France, declared virtual currency as acceptable means of payment in accordance with precedent set by the European Court in 2015.

IADC members handle cases in all jurisdictions and have been involved in many precedent setting decisions and appeals.

Recently with the ASPCA, he played a key role in efforts to combat the cruelties of puppy mills and to effect the passage of precedent setting legislation in Pennsylvania regulating large - scale commercial dog breeding operations.

Legal precedent set by Texas case law defines an appropriate law enforcement authority as an agency that has the authority to regulate under, investigate, enforce and prosecute a violation of the employment retaliation laws.

We are proud to note that our litigators have been involved in many precedent setting cases regarding creditors» rights, civil RICO and its applicability to bank customers, statutory immunity, arbitration, defamation and other significant issues.

Obtained precedent setting Rule 11 sanctions and award of attorneys «fees on behalf of defendant client.

Subsequent IRS private letter rulings (PLRs) on the subject of postdoctoral grants (see PLRs 9851002, 199933021, 200042027, and 200226005), while not precedent setting, buttress this perspective.

Critics have, perhaps too often, related her images to the historical precedents set by early modernists such as Edward Weston, Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Alfred Stieglitz (notably his «Equivalents» series of 1925 — 34).

Local animal lovers and city leaders are hailing last week's decision as precedent setting, but it remains to be seen whether local magistrates will rule likewise.

Both Meyer and the firm he co-founded, Lubin & Meyer PC, are known for an innovative style in the courtroom and precedent setting jury verdicts and settlements including $ 40 million for a child brain injured at birth.

For more than 35 years, Brain & Injury Law has obtained excellent results for survivors winning more than $ 350 million in precedent setting judgments and settlements for survivors in British Columbia and worldwide.

One reported decision of Katie's to note is the recent precedent setting case of Kulaveerasingam v. State Farm in which she successfully argued that the interest rate applicable to overdue benefits payments for «transitional policies» under the SABS was 1 % compounded monthly rather than 2 %.

Following an earlier precedent set by the UK, which had concluded transfer agreements with Kenya and the Seychelles, the EU has concluded a number of agreements through which alleged pirates could be tried in countries in the region, subject to certain human rights conditions.

«I think they realized that whatever precedent they set was going to be something they were going to have to live with.

The next NY AG could (should) initiate national precedent setting legislation that will protect children by stopping the information hemorrhage coming out of our schools.

He is just saying that it would be more excusable as retaliation than as setting the precedent

14 Concerned citizens groups from across Ontario have formed a «Coalition» that will ask to intervene on a potentially precedent setting divisional court case involving industrial wind turbines.

John has been involved in a number of precedent setting Personal Injury / Clinical Negligence cases, and has sat on many high level working groups and committees looking at law reform including the Civil Justice Review, the Master of Rolls Working Party on Structured Settlements, and the Chief Medical Officers Advisory Group on Clinical Negligence.

When plaintiffs lawyers have attempted to push the boundaries of existing wage and hour law, we've beat them back with cases that have become precedent setting and that deter future copycat suits.

By devising creative, successful and often precedent setting legal arguments, she provides unparalleled service to her clients.

Citing precedents set by Seven - Up Bottling Co. v. Seven - Up Co. (1977), Better Business Bureaus Inc. v. Better Business Bureau of South Florida Inc. (1978) and Bunn - O - Matic Corp. v. Bunn Coffee Service Inc. (2000) the board stated that Freeman should be barred from challenging the validity of the marks under which she had been used.

Called to the Bar in 1995, she has over 20 years of experience appearing before tribunals and all levels of court including as lead counsel in precedent setting work at the Supreme Court of Canada.

Surrey MTBI Brain Injury Lawyers Win Precedent Setting appeal on how MTBI cases should be handled at an ICBC brain injury trial.

See Lorne MacLean, QC's precedent setting BC Appeal Court and Supreme Court of Canada win for his client on stockbroker's book of business being family property to be divided.

«This is really precedent setting, so we'll see what comes out of it.»

Simon says it's a long shot, and there are already precedents set for allowing the use of the word «milk» on nondairy products.

With broad public support, a states right precedent set in Colorado and Washington, and money to be had, the fight to legalize sports betting continues.

Your Excellency, I have not forgotten the bad precedent set by Ex President John Agyekum Kufour in nominating Hon J. H. Mensah, his brother - law, for appointment as «Senior Minister» which the then Parliament accepted.

The ludicrous precedent I set for myself, years ago back in January of 2007, was an insane day at Sundance.

Newman's performance is deceptively stoic, his impassivity striking the correct tenor for the time, for his body of work to that point, and for the genre - perverting precedent set by Leone while predicting to a degree the darkness of Sam Peckinpah (as reflected in this exchange between Audra and a bandit she recognizes: «What are you doing here?»

Thanks to the virtuous precedent she set, all teen heroines with virginal fortitude who came after were spared the slasher's wrath.