Sentences with phrase «precedent setting rule»

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

The lender, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and The Educational Resources Institute, fought Hedland aggressively to prevent a precedent setting ruling in favor of a consumer.

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The U.S. judge has excluded foreign investors, based on a precedent set in a 2010 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Morrison v. National Australian Bank.

But if this case sets a precedent for how Trump's economic policies are going to work, it heralds a dangerous shift from an economic system based on rules toward an economic system based on deals.

«The ombudsman ruling on the EEAS will set a strong precedent against unpaid internships in all EU Institutions, and we will be pushing hard on this.

The group said a ruling against the company would set a bad precedent, «jeopardizing service providers and undermining speech in the process.»

The ruling, which found that Carter's texts led to Conrad's death, could set a legal precedent, though experts remain split on the verdict.

By invoking a little - used national security loophole, Trump is setting a precedent of how to subvert international commerce rules.

In a potentially precedent - setting decision, he ruled that Nailah may attempt to prove that Jahi is alive in a medical malpractice case.

Chief Executive Andrea Williams said: «This ruling sets a dangerous precedent not only for prison chaplains but for any minister who preaches the gospel.

If not for the attempted narrow ruling trying to limit this to «family owned» companies it would certainly set precedent for JW's employees denied blood tranfusions being paid for or Christian Scientists employees from paying for any health care at all and it's all based on theocratic laws.

I don't know that MLB will allow him to sign an extension right away as that would be skirting the rules and would set a bad precedent.

Clearly if rules were relaxed so that the south coast side could be involved it would set a precedent and that could well end up being the reason such an appeal may well fail.

The above 2010 ruling — known as Ternovsky v Hungary — set an EU precedent — but it did not make a ruling on the legal protection of midwives / midwifery.

The presiding officer (as required) declared that their previous ruling was now overturned and proceeded to effectively (if not explicitly) set new precedent.

The Supreme Court's ruling in McDonnell's case set a precedent that could help others accused of public corruption, including Sen. Robert Menendez (D - N.J.), who is awaiting an appeals court ruling in a corruption case; and former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver (D), who is aiming to overturn his corruption conviction.

The question is did the Ninth Circuit drag its heels and wait until after the DADT Repeal became effective so it would not have to rule in favor of the LCR and against the Federal Government and thus NOT set a precedent.

In a precedent - setting decision, a Staten Island judge ruled last week that the Department of Education took illegal shortcuts in firing a tenured teacher.

The supreme court has also ruled that is has jurisdiction over any order issued and has struck some down, notably this case which set the precedent that attempting to create law with an order is unconstitutional.

While the group backed by Cuomo's allies claims that they're the only one for which two of four statewide candidates — the governor and Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul — endorsed the rules, Caruso wrote it would be an «unfortunate precedent» for the court to assume other candidates, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, were undecided about adopting that set.

In a judgment that sets a far - reaching constitutional precedent and upholds parliamentary sovereignty, the court ruled by a majority of eight justices to three that MPs and peers must give their consent before the government can trigger article 50 and formally initiate Brexit.

For Ofcom to rule that it was not factually misleading is extraordinary and sets a disastrous precedent for programmes relating to controversial scientific issues.

It was a case that didn't just rock The Golden State, but the entire country, with the ruling a potentially game - changing, precedent - setting one that would have an effect across the nation.

Love Child documents the 2010 trial and subsequent ruling that set a global precedent in a world where virtual is the new reality.

«The decision in Boone County Board of Education v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated settlement.

Should the unions lose, the immediate impact in terms of union income is relatively small — however the precedent set by a ruling in favor of the teachers has broad implications for future cases involving efforts to give every child the chance at an excellent education.

While the case has received national attention and previous rulings have set legal precedent, this particular Supreme Court decision will not affect other suits working their way through the court system, said Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond.

This negative engagement between the newly elected board members and Williamson Strong may be coming from a place of personalities, but it setting a precedent that has the potential to limit parental involvement by making parents reticent to get involved if the result of failing to navigate a complex set of rules means potential financial punishment.

That is obviously a fairly ridiculous example for the purposes of illustrating where industry watchers already fear this precedent could lead, but what is clear is that the tax structure surrounding the entire book industry has been called into question in Europe for some time, largely with the advent of corporations like Amazon having one set of rules, and local booksellers being subjected to another.

He may be the exception to the rule, but his example sets a precedent for others to...

As Oliver's case was heard at a county court it doesn't set a precedent, meaning other courts in England and Wales do not have to follow the ruling.

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.

Why we may not: Precedent set by those Japan - only PSP games may rule.

When his pieces were initially exhibited by Castelli Gallery in the 1960s, Sonnier set a precedent for abandoning the rules of traditional sculpture, forgoing the pedestal to create wall - based works and trading traditional media such as bronze and marble for unconventional and psychologically loaded materials, such as cloth and latex.

This is why and how such an approach could work: Supreme Court Decision Sets Legal Precedent Since the 2007 ruling by the Supreme Court that carbon dioxide emissions are a pollutant subject to regulation by the EPA under the Clean Air Act, a legal precedenPrecedent Since the 2007 ruling by the Supreme Court that carbon dioxide emissions are a pollutant subject to regulation by the EPA under the Clean Air Act, a legal precedentprecedent exists,

Klimaatzaak hopes the Belgian court in Brussels will rule in line with the valuable legal precedents in the Netherlands and Washington, and will follow as the third stone setting in motion what could become an avalanche of successful climate change court cases against governments worldwide.

The court's ruling in this case is especially significant because by revoking the «affirmative defense» policy that lets plants dodge liability for exceeding emissions limits, this decision sets a precedent for how the EPA drafts air safeguards moving forward.

The Sugar Association, the trade group for producers of sugar cane and sugar beets invokes science as the reason for its intense opposition: «We are concerned that the ruling sets a dangerous precedent that is not grounded in science, and could actually deter us from our shared goal of a healthier America.»

Add into the equation the legal precedent set in the UK by the Greenpeace ruling that released six activists because they stopped climate damage and we have the potential for a horrendous amount of litigation.

Every time we discuss a project like this, we get countless commenters who believe that protected lands are protected for a reason, and that those who bend the rules are setting a dangerous precedent.

Which means that Congressional Republicans are going against not only the findings of the world's scientists and health experts, but against the legal precedent set by the ruling of a conservative - leaning Supreme Court.

The campaigners were being told that it was not legally possible to make a rule change retrospectively (for those widows already in receipt of pensions) and that even were it possible this would be resisted by government due to the legal precedent it would set, and the knock - on effect it might have on other public sector schemes.

It should be remembered that today's ruling has only suspended the ban in one French town, Villeneuve - Loubet, whether the ruling will set a precedent for other towns remains to be seen.

A 2013 ruling in Wilson v. Solis Mexican Foods Ltd sets a new precedent, paving the way for employees to pursue human rights claims in court where the financial outcome can be largely unpredictable and inconsistent — yet rewarding.

In a precedent - setting 1995 ruling, a Schwaebisch Hall court awarded a man 460 euros over racist comments against his wife, who is black.

Such was the case in a recent lawsuit involving the severe burning of a minor in a public park has become a precedent setting decision after it was ruled that the defendants in the case, East Bay Regional Park District and Girl Scouts of Northern California, were liable for the injuries caused to 10 year old Fabio Hornischer's hand and arm in a fire pit.

We also advise on liability and risk mitigation options related to corporate agreements and on precedent - setting issues and rules shaping the industry.

Following the precedent set by the decision of the Supreme Court in Montgomery v. Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UK SC 11, the case constitutes the first appellate decision where the Court of Appeal has emphatically ruled in favour of patient choice.

The Evans judgment has set a precedent which other borrowers can use to either challenge redemption figures calculated using the rule of 78, or to recover overpayments from their lenders.

In a precedent - setting ruling, an Ontario court ruled in July 2013 that the lawsuits can proceed to trial in Canada over the objections of HudBay Minerals.