Sentences with phrase «private litigation»

When representing antitrust plaintiffs, we have recovered billions of dollars in both class actions and representations of plaintiffs in private litigation and «opt - out» cases.

The case is an extension of the normal use of private litigation.

Connect with our network of experienced lawyers and worker advocates who are combating wage theft through private litigation, policy advocacy, and organizing.

We advise clients in the M&A context, in regulatory investigations and litigation, and in private litigation.

Beyond that, these restrictive procedural developments work against the effectiveness of private litigation to enforce various public policies involving such matters as civil rights, antitrust, employment discrimination, and securities regulation.

There is no doubt that Congress regarded private litigation as an important tool to attack discriminatory practices.

Recently, Jones Day has represented MasterCard in defending private litigation for damages in the High Court, and advised STERIS Corporation on the UK merger investigation into its acquisition of Synergy Health.

Speciality legal lending options are quite different from private litigation funding or traditional banking institutions.

Previously, he served as a Judge of the Superior Court and a Vice Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery after eighteen years in private litigation practice.

In fact, the opposite is true: rules prohibiting fee - sharing with non-lawyers can make private litigation funding a tricky proposition in the United States.

At present, 27 of the 63 listed cases are described as comprising» Summary Suspensions / Cease and Desist Orders, 24 are described as «Class Action and Other Private Litigation,» and 18 cases are «Regulatory Litigation and Proceedings.

I was a Litigator for over 10 years, dealing with a wide range of public and private litigation relating to the policy work of Defra.

Crea added that he expects to see law enforcement action and private litigation over ICOs in the near future.

The same day as the Equifax announcement, House Republicans held a hearing on a bill to massively curtail damages from private litigation under the FCRA.

Sullivan claims that, since he does not seek to bar discrimination against homosexuals in the private sector, there would be «no cures or reeducation, no wrenching private litigation, no political imposition of tolerance; merely a political attempt to enshrine formal public equality, whatever happens in the culture and society at large.»

As a result, expert, commercial competition litigation advice and representation are increasingly important for companies, not only as defendants but also when they wish to use private litigation as a means of redress.

I've spoken and written before on what we need to do as lawyers and arbitrators to resist the tendency for arbitration to not simply become private litigation, with all the attendant costs and delays.

The law firm was merely an agent of the litigants and Parliament can't rely on the General Trade and Commerce power to regulate private litigation in this context.

Representation of banking, financial institution, and broker - dealer clients in FDIC, SEC, FINRA, and private litigation matters relating to the credit crisis and mortgage backed securities.

up private litigation where it promotes the use of legal machinery to oppress: as, for example, to so discord in a family; [Footnote 20] to expose infirmities in land titles, as by hunting up claims of adverse possession; [Footnote 21] to harass large companies through a multiplicity of small claims; [Footnote 22] or to oppress debtors as by seeking out unsatisfied judgments.

Recently the European Commission has been talking of allowing private litigation to fill the regulatory gap in resources between the regulators and the regulated particularly in competition claim.

Indeed, given the proliferation of cross-border investigations, the costs of co-operation are magnified by the likelihood of liability across multiple jurisdictions, both from penalties imposed by regulators and from separate private litigation in those jurisdictions.

Moderator, Global Private Litigation Conference, «Panel V: Consolidating Proceedings,» ABA Section of Antitrust Law, May 8, 2017

Moore pioneered the public - private litigation strategy as Mississippi AG in 1994 when he sued the tobacco industry, setting in motion a wave of lawsuits that culminated in the $ 260 billion tobacco settlement four years later.

However, that does not mean that its «principles» have remained unchanged... Workers» compensation, as conceived by Meredith, was designed when actuarial science was in its infancy, instituted prior to public provision of health care, social welfare and old age pensions, and designed to displace private litigation arising out of workplace injuries in an age when negligence doctrine was in a formative stage, class actions unknown and contingent fees forbidden.»

Representation of a registered investment advisor in SEC and private litigation alleging conversion of investor funds

Successfully defended numerous hospitals in EMTALA investigations, including drafting plans of correction and representing entity at administrative Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) / Physician Review Organization (PRO) hearings; drafted and implemented extensive EMTALA compliance programs; provided direct on - site support for hospitals; defended providers in private litigation claims, provided employee and medical staff training.

Currenly employed as a law clerk for an extremely busy private litigation practice.

In addition to counseling and work relating to agency investigations, our experts advise clients on litigation in front of EU Courts, and also on private litigation in national courts, where an increasing amount of competition and regulatory disputes are being fought.

We act for businesses involved in price fixing class actions and other private litigation.

They have also led litigants to have to look for alternative ways of funding litigation, the most prevalent of which is private litigation funding by a for - profit institution that is not itself a law firm.

Being a personal injury lawyer in Vancouver since 1995 gives me the benefit of some experiential knowledge when it comes to what ICBC says publicly about bodily injury claims and how they behave in private litigation.

January 31, 2018 — Morrison Cohen, a leader in cryptocurrency and blockchain litigation, is pleased to announce the «MoCo Cryptocurrency Litigation Tracker,» which will maintain a running list of regulatory actions, private litigation, and regulatory pronouncements regarding cryptocurrency, initial coin offers, and blockchain - related litigation.

No financial services company wants to find itself apologizing to the public and regulators for discriminatory effects caused by its own technology, much less paying damages in the context of government enforcement or private litigation.

Before you decide whether to opt out of a class action, ask yourself if you have viable alternatives such as private litigation, dispute resolution or a claim for compensation.

Statements about BlueFire Renewables, Inc. future expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements on this website or introduced in the videos contained herein other than historical facts are «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and as the term is defined in the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Mark advises clients and represents them on the full spectrum of antitrust matters, including government investigations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, government and private litigation, and competition policy matters.

And beyond this, for a lawyer to attempt to reap gain by urging another to engage in private litigation has also been condemned: that seems to be the import of Canon 28, which the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has adopted as one of its Rules.

Finally, a conviction by CVM is usually very influent in a private litigation for indemnification, as many Brazilian courts are not familiar with securities law and related matters and tend to rely on CVM's technical judgment.