Sentences with phrase «private litigation claims»

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«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

Gilead claims the protection of the Safe Harbor contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward - looking statements.

Bob has extensive experience defending companies and their directors and officers in securities litigation and related matters, including claims arising out of acquisitions, going private transactions, restatements, and allegations of financial irregularities.

Notably, in In re BP PLC Securities Litigation, Pomerantz currently represents nearly three dozen institutional plaintiffs, including U.S. public and private pension funds, U.S. limited partnerships and ERISA trusts, and pension funds from Canada, the U.K., France, the Netherlands, and Australia for claims arising from the disastrous April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Kamson however expressed concerns that in recent times, some non-complaint private operators on the waterways had misconstrued the moves by the State Government as a ploy to harass and intimidate them out of business and had been peddling unwarranted falsehood, claims, counter claims and litigation in the media.

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.

The survey was administered to «in - house general counsel, senior litigators or attorneys, and other senior executives who are knowledgeable about litigation matters at public and private companies with annual revenues of at least $ 100 million,» and respondents were asked to rank only those states with whose «liability systems» they claimed to be familiar.

Later, when I joined Schulte Roth & Zabel, I focused my practice on representing hedge funds, publicly listed companies, and private clients, as both subjects and victims in criminal and regulatory investigations on the state and federal level, and in a variety of state and federal litigation arising from commercial and investment disputes, including claims of fraud, securities class actions, and derivative actions.

David qualified in 1991, and was made a Director on 1 October 2004; he specialises in private and commercial litigation, and has particular interests in technical, computing and engineering disputes, intellectual and real property, boundary disputes and private and commercial Landlord and Tenant claims.

Professional services and private equity firms, manufacturers and media companies call upon Tim's knowledge and experience in commercial arbitrations and civil litigation arising from claims of fraud, breach of contract, malpractice and veil piercing.

«Jeff and his colleagues have an impressive record of success in high - stakes disputes and are exceptionally well positioned to represent clients in a broad array of matters, including claims involving the Private Attorneys General Act, Prop 65, food and beverage litigation, the California Environmental Quality Act, and many other issues.»

In Nicole's complex commercial litigation practice, she has represented public and private companies and their employees in contractual disputes and defended against business tort, toxic tort, fraud, and constitutional claims.

Iraqi Civilian Litigation: private international law claims by Iraqi civilians arising out of allegations of ill treatment by UK armed forces.

Our attorneys assist our clients in all phases of public and private construction contracting and dispute resolution, including: licensing; compliance; bid protests; contract drafting, negotiation and enforcement; claims notice and preservation; and litigation and arbitration claims involving defective design and construction, delay and interference, lien and bond claims, insurance coverage disputes and product liability claims.

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.

H. John Michel, Jr. represents business entities in mergers and acquisition transactions, complex joint ventures, public securities offerings and private placements, internal investigations, and related commercial litigation (such as the enforcement of non-competition agreements, disputes relating to contract compliance and indemnification claims).

He has handled private and public sector construction transactions and claims litigation for local and national owners, developers, designers, CMs and contractors since 1974.

He regularly advises on private international law claims, particularly in connection with tortious liability, including applicable law, the application of foreign law, jurisdiction, procedural issues arising in such litigation as well as issues arising under Rome II Regulation (EC) No 864/2007.

The federal government has issued an Order in Council today delaying the coming into force date of the private right of action under Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation until completion of a parliamentary review «in order to promote legal certainty for numerous stakeholders claiming to experience difficulties in interpreting several provisions of the Act while being exposed to litigation risk.»

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.

As a litigation specialist, my practice covers commercial and general litigation including contractual disputes and insurance disputes, claims in tort, property law, landlord and tenant, private matrimonial and contentious probate.

Among other areas, our litigation experience in the environmental area includes governmental and private - party actions under CERCLA (including serving as lead counsel for PRP groups at major Superfund sites throughout the United States), citizen suits under RCRA, the Clean Water Act and other environmental laws, claims for property damage and personal injury arising from industrial emissions or environmental contamination, and defending clients against state and federal governmental enforcement actions.

He has particular expertise in the area of construction litigation and regularly represents residential and commercial builders and owners — both private and public — involving payment disputes, recovery actions, construction defect, mechanic's lien, stop notice, delay and acceleration claims, bid protests, and debarment proceedings.

We regularly advise and represent owners, general contractors and engineers in handling pre-claim matters and in litigation involving mechanic's liens, stop notices, and bond claims pertaining to public and private - works projects.

Before joining CAM LLP, I practiced in the area of insurance defence with a large private firm and then I moved to Alberta Justice when I was counsel for the Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund as well as general litigation counsel defending claims against the ProClaims Fund as well as general litigation counsel defending claims against the Proclaims against the Province.

Additionally, he has experience defending Section 1983 civil rights litigation as well as defending colleges, universities, and private secondary schools in Title IX litigation and related claims.

Janet is a defendant health litigation lawyer, instructed on behalf of NHS trusts, insurers and private clinicians to represent them in clinical negligence claims.

Once Ms. Rodriguez left public service to join the private sector, she focused on litigation with a private firm where she defended a variety of general liability claims, represented contractors in complex construction cases and represented various companies, both small and large, in premises liability and employment claims.

But I do not accept that by claiming such damages as the law allows, a litigant grants her opponent a licence to delve into private aspects of her life which need not be probed for the proper disposition of the litigation.

Several public and private companies, and their officers, in internal investigations regarding regulatory reporting, revenue recognition practices, public disclosures, whistleblower claims, insider trading, and related litigation.

Competition disputes are now firmly part of the antitrust landscape, with private enforcement of competition law — both multimillion follow - on cartel damages claims and standalone litigation — having risen massively in recent years.

In this practice, Ladd handles claims and related litigation for clients who are majority owners and minority investors holding substantial stakes in private Texas companies.

Corporate Finance • Assisted with two private placements totalling US$ 310 million for AIM listed Equator Exploration; • Drafted secured bridge loan agreements for US$ 200 million and organized a corporate restructuring for Equator; • Raised seed funding for a TSX listed E&P company, Canoel International Energy; • Secured a commitment of litigation funding of US$ 3 million to finance a US$ 2.5 billion claim for a PSC breach and closed a secured bridge loan to the claimant.

In a passage likely to be cited in future cases, the EAT held that in tribunal litigation between private entities, there is no jurisdiction for claims for the breach of the 48 - hour limit.

He specialises in commercial litigation acting in a wide range of commercial disputes, shareholder and director disputes, fraud and professional negligence claims, as well as private client matters involving all aspects of family law for high net worth individuals.

Order Amending Order in Council P.C. 2013 - 1323 of December 3, 2013 in order to delay the Coming into Force date of sections 47 to 51 and 55 of Canada's Anti-spam Law, which provides for a private right of action, in order to promote legal certainty for numerous stakeholders claiming to experience difficulties in interpreting several provisions of the Act while being exposed to litigation risk.

Acting for private equity funds in various high value Hong Kong litigation matters covering fraud, contract and other tortious claims;

In addition to our nationwide litigation experience representing businesses in sophisticated contract, construction and employment matters, we have successfully represented municipalities, other public entities, insurance carriers, their insureds, and private clients in many other areas of law, including legal and accounting professional liability, medical malpractice, construction defects and related surety and performance bond issues, commercial litigation, employment discrimination (L.A.D. and A.D.A.), products liability, Civil Rights § § 1983 and 1985 and other Constitutional claims, environmental and general insurance coverage, E.R.I.S.A., first party C.E.R.C.L.A. and I.S.R.A. actions and general negligence.

In private litigation, UK practitioners will be worried that issues of jurisdiction, forum and the enforcement of judgments will make international claims much more complicated than they are at present.

His practice, which covers contentious and non-contentious private client work, including the administration of estates, contentious probate, family provision, trust applications, claims concerning professional liability in these areas, and related tax matters, dovetails perfectly with Serle Court's, and his expertise in offshore litigation further underpins Serle Court's continuing market lead in this area.

It is to be expected that the potentially increased number of private damages litigations will allow the courts to fill in some gaps in the Bulgarian framework, following the extensive experience in such claims by other EU member states.

Often, regulatory investigations lead to, or are simultaneous with, private - party class action litigation involving claims based on privacy policy statements, consumer protection laws prohibiting deceptive or unfair practices, collection and disclosure of user information, TCPA, ECPA and SCA, and California Song - Beverly Act claims.

Summary of Qualifications Over 20 years of progressive private / public / corporate legal and insurance experience in claims management and adjusting, with special emphasis on litigation control, subrogation, claims training, and cost containment.

As civil litigation becomes increasingly costly, time consuming, and burdensome, there has been a trend among private parties to settle disputes and conflicting claims through alternative means.