Sentences with phrase «private than litigation»

These methods are generally more expedient, less costly overall, less combative and more private than litigation.

Not exact matches

Private counsel for Massachusetts and New Hampshire in groundbreaking litigation against the tobacco industry (Significant injunctive relief and recovery of more than $ 10 billion)

By extending school districts» obligation to pay for private school placements until all appeals are exhausted, the decision creates an incentive for parents to prolong litigation rather than to work collaboratively with school districts to resolve disputes without delay; the increased liability for private tuition and legal fees from needlessly prolonged litigation imposes an untenable burden on the already - strained budgets of local school districts and diverts resources away from providing educational services to all children.

In any action or administrative proceeding commenced pursuant to this Act, the court or agency, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee, including litigation expenses, and costs, and the United States shall be liable for the foregoing the same as a private individual.

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the publisher notes that statements contained herein that look forward in time, which include other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties that may affect the company's actual results of operations.

Statements in this press release, other than historical information, may be «forward - looking» in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, statements contained herein that look forward in time, which include everything other than historical information, involve risks and uncertainties.

Statements about BlueFire Ethanol, Inc.'s expectations, including future revenues and earnings, and all other statements in this press release 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.

In his more than 15 years of experience as an attorney, Ross represented publicly - traded and large private corporate clients in complex litigation, investigations, compliance matters, and transactions, as well as start - up companies, individuals and non-profit organizations.

«In less than a decade, the number of countries that permit representative litigation by private actors has multiplied dramatically.»

The annual survey questioned more than 3,000 ABA members in private practice about law office computing, litigation and courtroom technology, and Web and communications.

For more than 30 years, Scott Sorrels has represented public and large private companies or their officers and directors in connection with financial investigations, complex litigation, and government enforcement and prosecutions.

We also have expertise in determining when arbitration, mediation, mini-trials, and private judging is in the best interest of clients and meets their needs better than traditional litigation.

I also believe arbitration can (and should) be a more economical and expeditious as well as private method of dispute resolution than litigation, so I generally recommend that arbitration rather than litigation be the fallback dispute resolution method.

More than twenty years ago, Congress recognized and addressed many of these problems in the context of securities class actions by enacting the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.

Although some criticisms of the statutory human rights system may be valid, and some jurisdictions have less comprehensive schemes than others (for example, human rights commissions are absent from the legislative schemes of Nunavut and British Columbia), the fact remains that the statutory human rights system has the potential to serve the public interest in ways that a private law model of tort or contract litigation does not.

BT has a very well developed commercial litigation practice that mirrors that of a private practice law firm, so it probably differs less than at other companies.

The syndic argued that the protection afforded professional secrecy is much stronger than that afforded litigation privilege, which serves only to protect purely private interests.

The vast majority of Administrative Patent Judges working in the PTAB are former patent attorneys with more than a decade of experience in the private sector, most of them with patent litigation experience.

With more than 20 years of experience at major high - tech companies and in private practice, Jeff has supported a broad range of legal issues including, technology licensing, commercial transactions, commercial litigation, open source, product and M&A technology due diligence, as well as legal operations matters.

Other than wills writing which is controversially not a reserved activity in England, these six areas are quite consistent with the principal areas of private practice for individuals in Ontario namely criminal law, family law and personal injury (the litigation practices) and real estate and wills / estates (the solicitor practices)

Both problems explain Congress's tendency, evident in features of the Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, to take some arguably useful refinements of the class action law in the private market class action and reflexively extend them to public rights litigation, where those refinements may do more harm Litigation Act, to take some arguably useful refinements of the class action law in the private market class action and reflexively extend them to public rights litigation, where those refinements may do more harm litigation, where those refinements may do more harm than good.

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.

* opportunities for students to address alone and in teams complex, fact - intensive problems as they arise in the world (rather than digested into legal doctrines in appellate opinions) and to generate and evaluate solutions through private ordering, regulation, litigation and other strategies;

If litigation is commenced or threatened, or reasonably anticipated, and a preservation duty thereby triggered, then advising clients to do anything other than to preserve evidence — social or otherwise, private or public — is unethical.

Mediators can help couples get divorced in a more amicable, private, faster and less expensive way than divorce litigation.

Ms. Bales is a trained mediator, conducting private mediations for more than 10 years in the areas of family law and estate litigation.

Couples who start their legal proceeding in a civil manner, are more likely to enter mediation voluntarily, thus providing a private rather than court forum for resolving their conflicts, and saving their families costly litigation fees that can be better saved towards college education, summer camp and the like.

It is also more private, more flexible, and gives a divorcing couple more control, and support, than litigation.

Finally, collaborative divorce is more private than divorce litigation and could have less affect on your health than an adversarial divorce.

Collaborative divorce is a more respectful, private, child - centered divorce process than traditional litigation.

A trained mediator and collaborative attorney, Amanda strives to help those going through separation and divorce regain control of an often - overwhelming situation and create solutions through respectful and private conversations or negotiations, rather than litigation.

Because mediation is often less expensive and more private than dealing with court proceedings, it is often chosen over litigation.