Sentences with phrase «related civil suit»

A related civil suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged fraud, false filings, and related violations of the Securities Act.

Norman Seabrook — the disgraced former president of the city corrections officers» union who skated on criminal bribery charges in a mistrial last month — just scored another win Monday when a Manhattan federal judge tossed the related civil suit against him.

Not exact matches

In 1998, cigarette - makers made a $ 248 billion civil settlement — the largest - ever — with 46 states to snuff out public health - related suits.

In their response to the civil suit, attorneys for JPL stated in court documents that one of Coppedge's co-workers complained to his supervisor that Coppedge made her feel so uncomfortable in discussing «non work related topics» that it bordered on harassment.

«A lot of members, in not just the conference, but the Legislature, have civil suits — some of them related, some unrelated to their duties.

... In other possible Civil War - related news, a Twitter account linked to directors Anthony and Joe Russo may have offered up the first glimpse of the new Spider - Man suit set to be worn by Tom Holland for Peter Parker's MCU debut (although Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has stated that it doesn't belong to the Russo brothers), while original Spider - Man trilogy director Sam Raimi has shared his thoughts on Sony's Amazing series, as well as the upcoming reboot: «I saw [both Amazing Spider - Man movies], they're great.

Expenses related to the recovery of an identity, including defense costs for certain civil suits, re-filing for loans and reimbursement of fees are covered.

Over the past several years, anti-wind campaigners without credentials or experience related to wind energy and its effects on humans have attempted to elevate themselves into the role of expert witnesses in civil suits, Environmental Review Tribunals (ERT) in Canada,...

Chief among them is the increased workload related to class action suits in Quebec since the enactment of the new Code of Civil Procedure in 2016.

For example, in Colorado civil cases, some of the more common grounds for an award of attorneys» fees to a defending party are: (a) a two - sided contractual fee shifting term, (b) dismissal of the case before filing an answer for failure to state a claim when tort claims were asserted, (c) a determination that the suit was groundless, frivolous or vexatious, (d) violation of certain rules relating to disclosure of information to the other party, (e) a statutory fee shifting provision in the case of a claim based upon a statutorily created right which is present in some statutes but not others.

Despite the fact that section 97 of the Employment Standards Act (ESA) specifies that an employee who files a complaint with the MOL for unpaid termination and severance pay under the ESA can not commence a civil proceeding for wrongful dismissal if the complaint and the proceeding would relate to the same matter, 236 of the class members who had filed a complaint under the ESA had joined the class action suit.

Although a criminal trial and a civil personal injury suit are distinctly different, they relate to a common issue and the verdict in one might help the verdict in the second one.

There are, of course, advantages and disadvantages to being able to file a civil suit for a work - related injury.

For example, if you were injured in a work - related motor vehicle accident caused by a third party, or if your injuries were due to a dangerous or defective product, tool or piece of equipment, you can file a civil suit for damages against that wrongful party.

The trial judge concluded that Guatemala's legal system was capable of providing justice and that the plaintiffs could obtain compensation either through a stand - alone civil suit or through criminal proceedings related to the same incident, which were already underway in Guatemala.

We also have significant experience in administrative and other regulatory litigation, including agency rule challenges, regulatory investigations under state and federal false claims acts and unfair trade practice statutes, and defending clients in related individual and class action civil suits.