Sentences with phrase «result of a lawsuit»

As a result of lawsuits and a non-disclosure contract, Saverin is acknowledged as a Facebook co-founder.

Five upstate counties already receive full funding for legal services from the state, the result of a lawsuit that state officials settled with the New York Civil Liberties Union in 2014.

Independent candidate ballot access in Illinois improved in 2007, as a result of the lawsuit Lee v Keith.

Bugbee was headed to a Friday afternoon court appearance as a result of a lawsuit previously filed by McLaughlin over which candidate received the Independence Party's endorsement in the race when the confrontation started.

Asked if she was worried that construction on the Aloft Hotel will stop as a result of the lawsuit, she said she was concerned that government «just keeps giving away lucrative benefits and asking for nothing in return.»

Even this was an offbeat lead role and unfortunately, as a result of a lawsuit, The Ghost Ship (and with it Knaggs» most interesting and fully realized screen performance) was withdrawn from distribution soon after release in 1944 and suppressed for 50 years, until the mid -»90s.

Teacher licensing tests had been suspended in 1985 as a result of a lawsuit by African American educators demonstrating that the state's exams designed by National Evaluation Systems were racially biased and improperly validated (see Examiner, Spring 1987).

A new report out today finds a 50 percent better academic growth rate at nearly 500 California schools, and all of it is the result of successful union - led reforms put in place as the result of a lawsuit by the California Teachers Association against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

And as the result of a lawsuit filed by seven Georgia school boards, the state's supreme court deemed charter schools created with the approval of a state - level authorizer unconstitutional.

As a result of the lawsuit filed in May, the Hon. Patrick H. NeMoyer in Erie County Supreme Court issued a decision that bars Nationwide Asset Services, Inc. (NAS), based in Phoenix, Arizona, along with its affiliates, from doing business in New York state unless it files a $ 500,000 performance bond to protect consumers.

So we will just have to see what the results of that lawsuit against Navient generates, if anything.

As a result of these lawsuits, many retirement plans have gravitated to low - cost passive mutual fund options, which also track very closely to their benchmarks.

The change is part of a series of steps taken by the credit bureaus, which last July eliminated civil judgment records — notes that a consumer owes a debt to a court as a result of a lawsuit — from credit reports, as well as half the tax lien data they had.

Critics have argued that some tactics employed by animal advocates, including protests, risk turning public opinion against the animal advocacy movement.178 While these activities make up a small proportion of L214's work, they do organize and participate in protests and demonstrations.179 Investigations make up a larger part of L214's work and have sometimes led to a slightly different type of backlash in which industry and government respond by attempting to pass laws that target advocates, such as ag - gag legislation in the United States.180 While L214 tries to maintain good relationships with media and the government, and France does not have ag - gag laws, they have sometimes been the target of lawsuits by industry because their footage is taken without permission.181 L214 has sometimes suffered negative consequences as a result of these lawsuits, such as fines or the requirement to take footage down from their website.182, 183

The ruling was the result of a lawsuit filed by the African Network for Animal Welfare.

The statement is a response to a handful of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) documents that have finally been released to us as a direct result of the lawsuit that we filed to force NOAA to release the information.

At these hearings, the parties present their positions in the case and receive the feedback of the evaluator on the merits of those positions and the likely result of the lawsuit if it went to trial.

Through applications and personal invitations, Specter selects officials who have demonstrated a commitment to reform — sometimes as a result of lawsuits like the ones he oversees in his day job.

Cost sanctions: Legal fees usually follow the result of a lawsuit.

One result of the lawsuit was the passage of the «New Boater Education Requirement».

So, now it's more important than ever for you to take steps to help protect those assets from negative results of lawsuits.

Even if no contract exists, the business may be liable for the damage as a result of a lawsuit filed by the owner.

Essentially, liability insurance is coverage for losses incurred as a result of a lawsuit.

With the right liability provisions in your renters insurance, the CA insurer will be responsible to pay for the expenses that you may face as a result of this lawsuit.

Auto insurance works the same way.Casualty (or liability) coverage protects one from the threat or results of a lawsuit.

Unfortunately, many Somerville residents are forced to file for bankruptcy as a result of a lawsuit related to a mere personal accident.

Liability losses often follow accidents sustained by neighbors or visitors, or they can also be a direct result of lawsuits that come from your Washington landlord.

Not exact matches

«The Hogan lawsuit, the pressure it put us under, the decisions we made as a result of that pressure, professionalizing the company, streamlining our objectives, focusing on the seven great media brands that we have, taking on outside capital, realizing we can't do it ourselves.

These policies help to protect against payments as the result of bodily injury or property damage, medical expenses, the cost of de1fending lawsuits, and settlement bonds or judgments required during an appeal procedure.

«The agreement will result in the dismissal of Walgreens» lawsuit against Theranos, with no finding or implication of liability,» the company said in a statement.

According to a lawsuit Quenneville filed later against Stanton, he was «abruptly and abusively» terminated in a phone call in 2011, and was told by O'Brien that the firm was downsizing as a result of difficult market conditions.

«As a direct result of Lidl's wrongful conduct, Kroger has suffered and will continue to suffer irreparable injury,» the lawsuit states.

Of course, Ackman has waged a very public battle, teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), to buy Allergan, resulting in Allergan filing a lawsuit against the hostile bidders and, now, the SEC is reportedly investigating the legality of the Ackman - Valeant biOf course, Ackman has waged a very public battle, teaming with Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX), to buy Allergan, resulting in Allergan filing a lawsuit against the hostile bidders and, now, the SEC is reportedly investigating the legality of the Ackman - Valeant biof the Ackman - Valeant bid.

I think management skipped consulting with the corporate lawyer about the legalities of docking employees» pay; this company has had compensation policies result in a class - action lawsuit once before that I'm aware of.

«Uber's lack of security regarding its customer data was resulting in Uber employees being able to track high profile politicians, celebrities, and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex - boyfriends / girlfriends, and ex-spouses,» Uber's former forensic investigator Ward Spangenberg was quoted as saying under penalty of perjury in filings from a lawsuit is pursuing against the company.

As a result, the company's stock price has been battered by the outbreaks of foodborne illnesses linked to its stores, the lawsuit said.

Policies protect against payments as the result of bodily injury, property damage (including if the property is damaged off - premise), medical expenses, libel, slander, the cost of defending lawsuits, and settlement bonds or judgments required during an appeal procedure.

In fact, the number of these lawsuits has increased each year since 2000, resulting in a total increase of more than 450 percent and an aggregate cost of $ 3.6 B (since 2007).

In 2013, the company was stung by a Competition Bureau lawsuit accusing its deferred payment plans (of «Ho, ho, hold the payment» fame) of being deceptive and resulting in customers paying hundreds in hidden fees.

In addition, the company resolved a previously disclosed lawsuit with the State of Minnesota and recorded a pre-tax charge of $ 897 million, inclusive of legal fees and other related obligations, resulting in a reduction to first quarter earnings of $ 1.16 per share.

As discussed in note (c), results of operations for the first quarter of 2018 were impacted by an $ 897 million pre-tax charge related to settlement of a previously disclosed lawsuit with the State of Minnesota and a $ 217 million measurement period adjustment relative to the accounting for the 2017 enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

«As an organization, we have been plagued with too much bad behavior, which has resulted in loss of lives, negative press and large lawsuits,» said SAE's eminent supreme archon Bradley Cohen in a Founder's Day video.

Here's some of what's going on in the health care world as we head into Easter weekend: payers are pushing back against PTC Therapeutcics» controversial Duchenne muscular dystropy drug; insurers are cautiously lauding new rules for Obamacare's marketplaces; a fascinating lawsuit in Arkansas explores the ethics of drug making; and a new test for Zika virus can produce results within an hour.

Ultimately, the outcome of that mistake was a lawsuit by Hogan — financed by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel — which resulted in a $ 140 million judgement handed down against Gawker by a Florida court.

«The resources American Apparel had to dedicate to defend the numerous lawsuits resulting from your conduct, and the loss of critical, qualified Company employees as a result of your misconduct are also costs that can not be overlooked.»

Levandowski and his co-founder, Lior Ron, would not agree to sell their company to Uber unless they were protected against any potential future lawsuits, including those that occurred as a result of any «pre-signing bad acts.»

Daniels is seeking $ 75,000 in damages, according to the Wall Street Journal, and claims she had to hire bodyguards and suffered damage to her reputation as a result of Trump's online smear, which the lawsuit alleges Trump made with «reckless disregard» for the truth.

The lawsuit claims automatic enrollment and a reenrollment of existing participants resulted in more than two - thirds of participants being allocated to custom - built investments.

Mr. Harder represented the former professional wrestler Hulk Hogan in the invasion - of - privacy lawsuit against Gawker Media that ultimately resulted in Gawker's filing for bankruptcy.

In addition, four stockholder derivative lawsuits have been filed in California purportedly on behalf of HP stockholders seeking to recover damages for alleged breach of fiduciary duty and to require HP to improve its corporate governance and internal control procedures as a result of the activities of the leak investigation: Staehr v. Dunn, et al. was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on September 18, 2006; Worsham v. Dunn, et al. was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on September 14, 2006; Tansey v. Dunn, et al. was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on September 20, 2006; and Hall v. Dunn, et al. was filed in Santa Clara County Superior Court on September 25, 2006.