Sentences with phrase «ruling against act»

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The class action, filed in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, and docketed under 18 - cv - 02213, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired BRF American Depositary Receipts («ADRs») between April 4, 2013 and March 2, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the «Exchange Act») and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

The class action, filed in United States District Court, for the District of Illinois, Eastern Division, is on behalf of a class consisting of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Akorn's securities between March 1, 2017 through February 26, 2018, both dates inclusive (the «Class Period»), seeking to recover damages caused by defendants» violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10 (b) and 20 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b - 5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.

In October, California's state appeals court ruled that a housekeeper could bring a claim against her employer under the state's Fair Employment and Housing Act.

«If it's a fixed set of rules, with players acting according to preexisting behaviors, then it becomes a sufficiently well - defined problems that you can optimize against and the machine will do better than people,» he says.

Recent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behavior.

After the Supreme Court in 1911 struck down the form of resale price maintenance enabled by fair trade laws, 59 Congress in 1937 carved out an exception for state fair trade laws through the Miller - Tydings Act.60 When the Supreme Court in 1951 ruled that producers could enforce minimum prices only against those retailers that had signed contracts agreeing to do so, 61 Congress responded with a law making minimum prices enforceable against nonsigners too.62

Referring to the decision, a spokesman for Sweden's Financial Supervisory Authority said that «every institution must decide on the details of their internal regulations specifying the rules for their employees» investments and trading,» suggesting that the regulatory agency does not intend to interfere in Nordea's decision, nor act against similar moves that may be taken by other companies.

Bartz argued that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act would now pre-empt state law under the rule and that the rule improperly created a private right of action that could set up class - action lawsuits against insurance companies and agents.

If the Floor Proposal is presented at the meeting, the proxy holders will have discretionary voting authority under Rule 14a - 4 (c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the Floor Proposal and intend to exercise such discretion to vote AGAINST such proposal.

On March 6, 2018, Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that virtual currencies are commodities under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and therefore subject to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) anti-fraud and anti-manipulation enforcement authority.1 Granting the CFTC's request for a preliminary injunction against the defendants who allegedly engaged in deception and fraud involving virtual currency spot markets, Judge Weinstein noted that «[u] ntil Congress clarifies the matter,» the CFTC has «concurrent authority» along with other state and federal administrative agencies and civil and criminal courts over transactions in virtual currency.2

A federal judge denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction against the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive mandate on Monday, ruling that the arts - and - crafts giant must cover emergency contraceptives in its insurance policies even though it believes the pills cause abortions.

He did not know whether any allowance was made for the age of the accused nor «whether pardon is given to those who repent» nor «whether punishment attaches to the mere name apart from secret crimes, or to the secret crimes connected with the name».3 In reply, Trajan wrote that Christians «are not to be sought out, but if they are accused and convicted, they must be punished — yet on this condition, that whoso denies himself to be a Christian, and makes the fact plain by his action, that is by worshipping our gods, shall obtain pardon on his repentance, however suspicious his past conduct may be».4 The Emperor Hadrian (76 - 138; ruled 117 - 138) made clear that slanderous accusations against Christians were unacceptable and that it had to be proved that they had acted contrary to the laws.

Still, the case against teleological ethics may here offer this response: Granting the difference between direct and indirect applications, this yields only the familiar distinction between «act - teleology» and «rule - teleology, «3 is problematic for the following reason: Social practices or patterns of social cooperation can not be validated teleologically without a comparative assessment of the good and evil consequences differing possible systems of rules or norms (for instance, differing sets of rights) are likely, if adopted, to produce.

Childress argued that war is fundamentally morally problematic, as the killing in war goes against the prima facie duty of benevolence, which rules out killing or inflicting harm on other persons: «[B] ecause it is prima facie wrong to injure or kill others, such acts demand justification.»

This does not make only the USA guilty of great wrongs done / there's many nations ruled by tyrants / psychopaths / / those blinded by greed the great injustice by Israel against palestinians but sums up the horror that nations being capable of committing / heartless acts of inhumanity of cruelity / / based on halfbaked ideas / beliefs / religious brainwashing.

Voting is the act of choosing those individuals you think ought to rule; to protest against the available options is to not vote at all.

«Marcos Alonso will miss Chelsea's next three matches after an Independent Regulatory Commission ruled he had committed an act of violent conduct against Southampton's Shane Long,» the FA said in a statement.

However, the over-whelming success for Barcelona recently has meant this rule has now kind of become exempt in a city where fans are accustomed to success and with two defeats on the bounce to Manchester United and Chivas, Barcelona boss Pepe Guardiola now faces a balancing act if he wishes his players to be ready for their opening away clash against big spending Malaga on the 21st August.

Barcelona, in lodging their appeal, have insisted that they did not act illegally, but it beggars belief that Barca could have acted so flagrantly against the rules.

We are happy to report in response to a lawsuit filed against the Commonwealth's regulatory use of priority habitat screening to protect endangered species, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled unanimously to affirm the state's authority under the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act (MESA).

Rules of the Wild pits kids against various animals (a valid comparison, some days), and uses humor to teach them how and how not to act.

Critics say the new rules will roll back the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act championed by Former First Lady Michelle Obama, who worked to establish strict nutritional standards on the program as part of her campaign against obesity.

When the trial court ruled against the AG's office, we encouraged them to appeal, but unfortunately the chances of a successful appeal under the federal Natural Gas Act were low.

The committee stated the charge against the justices as «bribery and corruption contrary to S. 244 of the Criminal Offences Act and Rule 2 of the CCMG.»

Not only had she previously ruled it out but it seemed to go against the intention of the Fixed - Term Parliaments Act 2011.

Appeals against the rulings of UK courts can still be taken to the European Court of Human Rights, as they could be prior to the Act.

That decision came after the New York State Legislature failed to pass the Women's Equality Act, which Gov. Cuomo said would close the gap between men's and women's salaries, introduce zero - tolerance rules against sexual harassment, fight workplace discrimination due to gender and protect abortion rights.

After devastating New York State Court of Appeals ruling in Nassau, State Senate Coalition will act on a series of bills to strengthen protections for children against sex offenders

In York's «Evening Press» newspaper of 12 April 2005, Maroney claimed it was «for selling loony merchandise against Electoral Commission rules»: to be precise the OMRLP's Financial Scheme as registered with the Electoral Commission, which meant any Branch of the OMRLP taking money on the party's behalf would be breaching the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 Part 2.

On June 30, Judge Richard Mott ruled against CHA, which had argued in March that the Shandaken zoning board had acted illegally in defining 629 units of «transient housing» developers propose.

Simon Danczuk MP, for sustained attacks against the Leader of the Labour Party notably in his column in the Daily Mail, conduct which is clearly prejudicial to the party and consisting of acts which are grossly detrimental to the party in contravention of the rules Chapter 2 clause 1 8.

In his ruling on the application, the Acting Chief Justice, Abdu Kafarati, resolved all the three formulated issues against the group, and held that September 20, 2017 proscription order was validly issued.

It reads: To: His Lordship Justice John Ajet Nassam — You are hereby notified that following the prima facie case established against you on allegations of misconduct for: Ex parte discussions with one party on a case pending before you contrary to Rule 3 (7) and 4 (A) of the (CCJMG), Bribery and corruption contrary to S. 244 of the Criminal Offences Act and Rule (2) of the (CCJMG).

Several lower courts have ruled against it, saying it is un-constitutional, but the nation's highest court will take up a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, a law passed by congress in 1996 that defines marriage as between one man and one woman.

On the bench, he ruled in favor of the Christian - owned retail chain Hobby Lobby in its case against the Affordable Care Act's requirement that businesses provide insurance covering employees» contraceptives.

Elected officials earning a «thumbs up» designation included U.S. Reps. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) and John Faso (R - Kinderhook) for bucking their party and voting against the Republican - backed Ozone Standards Implementation Act, legislation that would delay federal rules designed to curb smog.

Do expect further outbreaks of sledgehammer irony when Tories who have been frothing themselves puce about the Human Rights Act for years rely on it to plead their case against retrospective rulings in court.

After devastating New York State Court of Appeals ruling in Nassau, State Senate Coalition will act on a series of bills to strengthen protections for children against sex offenders New York, NY — The New York State Senate Coalition -LSB-...]

By acting now, some critics said, the council let the city off the hook in the event of any legal ruling against it.

The idea of properly introducing the eponymous monster in the first reel might seem to go against the genre's rules of suspense, but it's crucial to the tone of the film: it moves us past the usual build - up and straight into the conflict typically reserved for the final act.

Another one is Rick Ford (Jason Statham) who is acting strangely against C.I.A. rules of conduct, provided by director Elaine Crocker (Allison Janney).

It is the «acting in concert» bit in the above ruling that Apple is citing, while extending its tirade against retailers as well that are engaged in selling the devices it claims has infringed its patents.

Any attempt to discuss the rules or change them is an act of treason against the group.

This perspective was recently given legal validation with the judgment in the case of Re-Digi vs. Capitol Records, where the judge ruled against the idea that digital products qualified for First Sale protection under the law and reinforced the perspective of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act that digital products constitute a completely different category of products from hard copy products.

Also, the Housing Economic Recovery Act puts up a few safeguards for consumers such as a limit on origination fees, rules against cross-selling, and guidelines for counseling independence.

Although sharing passwords with a third - party site, or a spouse, is against the rules, Drew - Lytle says sharing information when someone's incapacitated and a power of attorney is acting on the person's behalf may not violate of those terms, depending on what the power of agreement says.

The Limitation Act 1980 sets out the rules on how long your lender has to take certain action against you, such as court action or bankruptcy, to recover a mortgage shortfall.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit Feb. 9, 2017, against three interrelated student loan debt relief companies for allegedly violating Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

The Limitation Act 1980 sets out the rules on how long a creditor (who you owe money to) has to take certain action against you to recover a debt.

The authors of the study point to other regulatory and legislative acts, including the «order precedence rule,» commonly known as the «Manning Rule» after a legal case against Charles Schwab, the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act, which saw the end of the Glass - Steagall Act of 1933 and formally allowed the combination of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, Regulation Fair Disclosure, which devalued stock research, and the Global Settlement ruling, which has made research coverage tougher for issuers to secrule,» commonly known as the «Manning Rule» after a legal case against Charles Schwab, the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act, which saw the end of the Glass - Steagall Act of 1933 and formally allowed the combination of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, Regulation Fair Disclosure, which devalued stock research, and the Global Settlement ruling, which has made research coverage tougher for issuers to secRule» after a legal case against Charles Schwab, the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act, which saw the end of the Glass - Steagall Act of 1933 and formally allowed the combination of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, Regulation Fair Disclosure, which devalued stock research, and the Global Settlement ruling, which has made research coverage tougher for issuers to secure.