Sentences with phrase «ruling on the attorney»

If you've followed my blog, you might have some idea what I think about the Florida state bar's rules on attorney advertising (or their approach to ethics in general).

Panelists also survey recent court decisions and key state rulings on attorney fees in the insurance coverage context.

Although the next case could be viewed as just a simple abuse of discretion case, it actually discusses some interesting tensions between federal and state cases on the specificity of reasoning that must be given by a trial judge when ruling on an attorney's fees request.

In the software patent case, and the two cases argued on Wednesday, the court could issue rulings on attorneys» fees which could reduce the amount of litigation over software patents and make it easier for judges to make losing parties pay legal fees.

Not exact matches

Trump's memo on Tuesday directed the Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions to «dedicate all available resources to complete the review» and propose a rule banning the devices.

Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively involved in working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.

«It's my responsibility as attorney general to defend the rule of law, to uphold the Constitution on behalf of the people of this state.

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Thursday he would lead a multi-state legal challenge to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission vote to reverse landmark the 2015 net neutrality rules.

Expect proponents of net neutrality to head to court as soon as possible after the new rules are formally published and take effect in the next few months (New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has already pledged on Twitter to sue).

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 - New York State Attorney Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday said he has been investigating for six months who posted significant numbers of fake comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission in its review of net neutrality rules.

«We are very pleased that the Supreme Court denied defendants» petition, leaving firmly in place the Second Circuit's precedential rulings regarding the necessity of utilizing event studies to prove market efficiency as well as the burden of proof required to rebut the presumption of reliance, both of which were highly favorable to investors,» the shareholders» attorney Jeremy A. Lieberman of Pomerantz LLP told Law360 on Monday.

The association also met with legislators and attorneys general in dozens of other states to discuss how Airbnb hosts often do not comply with rules imposed on hotels, like anti-discrimination legislation, local tax collection laws, and safety and fire inspection standards.

President Trump appeared to take a tiny step toward the narrowest possible gun control measures on Tuesday, saying that he signed a memo directing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to propose a rule banning some devices, such as bump stocks, which he said can turn otherwise legal guns into machine guns.

U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood did not issue a ruling on Friday and instructed Cohen's attorney to make sure his client is present for a hearing on Monday.

An attorney for the U.S. and California chambers of commerce said the organizations declined to comment on the ruling.

With a ruling on the FCC's proposed order to dismantle the Open Internet Order expected this month, communications technology attorney Martha Buyer walks us through what's at stake.

There are always exceptions to the rules, and homeowners at risk of falling behind on their mortgage can use the Massachusetts Consumer Affairs Foreclosure Resources or contact an attorney or legal counsel for help.

Trump's attorney Cohen has secured a private arbitration ruling preventing Daniels from speaking out further, but since the arbitration ruling took place without Daniels or her lawyer present, and was not brought on behalf of Trump but on the part of Cohen's shell company, Daniels and her attorney argue the arbitration ruling must be reversed.

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss, and each of them singly, his true and lawful attorneys - in - fact with full power to sign on behalf of such person, in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments to this registration statement and any subsequent related registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 (b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and generally to do all such things in the name and on behalf of such person, in the capacities indicated below, to enable the Registrant to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, hereby ratifying and confirming the signature of such person as it may be signed by said attorneys - in - fact, or any of them, on any and all amendments to this registration statement or any such subsequent related registration statement.

Indeed, in oral arguments on Sept. 23 in the second case before Judge Daniel Crabtree in the District of Kansas, attorneys for insurer Market Synergy argued Labor failed to prove the current state - based regulation of fixed - indexed annuities is broken, and that the judge should «hit the pause» button on including them in the rule.

Ruling on a petition filed by attorneys representing the youngest two of eight homeschooled children, the judicial panel....

San Francisco attorney Alan Marks recently broke the taboo on discussing that problem, suggesting in the columns of the American Bar Association Journal that ethical rules are mere «showpieces» that leave the most severe ethical dilemmas untouched.

Northern Ireland's attorney general John Larkin QC has said an earlier Court of Appeal ruling on Ashers was wrong.

«Albert is clearly aware of the rules because he's been briefed on several occasions,» says Belle's attorney, Jose Feliciano of Cleveland.

On Friday morning, a large contingency of DFS players (including many employees from DraftKings and FanDuel) gathered outside the attorney general's office to protest the ruling.

Park Board attorney Bruno Tabis told the board that it might not have the authority to place a referendum question on a ballot because it doesn't have home - rule powers and that authority is denied by statewide park district code.

The Supreme Court will on July 4 rule on an application filed by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome seeking to temporarily halt his oral examination by the Attorney General.

All that said, the best way for you to find out exactly what it takes to get on the primary ballot is to: (1) hire a good election law attorney, or (2) contact the Suffolk County Board of Elections and ask them to provide you with the rules for ballot access, candidate qualifications (such as residency requirements in the district), deadline dates, and filing fees.

Reached by phone following the ruling, Stephen R. Coffey, Ortt's Albany defense attorney, said he had no comment on the decision but indicated that he thought Ortt would be exonerated.

Among these critics are 19 Democratic state attorneys general, who wrote a lengthy, joint comment on the rule demanding that it be withdrawn.

During remarks delivered at a forum hosted by the nonpartisan good government group Citizens Union, the Attorney General outlined what he believes is required to help «cure the disease» of public corruption, including a total ban on outside employment income for legislators, an end to per diems, rules reform to empower individual legislators, and a constitutional amendment to extend legislators» terms from two to four years.

District attorney's office spokesman Brendan Brosh declined to comment Monday on court proceedings or the judge's ruling.

The office still seems set on fighting Trump: Just this week, Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood joined in an amicus brief in a case meant to block Trump's new rules for funding family - planning programs.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said on Sunday he would not rule out the possibility that payments were made to women other than porn star Stormy Daniels to get them to stay silent about allegations against Trump.

Joe Percoco's attorney, Barry Bohrer, issued a statement suggesting the charges against him were based on non-credible witness testimony and wouldn't square with the Supreme Court's recent ruling vacating a fraud charge against former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell.

«These new rules make our office's regulations largely redundant, and leaving them in place would create an unnecessary burden on organizations,» said attorney general spokesman Matt Mittenthal.

Schneiderman and 17 other state attorneys general on Aug. 2 won the right to intervene in the case in a ruling by the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals.

«The U.S. Attorney's statements violated no ethical rule, did not unfairly prejudice the defendant, and were consistent with the stated mission of the [Department of Justice],» Bharara's team wrote in a Manhattan federal court filing responding to Silver's motion to have the case tossed based on the prosecutor's post-arrest statements.

Late Wednesday, Azrack ruled lawyers on both sides are entitled to know about verbal communication between Oyster Bay attorneys and town officials.

A Westchester County Supreme Court judge heard oral arguments on the dispute and is expected to rule Wednesday, said Elliott's attorney, Marc Landis.

New York is one of several states that have aggregate limits on campaign spending, though a state - level court ruling tossed the cap and the state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office plans to appeal.

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Mallami, has been invited for the second time by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters over the Senate Rules forgery suit.

The NYT opines on the casino amendment wording, urging a judge to rule that it should be restored to the more neutral language originally approved by the attorney general's office.

Attorney Tony Dias (seated, second from left) argued that federal rules on microbeads outweigh Erie County's ban.

Attorney Steven Molo notified the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on Thursday that he'd like to ask the high court to review last week's ruling, which wiped out the conviction but also provided the government with assurance that there was sufficient evidence to convict Silver if a jury is properly instructed on the law and decides to do so.

Penalties for Frivolous Lawsuits — Vote Passed (230 - 188, 11 Not Voting) The bill would modify federal rules governing civil lawsuits to require federal courts to impose sanctions on parties that violate the existing prohibition on the filing of frivolous lawsuits, with such sanctions to include monetary penalties to cover the other party's attorneys» fees and other costs.

The court ruled that federal attorneys had interpreted the law too broadly, and that the jury was not properly instructed on the meaning of an «official act» within the federal bribery statutes.

The Attorney - General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami had turned down the invitation on two consecutive times, Umaru noted while moving a motion through Order 43 of 2015 Standing Rules.

Former U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, who headed New York's Northern District from 2010 until he stepped down last month, said the onus is on Congress to fix the weaknesses in the honest - services statute that have been cited in multiple Supreme Court rulings.

This new alliance on the five - member board resulted in votes to rescind both the town's Rules of Procedure in conducting town board meetings, and to rescind a town policy requiring individual town board members obtaining full - board approval before utilizing services of the town attorney.