Sentences with phrase «settle against the allegations»

And yesterday, reports said that the US Justice Department is trying to get the six firms to settle against the allegations or it will take them to court.

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FTC: Google Pushing Its Own Products in Search Results Is Fair Game — One of the biggest news stories of 2012 was the continuing FTC investigation into antitrust allegations against Google, but the case was settled this week in Google's favor.

Skelos declined to criticize Silver's handling of the situation, although did say he thinks it's inappropriate for taxpayer dollars to be used to settle allegations lodged against sitting lawmakers.

The San Francisco school district settled a sex discrimination lawsuit involving incoming city schools chancellor Richard Carranza for $ 75,000, but de Blasio said he doesn't buy the allegations against his schools pick.

Instead, he had authorized a secret payment of $ 103,080 on June 13, which was used to settle the allegations against Lopez before they could be made public.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, 51 percent of those surveyed say Silver should step aside after he secretly settled sexual harassment allegations against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics settled its case against Fred Hiffa, formerly of Ostroff, Hiffa, & Associates, Inc., following allegations that he had violated the state's lobbying gift ban in 2006 by hiring Matthew Libous in 2006, retaining the Binghamton lawmaker's son for $ 4,166 a month for one year to a Westchester County - based law firm.

Conyers, the longest - serving current House member, insists that contrary to a BuzzFeed report, he has never settled a sexual - harassment complaint and vehemently denies the allegations lodged against him.

Also on Tuesday, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver admitted an error in judgment for secretly using taxpayer funds to try to settle sexual harassment allegations against Lopez earlier this summer.

Cuomo, who is positioning himself for a potential 2020 presidential run, wants to prohibit taxpayer funds being used to settle harassment allegations against individuals, bar secrecy of such settlements, create a uniform sexual harassment policy for all parts of state and local government and create an anonymous whistleblower tip line for individuals to report misconduct.

The Assembly revised its policies in 2012 following revelations that taxpayers had paid to settle multiple sexual harassment allegations against former Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

MetLife was hit with the largest New York fine against an insurer — $ 50 million — to settle allegations that its international operations sold insurance in the state to multinational companies without proper licensing.

The New York Times reported Saturday that at least one sexual harassment allegation against Lopez was settled in part with public funds prior to his censure.

The National Organization of Women and the good - government group Common Cause formally asked the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics to look into the circumstances surrounding Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, and Silver's decision to quietly settle an earlier complaint against the Brooklyn Democrat with a $ 103,000 payment.

Attorney Gloria Allred says she's cooperating with JCOPE as it investigates the sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez and why Speaker Silver authorized the payment of $ 103,000 in public money to settle the case.

PASADENA, Calif. — eHarmony, Inc. and the New Jersey Attorney General's Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have settled allegations that the company violated New Jersey's Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by failing to offer a same - sex matching service.

You may recall him financially settling sexual misconduct allegations made against him during production of his film «I'm Still Here» (2010), so he voluntarily bowed out of the obligation.

The Los Angeles Unified School District will pay a school district manager $ 200,000 in cash, along with lifetime benefits, to settle sexual harassment allegations against a former superintendent.

Without admitting fault or liability, 32 lenders agreed to settle allegations against them, including CitiMortgage (which paid a fine of $ 700,000), Equitable Trust Mortgage Corporation, Baltimore, MD ($ 277,500), Financial Mortgage USA, Inc..

Where outrageous allegations have been made against your client alongside more plausible ones (in respect of which you are settling...), consider asking for a signed letter from the claimant withdrawing the more offensive ones.

[35] While the allegations against the Settling Defendants and non-settling defendants were based upon different allegations of fault, the relief sought was essentially the same: compensation for a wrongful conviction and some 27 years of incarceration.

Whether you need defense against a questionable allegation or payment of a claim that's obviously valid and should be settled, your policy is there to protect you.

The Sellers settled their lawsuit with the Buyers, and the trial court dismissed the allegations against the Brokerage and Hopkins.

Although the matter eventually settled out - of - court, it is an intriguing glimpse into how far a claim against a seller might conceivably go in terms of allegations of non-disclosure.

Today, after action by the Justice Department, Wells Fargo & Co. settled allegations of discrimination against minority borrowers and announced that it would no longer continue working with mortgage brokers.