Sentences with phrase «settlement of a civil lawsuit»

Five full months into the new fiscal year, Lembo is estimating that the state will be spending more money in the settlement of a civil lawsuit by the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition against former Gov. John G. Rowland, who laid off state employees more than a decade ago.

Not exact matches

«State attorneys general told five of the nation's largest banks on Tuesday they face a potential liability of at least $ 17 billion in civil lawsuits if a settlement isn't reached to address improper foreclosure practices» a «figure [that] doesn't cover additional billions of dollars in potential claims from federal agencies,» the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Advocates like Charles Ogletree hope to use civil litigation, through the sort of class - action lawsuits that won such immense victories as the tobacco settlement.

The New York Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday morning the settlement of a federal lawsuit against the Buffalo City School District for what it charged was «the open and systematic discrimination of LGBTQ students at McKinley High School.»

Beach's confirmation was happening just after news emerged that the state had reached a nearly $ 2.7 million settlement to end an 18 - year - old civil rights lawsuit brought by a group of Native Americans.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about a federal investigation into payments made to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver by a small law firm and Albany County legislature rejecting a proposed settlement in a federal civil rights lawsuit about the county under representing minorities in the redistricting plan.

Over the years, Silver arranged payments of $ 1.2 million, nearly all of it in taxpayer money, for hush - hush civil - lawsuit settlements to six female ex - government staffers who suffered sexual harassment — or worse — at the hands of Silver's cronies.

And the Los Angeles Unified School District recently agreed to limit the use of seniority in layoff determinations as part of a settlement in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

It can also be used as a framework for civil lawsuits to obtain large amounts of money through massive settlements.

An example of his exemplary pro bono service is the favorable monetary settlement Bob achieved on behalf of a prisoner in a Section 1983 federal lawsuit he prosecuted against the Cook County Department of Corrections involving civil rights violations for refusal to provide medical treatment.

The actions you take immediately after a car accident can have a tremendous impact on your legal options and the strength of any later settlement negotiations or civil lawsuit you bring to recover financial compensation.

As reported in yesterday's New York Times, the soon - to - be-released study of civil lawsuits found that most plaintiffs who pass up settlement and go to trial end up with less than if they'd settled.

When one party fails to live up to the terms of the commercial contract, a civil lawsuit leading to a negotiated settlement, or to a trial, is often the best way to successfully resolve the dispute.

That's because for the vast majority of these civil lawsuits, the settlements and verdicts result in far more reasonable amounts.

Personal injury cases may become formalized via a civil court proceeding which seek to find other people at fault via a court judgment or, as is more typical, these sorts of disputes might be solved through an informal settlement prior to any lawsuit becoming filed:

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Settlements reached using ODR are nothing more than transactions, i.e.: «contracts by which the parties prevent a future contestation, put an end to a lawsuit or settle difficulties arising in the execution of a judgment, by way of mutual concessions or reservations» (as defined in section 2631 of the Quebec Civil Code), and they are deferred to and enforced by the Courts on a regular basis.