Sentences with phrase «settling lawsuits filed against»

For fiscal year 2014, NYC budgeted $ 674 million dollars solely for settling lawsuits filed against it and its assorted departments, which amounted to almost 40 percent more than the 2012 FY total, and comes close to costing $ 80 per NYC resident.

One of his first acts as chief executive was to settle a lawsuit filed against the state by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on behalf of students in 18 districts around California, most in poor communities.

Settlement reached over fake Rothko painting Casino magnate Frank Fertitta has settled a lawsuit he filed against art historian Oliver Wick in relation to fake Abstract Expressionist works handled by the now defunct Knoedler gallery.

Not exact matches

Under Kalanick, Uber had run roughshod over regulators, faced accusations of rampant sexual harassment, and allegedly obtained medical records of a woman in who said an Uber driver in India had raped her (Uber recently settled a U.S. lawsuit that the woman had filed against the company).

There are other issues to settle, including the explosive lawsuit filed by Benchmark Capital — which owns more than 10 percent of the company and has a board seat held by Matt Cohler — against Kalanick, whom the venture firm helped oust and has been trying to restrain.

Less than three months after filing its lawsuit on the ABACUS deal, the SEC settled with Goldman Sachs for $ 550 million, bringing charges solely against a low level trader, Fabrice Tourre.

While this practice was frowned upon and illegal in some states, a recent class action lawsuit filed against Visa and MasterCard was settled and now allows merchants to put this method into practice.

This is just what was on display last week when florist Barronelle Stutzman wrote a letter to Washington State's Attorney General, stating her intent to not settle a discrimination lawsuit filed against her for refusing to lend her creative talents and services to a same - sex ceremony.

King's announcement came a week after Bishop Eddie Long, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Church, settled out of court with four young men who filed lawsuits against him last year claiming he coerced them into sexual relationships.

A multistate civil lawsuit filed in May against a group of family members who claimed to raise money for cancer victims has been settled, resulting in the closing of two charities that allegedly bilked donors for some $ 75 million, AG Eric Schneiderman said.

The election commission's now - settled lawsuit against the state Democratic Party, and lawsuits by the party against the SEEC, came after the state Republican Party chairman filed a complaint that the Democrats funneled state contractors» money into the 2014 gubernatorial race through a back door.

The U.S. has filed and simultaneously settled a lawsuit against the Rockland County Town of Ramapo for illegally discharging fill material into wetlands in 2010 during construction of Provident Bank Park, home to a minor league baseball team.

An anti-discrimination lawsuit filed against the Utica School District by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office has been settled.

Airbnb immediately filed a lawsuit against the city and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman — not Cuomo — for the law, but the case was ultimately settled.

In 2003, he filed a lawsuit against the Harvey Milk High School, settling it only when the school made clear it does not restrict itself to LGBTQ students.

Former Mayor David Dinkins has settled a hit - and - run lawsuit filed against him by a bicycle deliveryman.

Tinder cofounder Whitney Wolfe left the dating app giant in 2014 and filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the company, later settled

Until it does, lawsuits will continue to be filed against Amazon, and the corporation will continue to do the bare minimum to settle the dispute and satisfy the legal requirements.

You do not have to agree to terms that you can not afford, but if you refuse to settle or are unable to, an attorney can file a lawsuit against you in civil court, if he has not already done so.

If you don't settle the contract with your landlord, he or she can file a lawsuit against you demanding payment for the unpaid rent.

As I first reported on May 26, 2016, in a lawsuit filed against him by two former clients, Bluford stipulated to a judgment against him in the amount of $ 559,330 to settle a lawsuit charging him with impersonating a lawyer, forging legal documents and swindling two clients.

As Zal notes, the plaintiffs in the fraud lawsuit against Bluford — which continues against other defendants even though Bluford settled — filed a request on Feb. 21, 2017, to dismiss QuickLegal as a defendant.

The parents filed a brain injury lawsuit against the boy's school district and recently agreed to settle the case for $ 50,000.

Below is a sample of some of the slip and fall cases Alan Sackrin has settled and won against Walmart by filing a lawsuit or by a pre-suit settlement.

After patients nationwide filed lawsuits and their attorneys prosecuted the cases, including the injury attorneys at Lieff Cabraser, several hip implant manufacturers agreed to settle the outstanding cases — lawsuits against DePuy for its faulty ASR hip implant and against Stryker for its recalled Rejuvenate and AGB II implants.

So too, the vast majority of UPL lawsuits filed against cyber-lawyer products are brought by lawyers or unauthorized - practice committees and generally settle without examples of harm.

DOJ entrusted Allan to represent the United States in some of its most high profile cases including a large class action challenging the New York City Fire Department's (FDNY) pattern of discrimination against Black and Hispanic applicants - which settled for about $ 100 million - and the first - ever employment discrimination lawsuit that DOJ filed to protect the rights of a transgender individual.

Tony Stewart and the parents of Kevin Ward Jr. have agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family against the...

In the wake of Aston Martin filing a lawsuit against Henrik Fisker claiming copyright infringement, the two parties have settled their dispute and the Thunderbolt won't be produced.

Last year, Prudential Real Estate said it received $ 1.9 million from Mason McDuffie Real Estate Inc. to settle a breach of contract lawsuit Prudential Real Estate filed against the Pleasanton, Calif. - based brokerage after it switched its franchise affiliation to Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate.