Sentences with phrase «state against harm»

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Shortly thereafter, Daniels added a complaint in her lawsuit against Cohen, alleging defamation when on February 13 he stated in reference to claims of an affair that, «Just because something isn't true doesn't mean it can't cause you harm or damage,» implying that Daniels is lying about the affair.

The real estate industry is already in the midst of an aggressive battle against the loss of the state and local property tax deduction that they argue could harm home values.

Once a child is four or five years old and meets the criteria for ADHD, also keep in mind that the AAP states that «In areas where evidence - based behavioral treatments are not available, the clinician needs to weigh the risks of starting medication at an early age against the harm of delaying diagnosis and treatment.»

However, Rep. Peter King (R - Seaford), who voted against the House tax plan, said the limits on deductions for state and local taxes would harm New York and other high - tax states.

Cuomo has railed against the bill, saying it would harm the state's ability to retain people and throw its budget out of whack.

In 2012, for example, 1.3 million violent crimes — including rape and physical assault — occurred against people with disabilities and that number has been steadily increasing since 2008, making people with disabilities one of the most harmed groups in the United States.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday urged all of New York's 27 House members to unite against the Republican tax reform plan, warning it would disproportionately harm middle - class taxpayers and homeowners in their state.

The criminal charge against Conner lists COR as the victim, stating that the alleged impersonation was conducted with the intent to harm COR's reputation.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said he is reviewing pension fund investments to guard against BDS affiliations that could harm Israeli - based businesses the fund has bought into.

ALBANY — Republican state Sen. Kathy Marchione has effectively killed off her own bill that would allow those harmed by contaminants to bring a lawsuit against a polluter, including her constituents in Hoosick Falls.

In essence, these hold that states must protect people against human rights abuses, including environmental abuse, while companies must respect those rights and show due diligence when trading with others, and that those who are harmed must have proper redress.

In a 5 — 4 decision against the EPA, the Supreme Court majority decided that the scientific evidence (some of which came from the agency itself) suggested that Massachusetts and other states were experiencing harm from global warming and that the EPA had the authority to redress it.

These anxieties are wired into Major, a.k.a. Mira Killian (Scarlett Johansson), an anti-terrorist «weapon» whose combat abilities extend to hacking the minds of those who wish to bring harm against the state.

One way of achieving this might be to empower women to confront the state committing such human rights violations against them, through international and domestic forums coupled with the ability to directly challenge men in society who harm them.83 It must be recognized in law that the violation of women sexually and reproductively is a «form of unequal treatment.»

In Art. 5 (g) of the ICTY statute, rape is only established as a crime against humanity, not as a tool of genocide.76 Like other domestic and international forums, the ICTY is hindered by «legally institutionalized sex inequality,» 77 is easily manipulated by the historical denial of sexual and reproductive harm to women and is obligated to grant institutional deference to states.

FundEducationNow.org is determined to arm children, parents, teachers and concerned citizens with the power to speak out against the Florida Legislature's plan to defund public education, disrespect professional educators and cause deep and lasting harm to the state's 2.6 million school children.Thanks to thousands of volunteer hours and in - kind donations, FundEducationNow.org quickly grew into a statewide non-partisan alliance of dedicated advocates.

(1) The Vergara Decision: This case pits nine Oakland public school students against the State of California, arguing that (a) granting tenure after less than two years, (b) retaining teachers during layoffs based on seniority instead of merit, and (c) the near impossibility of dismissing incompetent teachers, is harming California's overall system of public education, and is disproportionately harming public education in low income communities.

It's an argument that the FDIC raised in their action against Rocky Mountain National Bank, a duty to make sure their debt settlement clients were complaint with state laws and not misleading or harming consumers..

Pennsylvania State Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed the lawsuit against Navient just last month, claiming the company engaged in practices that harmed numerous student loan borrowers.

More specifically, when opponents of climate change policies make self - interest based arguments against the adoption of policies such as cost to the United States, there are no follow - up questions asked by the press about whether those who argue against climate change policies on grounds of cost to the United States are denying that the United States has duties or responsibilities to those outside the United States to prevent harm to them.

In the Illinois ruling, Judge Shah said «The alleged harm to out - of - state power generators who will be competing in auctions against subsidized participants is not clearly excessive» when considered against «weighty and traditional areas of permissible state regulation.»

It stated briefly that it was «not contested» that the fight against alcohol abuse and the protection of public health against the harm caused by such abuse could be pursued as a public interest objective, justifying the operation of a monopoly (para 54).

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, and accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against conviction dismissed — Although trial judge did not address analytical steps in order, he properly analyzed evidence and concluded that injuries sustained by victim were not accidental and could not have occurred in any other fashion than as stated by victim — Having provided reasons for accepting victim's evidence, trial judge was entitled to reject accused's evidence — Trial judge's reasoning, though skeletal, permitted accused and appellate court to determine how and why finding resulted.

Certain aspects of medical malpractice cases vary from state to state, such as the standard of care, and the time periods in which one can bring a suit against the medical professional they feel has harmed them or a loved one.

A passionate advocate for individuals who have been harmed by the actions of others, Steve has won numerous top 10 verdicts in Georgia, including a $ 43.5 million jury verdict for Terhune v. Forum Group Corp et al., the state's largest judgment on record against a nursing home facility; a $ 40 million jury verdict for Jenkins v. Lambert, the # 1 largest jury verdict in Georgia for 2016; and a $ 11.5 million verdict for Bilbrey v. United States of America, one of the largest verdicts ever secured against the United States government.

A legal defense in Hague Convention child abduction cases when defending against lawsuit for the return a minor child to the child's state of habitual residence because the child would be exposed to physical or psychological harm or placed in an intolerable situation.

The Appeal Court failed to draw a distinction between the threat from other prisoners, and the conduct for which the state was responsible, whereas the correct legal test when the threat comes from the acts of third parties is whether the state has failed to provide reasonable protection against harm inflicted by non-state agents.

The Ontario Victims» Bill of Rights states that a person convicted of one of a prescribed list of crimes of violence against persons «is liable in damages to the victim of crime for emotional distress and bodily harm» that has occurred as a result.

When it comes to litigation, or legal action, against someone or a company involving a car accident or bodily harm, the statute of limitations can vary by state.

The law as it currently stands has weak annual reporting requirements from government agencies, does not provide much protection to Canadians from abusive treatment by foreign states, does not give the Privacy Commissioner order - making power, does not provide redress in cases involving harm, does not prevent over-collection of personal information, does not protect against surveillance where the data is not recorded, and does not feature security breach disclosure requirements.

«It is clear that the harm, which the provisions of Part VI were to guard against, was the acquisition by the state of personal communications that would otherwise be unattainable because their existence disappears once the words are spoken,» wrote Nordheimer.

«The Spanish Data Protection Agency has opened an investigation against Facebook in order to examine the possible harm caused to the Spanish users,» AGPD stated.

(b) The right to security of person and protection by the State against violence or bodily harm, whether inflicted by government officials or by any individual group or institution