Not exact matches
(1) Any customer who enters into a
contract with an invention promoter and who is found by a court to have been injured by any material false or fraudulent statement or representation, or any omission of material fact, by that invention promoter (any agent, employee, director, officer, partner, or independent contractor of
such invention promoter), or by the failure of that invention promoter to disclose
such information as required under subsection (a), may recover in a
civil action against the invention promoter (or the officers, directors, or partners of
such invention promoter), in addition to reasonable costs and attorneys» fees --
The government is expected to defer activity
such as «taking or announcing major policy decisions; entering into large / contentious procurement
contracts or significant long - term commitments; and making some senior public appointments and approving Senior
Civil Service appointments, provided that
such postponement would not be detrimental to the national interest or wasteful of public money».
A record from this system of records may be disclosed, as a routine use, to a Federal, State, or local agency maintaining
civil, criminal, or other relevant enforcement information or other pertinent information,
such as current licenses, if necessary to obtain information relevant to a DOT decision concerning the hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security clearance, the letting of a
contract, or the issuance of a license, grant or other benefit.
The act also includes provisions to help protect servicemembers against eviction, foreclosure, repossession, and
civil court proceedings for the duration of their service, as well as allowing you to terminate certain obligations,
such as cellphone
contracts or vehicle leases, if you are called to service.
Civil law grants to individuals the right to sue for compensation or for specific action in matters
such as breach of
contract, defamation and negligence.
The hybrid nature of our program staffing, particularly in the first semester, has created a fundamental integration at the faculty level: traditional casebook faculty teach legal writing classes, and — because the first - semester course is connected to a required core course,
such as torts,
contracts, or
civil procedure — legal writing professionals teach traditional casebook classes.
These include shareholder and partnership disputes; the investigation and pursuit of
civil fraud claims against directors, employees and third parties; international asset tracing; professional negligence claims (including against office holders); Company law claims
such as minority shareholder petitions (Section 994 Petitions) and specialist applications in relation to the conduct and control of companies;
contract disputes; challenges to share sale consideration; and directors» disqualification proceedings.
Civil litigation can include claims
such as business disputes, breach of
contract, personal injury, real estate disputes, and much, much more.
She has litigated cases involving Title VII of the
Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, various state discrimination statutes, and common law and tort claims,
such as retaliatory discharge, defamation, and breach of
contract claims.
Family law is a unique species of
civil law for many reasons, but primarily because of: the frequency with which disputes brought to court concern social, psychological and emotional issues rather than legal; the almost complete absence of circumstances in which a specific legal conclusion invariably and inevitably results from a particular set of facts; and, the range of other areas of the law that may be concurrently applicable,
such as
contracts, tax, conflicts, real property, negligence, torts and trusts.
Brittany worked on legal topics
such as employment,
contracts, commercial law, and
civil rights.
Disputes of this nature,
such as a breach of
contract, typically fall under what is known as
civil litigation which entails the use of courts or arbitrators for adjudication.
Both of those lead to
civil litigation,
such as real estate and breach of
contract litigation.
Practicing competition law, Ms. Liu Dongping provides specialized services in investigation cases, merger control filing, compliance programs, evaluation of risks arising from business strategy,
contract arrangement, JV arrangements, other horizontal and vertical issues, IP and anti-monopoly related issues,
civil litigation related issues, remedies as well as solutions to avoid or mitigate
such risks, etc. for international and domestic clients.
The
civil litigation process provides a venue for deciding disputes involving torts (
such as accidents, negligence, and libel or slander),
contract disputes, probate of wills, trusts, property disputes, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties and organizations including government departments.
In contrast to a
civil law marriage
contract (common in
civil law countries
such as continental Europe, South Africa etc), a pre-nuptial agreement does not elect a «matrimonial property regime» i.e. a set of rules which govern how assets are owned and dealt with during the marriage.
We also represent clients in a wide range of
civil disputes
such as will contests, construction and
contract disputes, and real estate disputes.
Furthermore, students may enroll in foundational American law courses taught as part of Miami Law's J.D. program,
such as
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law,
Contracts or Business Associations, to prepare for a U.S. bar exam, for a transfer to the J.D. / LL.M.
We have extensive experience litigating complex
civil cases in
such areas as commercial
contract disputes, licensing, bankruptcy, business torts, consumer fraud, employment, insurance, trade secrets and ERISA.
In New York, NY CPLR § 4102 allows parties to waive
civil trial by jury (and unlike California),
such waiver terms have been upheld, but the courts have recognized that there is a problem, so it's not always obvious whether
such waivers in
contracts are legal.
Health oversight agency means an agency or authority of the United States, a State, a territory, a political subdivision of a State or territory, or an Indian tribe, or a person or entity acting under a grant of authority from or
contract with
such public agency, including the employees or agents of
such public agency or its contractors or persons or entities to whom it has granted authority, that is authorized by law to oversee the health care system (whether public or private) or government programs in which health information is necessary to determine eligibility or compliance, or to enforce
civil rights laws for which health information is relevant.
Civil law includes all the other types of legal issues
such as
contracts, divorce, wills, personal injury, landlord / tenant, litigation, and etc..
Our
civil litigators deal with complex issues in areas
such as
civil liability (product liability, bodily and psychological injuries, material damages and economic loss), business
contracts, professional regulation and liability, defamation, commercial litigation and extraordinary remedies, disputes relating to successions, wrongful dismissal actions, and claims of discrimination, sexual harassment and breach of fiduciary duties.
Quebec's
Civil Code also contains various provisions dealing with external clauses, abusive clauses, penal clauses, illegible and incomprehensible clauses, and so on, to name a few, and also provides for a great number of statutorily imposed terms in what it calls «nominate»
contracts (
such as leases or
contracts for services, which have rights and obligations specially prescribed by law).
Nathaniel has broad experience representing clients in complex
civil litigation,
such as
contract disputes, unfair trade practices, ERISA violations, and actions brought under the False Claims Act.
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any failure to perform any obligation under any Agreement which is due to an event beyond the control of
such party including but not limited to any Act of God, terrorism, war, Political insurgence, insurrection, riot,
civil unrest, act of
civil or military authority, uprising, earthquake, flood or any other natural or man made eventuality outside of our control, which causes the termination of an agreement or
contract entered into, nor which could have been reasonably foreseen.
The participants intend to create individual blockchain - based solutions in
such fields as banking, industry, insurance, proprietary rights, energy,
civil contracts and the Internet of Things.
How do I handle requests for
such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: 334-215-3706 Cell Phone: 334-233-2631 Fax: 334-273-0477 E-mail:
[email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with
civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities
contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared
contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request
While it is common for attorneys to work in several areas throughout their careers, it is still important to target and focus a resume on a specific area
such as criminal law, prosecution, litigation, arbitration,
contracts, bankruptcy,
civil rights, etc..
HIGHLIGHTS Office Administration Legal Research
Contract Management
Civil Litigation Legal Documentation File and Records Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 6/1/2015 — Current Senior Paralegal (In - House Legal Team) Williams Medical Center — Memphis, TN Handle corporate matters
such as formation of entities, and drafting minutes, resolutions, and other compliance for 250 + subsidiary entities.
Paralegal — Duties & Responsibilities Provide excellent legal and administrative support in a fast paced, high intensity law firm environment Perform legal research and document preparation
such as affidavits,
contracts, and correspondence Discover and analyze applicable case law, statutes, codes, and influential secondary sources Develop experience with
civil litigation including employment,
contract, real estate, and business law Responsible for pretrial preparation
such as exhibit organization and documentation Manage client case files in company electronic filing system resulting in accurate and organized records Monitor and update firm law library with up to date primary and secondary sources Participate in
civil, criminal, and administrative mock trials Train in all evidentiary, procedural, and substantive aspects of litigation Proficient in public relations theory, strategy, and comprehensive campaign management Develop and implement communications plans through in depth analysis of client challenges Create brand awareness, corporate identity, logos, signage, special events, and strategic partnerships Oversee company budgets, support staff,
contracts, and daily operations
Such matters included auto repair and towing disputes, insurance claims involving tort and
contract matters, debt collection cases,
civil and criminal domestic violence cases, neighborhood land disputes, and property disputes between neighbors.
Relief granted under this section shall not affect any
contract, sale, encumbrance, or lease consummated before the granting of
such relief and involving a bona fide purchaser, encumbrancer, or tenant, without actual notice of the filing of a complaint with the Secretary or
civil action under this subchapter.»