Sentences with phrase «sue under»

Meaning, the buyer can sue under the warranty deed for damages resulting from a defect in title.

A U.S. District Court dismissed the lawsuit, saying the ranchers lacked legal standing to sue under the Endangered Species Act.

Equally important, the appeals court said that the city could count as an «aggrieved person» who is allowed to sue under the housing act.

The thing that is unusual about this case is that the normal definition of standing, which is the right to sue under the law, includes that the plaintiff must demonstrate that he or she has been harmed by the actions of the accused.

Kentucky is a Choice No - Fault state, which means a driver can reject the no - fault system and sue under the laws of the tort system.

Massachusetts uses a no - fault system, which also limits one's rights to sue under this system.

If you're very lucky he won't sue the TV station for copyright infringement (because they would immediately sue you under the indemnity clause you undoubtedly signed when you submitted a video you said you owned but didn't).

Response: We agree, but do not have the legislative authority to grant a private right of action to sue under this statute.

What this means for you is that if you are the victim of any type of medical malpractice in a Federal health care facility, such as a Veterans Administration (VA) hospital or a military hospital, you can sue it under the FTCA because the government has waived its immunity in this situation.

San Francisco counsel and leader of the ERISA Litigation team Chuck Dyke discusses the Supreme Court's ruling that a retirement plan can not sue under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act for reimbursement of medical expenses from a third - party settlement that a plan participant has already spent.

He achieved landmark wins for Bristol - Myers Squibb limiting forum - shopping in mass torts cases, and for Wells Fargo reversing a decision allowing cities to sue under the Fair Housing Act.

Class action lawyers like to sue under that provision because it is less demanding, in a variety of ways, than Rule 23 (b)(3) suits, which usually are the only available alternative....

If a family member dies as a result of the negligence of another person or party, you may also be entitled to sue under a wrongful death action.

We filed an amicus brief successfully arguing that standing to sue under D.C. consumer - protection laws must be limited to plaintiffs who have suffered a personal injury.

In addition to strict liability claims, victims may also bring standard negligence cases or sue under a breach of warranty (e.g. the warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).

After that, if the seller wants to undo the sale because the company buying the policy goes bankrupt, he or she can sue under contract law, but bankruptcy typically protects such companies from litigation.

These maritime workers sue under the Jones Act, a federal statute that allows those injuried «in service of the vessel» to sue for negligence.

I have in mind the common law rule that a third party beneficiary can't sue under the contract which gives (or purports to give) it a right against one of the contracting parties.

Does the church sue under their own name and get named as defendant in lawsuits or are their holdings under various corporations?

(Unless you have been injured by a government agency; then you may be able to sue under the The Federal Tort Claims Act Nolo.com.)

Part of the proposed rule would make it easier for farmers to sue under the Depression - era Packers and Stockyards Act.

However, my guess is that the victims of this campaign would have as much right to sue under RICO, in fact probably more:

Members of the GCMI would make public statements in the mass media, to show that scientists were not «unified in their opposition, but in fact were arguing about it», and would threaten to sue under a Fairness Doctrine that required balance in the media at the time.

Creditors only have a limited time in which to sue you under law.

Denver District Court found in 2011 the program violated the Public School Finance Act of 1994 and other provisions of the state Constitution, but it was overturned by the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2013, saying the petitioners lacked standing to sue under the act and that the voucher program did not violate the state Constitution.

A coach who alleged school district retaliation for his complaints about unequal treatment of his girls» high school basketball team had no right to sue under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, a federal appeals court has ruled.

Diocese Bishop William Murphy has been a loud opponent of a measure that would extend or eliminate the statute of limitations pertaining to child sex abuse cases while also opening up a one - year window for those who can no longer sue under current law to bring civil cases.

None are believed to contain the one - year window sought by advocates that allows adults who were abused as kids but can no longer sue under current law to bring a civil case.

My fear is that the first Anglican church, synagogue or mosque that says, «It offends our principles and the basic tenets of our religion's faith», will be countered by the zealots of Stonewall moving in, saying, «We're going to sue under the Equalities Act and the Human Rights Act».

The MTA only took action after I was forced to sue under an Article 78 Proceeding to seek, reinstatement, back pay and attorney fees, whereupon the Transit Authority admitted in court that they were not aware of my falsifying any and all documents.

That opposition remains in place even after Dolan set up a program to compensate people sexually abused as children that covers those who can no longer sue under the law.

It's not a crime (although in a few states, people can sue under heart balm torts).

Last, could the players now sue under some equal protection type deal?

In a twist on the hotly contested national debate on church - state matters, the Supreme Court will decide whether a teacher at a religious school can sue under a federal law against workplace discrimination.

Still, opponents are aiming mostly at phase two rules that establish a class - action right to sue under the Best Interest Contract Exemption.

She could sue him under California civil code 1708.85, which similarly deals with the nonconsensual distribution of sexual materials that cause harm to the depicted party.

U.S. banks and credit card companies could be prevented from blocking customers from banding together to sue them under a rule released by the country's consumer finance agency on Monday.

The outraged scientist sued under a law governing copyright issues that Colombia created to establish better trade relations with the United States, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which has been advocating on behalf of Gomez.

She sued under the Civil Rights Act, but the Supreme Court rejected her claim, narrowly construing the law to limit the opportunity for redress to within six months after «a discrete unlawful practice takes place.»

The Court held that foreign corporations may not be sued under the ATS for their overseas conduct.

The full 16 - judge panel from the New Orleans - based court last September concluded while the constitutional rights of the students were violated, school administrators could not be sued under the «qualified immunity» legal standard.

The woman sued under the state's civil rights act.

Based on the mayor's public statements, Squadron said the former owner, the Allure Group, should be sued under the False Claims Act.

The UK could still be sued under CETA's corporate courts for up to 20 years after Brexit, destroying parliamentary sovereignty in one fell swoop, a startlingly unreported fact.

Many in the U.K. scientific community claim that fear of being sued under the country's permissive laws discourages scientists from tackling controversial issues.

The issue arises fairly often for school administrators and other government officials sued under the federal Civil Rights Act of 1871, a Reconstruction - era law that is frequently the basis for suits alleging that government officials have deprived someone of...

But most importantly, this bill could bankrupt local school districts that would be required to pay for the CEQA analysis, and face huge legal liabilities if they were sued under the CEQA act; the districts — not the charters — could be liable as the zoning exemption approval agency.

«They are getting out,» he said, noting that many FHA lenders have been sued under the False Claims Act and had to pay huge fines to the Justice Department.

While having long - term implications for the financial health of borrowers, a present concern for consumer advocates is that it is unclear what will happen to the CFPB's ongoing lawsuit against the large student loan servicer, Navient, who was sued under the previous CFPB directorship over findings it committed widespread fraud and abuse against student loan borrowers.

Take a look at the table of contents and you'll find a whole lot of ways of being sued under a DC plan that offers choice.