Sentences with phrase «suit against the board»

The Brennan Center, alongside a coalition of law firms, state lawmakers and others on Tuesday announced they had filed a suit against the Board of Elections to end the practice of a network of limited liability companies contributing endless cash to political candidates.

Calverton resident Greg Fischer and two other men, Bill Jurow, a Mastic Beach attorney, and Roger Scott Lewis, who is a Democratic committee member in Southampton Town, brought the suit against the Board of Elections in Suffolk County, Nassau County and New York State on the grounds that LIPA trustees should be elected, not appointed, as they are currently.

Dover High School's science teachers balked at the order, and 11 parents filed suit against the board for trying to impose religion on their kids.

Not exact matches

The outcome: Matlin, who said he was «shocked» by the board's «political manoeuvre,» filed an $ 11 - million wrongful dismissal suit against the company in September.

Another wrinkle in this year's meeting comes from the recent revelations that board member Peter Thiel has been privately funding lawsuits against Gawker Media, including the recent Hulk Hogan suit that resulted in a $ 140 million judgment against the news website that sent Gawker into bankruptcy.

Last year he filed a racial discrimination suit against the Dakota, the well - known Manhattan apartment building, after its co-op board denied his request to buy an apartment next to his to accommodate Ms. Pao and their then -2-year-old daughter.

In addition, recently a judge denied Elon Musk's request to dismiss a class - action suit stemming from TSLA's acquistion of Solar CIty (which is turning into a disaster) against Musk and TSLA's board

Omaha - based Buck's Inc., and the landowners filed suit against DuPage County last month in a bid to overturn the county board's decision.

The district «s suit is against the Du Page County Board of Elections, which ruled that park districts do not have the authority to hold advisory referendums.

Now the Pierce Downer's Heritage Alliance, a local environmental group, has filed suit against the Village of Downers Grove and the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board, alleging that both agencies violated a section of the Illinois Natural Preservation Act by failing to consult with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to determine the project's ecological impact on the adjacent preserve.

The Republican had intended to file suit one month ago, but the Democratic majority county Board of Legislators voted against it, so Astorino is going a different route.

In a wrongful termination suit against Black Equity, Johnson claims that the board of the organization told her it didn't look good for her to be seen endorsing a Jew for mayor.

The enforcement arm of the state Board of Elections filed suit against Gonsalves in March, accusing her of 10 instances of failing to file timely reports between 2013 and 2015.

Evan Davis, head of the Committee for a Constitutional Convention, files suit against the New York State Board of Elections to obtain a court order requiring the question whether to call a state constitutional convention to be placed on the front rather on the back of the ballot this November.

In a suit filed against the SUNY Board of Trustees in Supreme Court in Albany on Thursday, the state Board of Regents and Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia claimed the new rules would erode teacher quality and hurt disadvantaged students.

Evan Davis, a former counsel to Gov. Mario Cuomo who had been pursuing legal action against the state Board of Elections over placement of a referendum for a constitutional convention, has withdrawn his suit following the boards agreement to take steps to highlight the issue on the fall ballot.

Buffalo, NY (WBEN)- As Buffalo School Board member Carl Paladino is planning to file suit against fellow school board members, for conspiring against his freedom of speech, a stakeholder group is calling for complete receiverBoard member Carl Paladino is planning to file suit against fellow school board members, for conspiring against his freedom of speech, a stakeholder group is calling for complete receiverboard members, for conspiring against his freedom of speech, a stakeholder group is calling for complete receivership.

The civil suit pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.

Davis had filed suit against the state Board of Elections to require the question over whether to hold the convention on the front of the ballot.

Farley brought suit against the Schenectady County Board of Elections, after an objection to Farley's petition signatures by the Democratic Party.

The suit was filed against the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority, a six - member board appointed by state officials which has monitored the county's finances since its creation in 2000.

The Town of Lockport has filed suit against its own Zoning Board of Appeals over a use variance.

They filed suit against the Tuxedo Town Board alleging that it skipped an environmental review prior to a vote in June adopting a gaming overlay zone.

The speech outlined Mr. Stringer's first year in office — touting audits that uncovered waste in the New York City Housing Authority and city schools, his efforts to bring more transparency and open elections to the boards of major corporations, and his ClaimStat program to track suits against the city.

The Queens GOP filed suit against three Republican councilman over changes at the Board of Elections.

Common Cause has filed suit against the State Board of Elections.

The Florida legislature's Miami delegation has been thwarted in its attempt to bar its local school board from using public money to pay for its legal battle against a voting - rights suit.

St. Louis's desegregation case dates from 1972, when Minnie Liddell, a black parent, filed suit against the St. Louis school board contending that her children were receiving an inferior education in a predominantly black city school.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that vouchers violated the state constitution in 2009, and the union and state school boards» association filed suit against education savings accounts shortly after Gov. Jan Brewer signed them into law.

Two of the schools who saw their funding decrease have filed suit against the Orleans Parish School Board.

The suit was filed against the state, the State Board of Education, the State Commissioner of Education, and the Governor's Office.

Pursuant to the Plan, the Company is also authorized to dispose of its remaining non-cash assets, on such terms and at such prices as the Company's board of directors, without further shareholder approval, may determine to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, to pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims against and obligations of the Company, to make such provisions as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the Company which is the subject of a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the Company is a party, to distribute on a pro rata basis to the shareholders of the Company the remaining assets of the Company, and, subject to statutory limitations, to take all other actions necessary to wind up and liquidate the Company's business and affairs.

If demonstrated and thorough action to stop the deceptive trade practices has not been taken by this Board within ninety days of receipt of this letter I will file a class action suit against the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on behalf of the people of Texas, for negligence in the execution of their responsibilities, and I will request a Court order to instruct the Board to perform their duties.

Five alumni and admitted students have filed suit against Cooper Union's board of trustees, alleging that their behavior leading up to the historic end of free tuition violated duties prescribed by the school's charter, the Wall Street Journal reported.

One case was a suit in 1818 against the owners of The Scourge, a privateer whose officers and crew boarded and plundered a neutral ship, the Amiable Nancy.

Moreover, to add insult to injury, in a related case, the Ohio Bar brought suit for unauthorized practice of law against a dad who succeeded in winning thousands of dollars in educational services for his son in an IDEA action against a school board.

And in a related case, the Ohio Bar brought a suit for unauthorized practice of law against a dad who succeeded in winning thousands of dollars in educational services for his son in an IDEA action against a school board.

The first of these cases involves a suit by two female law students against Anthony Ciollio, founder of Autoadmit, a bulletin board - type site, as well as commenters who badmouthed them in postings at the site.

Plaintiffs» lawyer brought suit against the Maryland MVA and its Medical Advisory Board (MAB).

To insulate college personnel from personal law suits which allege misconduct while carrying out duties, section 24 of the BC Health Professions Act provides that «no action for damages lies or may be brought» against a board member or a person acting for a board or college «because of anything done or omitted in good faith.»

In this wrongful death suit against a school board for a bus accident that killed a four - year - old child, the trial court erred in in ordering that the separate awards to the child's two minor brothers be held by the clerk...

An added benefit of having the association's legal counsel serve as registered agent is that the association's attorney will normally be the person receiving the first notice of a law suit filed against the association and is in a position to read and explain the complaint to the board of directors and / or the association manager.

Travelers and the boarding school filed a suit against an interior landscape company alleging shoddy workmanship that resulted in 5,000 lights installed and connected to an overloaded three - outlet electrical adapter which caused the velvet skirt, packages underneath the tree, and the 25 - foot - tall artificial evergreen to burst into flames.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon weighed in on Louisiana's comparatively high auto insurance rates on Monday (Feb. 17), noting a recent landmark suit filed by the East Bank levee board against oil and gas companies will help further a wider push to revisit tort reform during this year's legislative session.

The Board shall indemnify any or all officers and directors against expenses incurred by them in connection with the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding in which they are made a party in which such persons shall be adjudged to have been responsible for misconduct resulting in harm or damages.

In 1986 a suspended Member brought suit against the Charleston Trident Board of REALTROS ® alleging that her suspension by the Board caused her damages because she was unable to access MLS operations or use the term»...

I think boards should smarten up a little before more suits are filed against them by realtors feeling their rudeness for no aparent reason.

I will have to follow suit of what Ashley is doing and make some sample boards first and will compare a countertop sealer against what Ashley reports on.