Sentences with phrase «suit against the state»

The following year, Monaco filed suit against the State of Mississippi in the U.S. Supreme Court, but the high court refused to hear Monaco's claim on the grounds that the «Court has no jurisdiction of a suit brought by a foreign state against a state of the Union without her consent.»

Suits against state - owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the second largest insurer, increased 32.5 percent — from 2,323 to 3,078 — between the first quarters of 2017 and 2018.

October, 2013: The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a lower court victory in favor of the PMA's suit against the State of Illinois, declaring its «Affiliate Nexus Tax» is illegal.

And the Supreme Court has taken care of the 11th Amendment regarding suits against states.

Mr. Keith Cressman, a Methodist minister, filed suit against the state alleging violations of his rights to freedom of speech, due process, and the free exercise of religion under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

Four of New York's five medical marijuana companies have filed suit against the state Department of Health to stop it from licensing additional operators to take part in the tightly run state program.

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.

But Barron told the crowd of about 200 supporters that he has hired Brooklyn attorney Roger Wareham to file his suit against the state for illegally approving the waiver.

A coalition of construction trade groups has filed suit against the state, in response to Governor David Paterson's decision to suspend infrastructure improvement payments,...

Just a day after state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed suit against State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada for «looting» his taxpayer - backed Soundview Health Clinic for more than $ 14 million to fund his own lavish lifestyle, state and federal authorities appeared at the facility with criminal search warrants.

He held a conference call with 100 reporters last week after filing a civil suit against the state Senate's majority leader, Pedro Espada Jr., on charges of siphoning more than $ 14 million from health clinics he founded for vacations, campaign expenses and $ 20,000 in takeout sushi.

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

Late Wednesday night, Office of Hawaiian Affairs vice chair Dan Ahuna recommended that OHA file suit against the state and the University of Hawaii to block the telescope.

Calling themselves the Committee for Education Equality, the districts brought suit against the state in January.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People had filed a suit against the state department of education and the district in late August to prevent the dispersal to several other schools of students from the James Lick Middle School, which was one of 18 schools targeted for increased funding and special academic...

A coalition of educators, health specialists, parents, and child advocates has filed suit against the State of Pennsylvania for failing to provide a comprehensive set of medical services for the state's poorest children.

The Kentucky Association of State Employees is expected this week to file suit against the state education department to halt plans to fire roughly 10 percent of the department's staff as part of a top - to - bottom reorganization.

The suit against the state education department was filed late last month by the parents of two pupils in Roman Catholic schools, with the backing of the Catholic Conference of Kentucky.

A coalition of school districts in Kentucky has announced plans to file suit against the state within three weeks, in what it calls the «last chance» to achieve equal funding among school systems in that state.

The nine plaintiffs, including Beatriz Vergara, who brought suit against the state.

The Wright v. New York case was first filed in 2014, when nine families from across the state brought suit against the State of New York and others, claiming that teacher tenure, dismissal, and quality - blind layoff laws deprive New York children of their right to a sound basic education as guaranteed under the New York State Constitution.

Eleven years ago, the Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding (CCJEF) brought a suit against the state of Connecticut charging that the state's school funding formula had been so corrupted that it violated Connecticut's Constitution by failing to provide cities and towns with sufficient state aid to ensure that every child received a proper public education.

On August 23, 2016, the United States Department of Justice filed suit against the State of Georgia for discriminating against thousands of public school students with behavior and emotional disabilities Continue Reading →

In August, the department filed suit against the state.

John from CA: My gut says, class action law suit against the State of California.

My gut says, class action law suit against the State of California.

Nye wonders whether suits against the state or other participants in the process for emotional distress, or standard pretrial waivers of any such claims, are coming next.

You shouldn't try to bring suit against the state or DHS.

Accordingly, it is equally well settled that a suit against the officers of a State, to compel them to do the acts which constitute a performance by it of its contracts, is, in effect, a suit against the State itself.»

Are You Contemplating Bringing a Suit Against a State, Local, or Federal Government?

His family filed a negligence and wrongful death suit against the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, claiming the veterans home failed to take timely action.

Are you asking how you file a suit against the state?

The Court of Claims was established in 1975 by the Ohio General Assembly, giving citizens the right to file civil suits against state agencies.

On September 4, four Kansas district court judges brought suit against the state, challenging the provision in HB 2005 that would completely defund the state judiciary based on the ruling striking down the administrative authority law.

And Texas limits the amount you can recover in a suit against the state, county or city governments.

It is extended also to controversies between a State and foreign states; and if the argument taken from the order of designation were good, it would be meant here that this Court might have cognizance of a suit where a State is plaintiff, and some foreign state a defendant, but not where a foreign state brings a suit against a State.

The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in Johnston's latest attempt to win a wrongful imprisonment suit against the state.

Contrast the desire of the Nebraska State Bar Association, who would like to continue to work in secret, with famed attorney Clint Bolick who, in explaining why the Goldwater Institute filed suit against the State Bar Association of North Dakota stated, «If there is any profession that would benefit from competition and transparency, it is the legal profession.»

Disability exemption: One of the city's foremost architects, Walter A. Netsch Jr., 84, has won an exemption from Illinois» continuing education requirements because of his physical disabilities, after filing suit against the state.

Not exact matches

«It also operates to accuse Ms. Clifford of committing a crime under New York law, as well as numerous other states, in that it effectively states that Ms. Clifford falsely accused an individual of committing a crime against her when no such crime occurred,» the suit says.

The tribe, which says it is prepared to seek damages against the companies in state court, notes in its suit that from 2003 to 2014, more than 350 deaths related to opioids occurred in the Cherokee Nation.

By selling the bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.»

For example, in Hans v. Louisiana (1890), the high court ruled against a Louisiana resident bondholder on 11th Amendment grounds even though it did not specifically preclude suits by a state's citizens.

Attorneys general for Illinois and Washington state, who had teamed up with the bureau on the multi-year investigation, filed their own suits against Navient Wednesday.

State Attorney General Andy Beshear is bringing suit against Endo Pharmaceuticals, which makes the opioid Opana ER, for alleged fraudulent and deceptive marketing practices which have contributed to a rising tide of painkiller - related deaths in Kentucky.

The suit comes weeks after Oracle filed its own lawsuit against the state in which it accuses officials of breach of contract.

A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said Monday they would seek $ 1 billion in damages from Facebook for alleged complicity, as part of a suit filed in the United States against the social media giant.

In May, Alabama state court ruled against HealthSouth (HLS) in its suit against Ernst and Young, the company's auditor at the time of its major fraud.

Ericsson, the world's biggest telecom network equipment maker, said on Tuesday it had filed a suit in the United States against Samsung Electronics for patent infringement.

The first German consumer to file a lawsuit against VW has been identified; and many are sure to follow on the continent and in the U.S. West Virginia's attorney - general also has filed suit against VW on behalf of consumers in that state who were allegedly deceived.