Sentences with phrase «take litigation cases»

While we do not take litigation cases, we advise you wisely.

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«It is a privilege to practice again, and we want to take on cases that, through litigation, change social inequalities in favor of the greater good,» Edwards said.

Perhaps the biggest challenge in pursuing these copyright cases isn't the litigation itself but the sheer volume of piracy taking place.

It will take that additional litigation in specific cases to «flesh out» this decision and answer many of those questions.

IMF does not take on borderline cases and internally, the litigation funder is referring to the claims of deceptive and misleading conduct against Treasury Wine Estates as «egregious».

Washington (CNN) Michael Cohen, a longtime attorney and confidant of President Donald Trump, joked about the ongoing litigation he and the President have with Stormy Daniels, suggesting he might use winnings from the case to take a long trip.

March 27, 2018 - But «these cases very often take a long time,» particularly when they involve litigation or a federal Office of Research Integrity investigation, Young said.

I would, with their help and under their direction, handle all aspects of the case, from investigation to discovery, to the actual litigation and settlement phases; although I never had the opportunity to take a case all the way to trial.

Soon thereafter, a sharply divided (5 - 4) U.S. Supreme Court took an unusual move to vacate Judge Oliver's injunction and allow the program to continue unaltered while the case is in litigation.

Health hazards, accidents, injuries, death — mere words to an organization until it finally happens; and then these words take on a whole new meaning - lives are lost, cases are filed, jobs are lost, property is destroyed, millions of dollars are spent, costly litigations are begun — the long ordeal begins for the company that would be lucky if it were not unceremoniously shut down at the end of all of this.

It is obviously too soon to predict the future of the potential class action litigation, but similar cases have turned on the ease or difficulty of proving there was another course of action a prudent and knowledgeable fiduciary would have taken to get rid of the stock as an investment option without running afoul of insider trading restrictions on public stock.

The new case takes climate litigation to the middle of the country, where the risks take on new shapes and high costs.

In the second case, the EPA did not lose as Willis asserts because the EPA was not a party to that litigation, nor was the consent agreement an action taken by the Obama administration.

If the answer is no and you take the deposition anyway, you are wasting time, driving up litigation costs, and perhaps even damaging your case.

Boyd said: «What some commentators see as HMRC's aggressive litigation strategy can mean rulings take longer to reach — growing the backlog of cases.

Through this system, the litigation team can decide, early on, whether it's best to settle or take the case to trial.

Question: I took out a litigation financing loan so that I could pursue a medical malpractice case as a plaintiff.

John is adept in all manner of civil litigation and helps to support the firm's business clients in that area of practice, as well as taking on numerous family law cases for both private individuals and existing business owner clients of the firm.

We take on the toughest cases, such as legal malpractice, and contingent fee business litigation, and complex catastrophic personal injury.

When I was practicing at the big firm I used to be jealous of my compatriots who did a lot of travel and took depositions, because their hours billed sitting on an airplane, reading a magazine were just as good as my hours billed reading cases on Westlaw and actually drafting, and I did a lot more that kind of thing and it's hard to achieve the same level of billable hours doing what I do than it is in other areas like just regular litigation.

In relation to Scottish Speculative Agreements it is clear again from Lord Gill's Review that there is a significant issue relating to Access to Justice; this is discussed on pages 98 and 99 and para 107 «as far as Access to Justice is concerned, speculative fee arrangements were said to have been responsible for a reduction in the number of firms taking on personal injury litigation, resulting in less choice for consumers but a concentration of expertise in those firms dealing with such cases... Another respondent was of the view that speculative fee arrangements were being entered into where there was little risk».

This case was leanly staffed, allowing me to work one - on - one with one of the co-heads of the Los Angeles litigation group and to take on key responsibilities in the case including an ownership role over drafting our motion to dismiss, reply brief, discovery responses and requests, as well as communicating with opposing counsel.

Step 3: Litigation If you agree with Mr. Simon that litigation is the best path for your case, then it will take him roughly 30 days to prepare materials for your lawsuit and to file the Litigation If you agree with Mr. Simon that litigation is the best path for your case, then it will take him roughly 30 days to prepare materials for your lawsuit and to file the litigation is the best path for your case, then it will take him roughly 30 days to prepare materials for your lawsuit and to file the complaint.

Our West Palm Beach business lawyers have the resources and technology to take on the most complex commercial litigation cases and go head - to - head with the largest corporate firms in the country.

These questions, of course, apply to litigation matters of all sizes, but they're exceptionally important for solos and small firms as they decide whether they can afford to take on a case.

We were able to resolve that case for a fair settlement for Kate after filing a lawsuit and taking it into the litigation process.

Others had taken on landlord - tenant cases, civil litigations against municipalities, breach of contract cases for local businesses, and human trafficking research.

There's no need to take out a litigation loan for your entire case; you can just apply to fund part of it, as you see fit.

We will take over your case, explain what's going to happen during the litigation process, and listen to your needs, fears and desires.

Amjid Jabbar, a partner at criminal defence litigation practice Stokoe Partnership Solicitors in London, said the confiscation process, particularly in complex cases, could take months, if not years.

It requires a group of lawyers to sit in a room with a team from IT, and to think through every step that a lawyer can take in the litigation process; everything that they do to prepare a case to make sure that the case is compliant with court orders; to make sure that the customer service is exceptional, that clients are updated and that the case is moving on schedule.

The complexity of the case was compounded in 2010 when a litigation guardian took over the plaintiff's file because he was declared mentally incompetent to advance it following two further accidents.

With 30 years of experience as a securities lawyer, Mark knows knows what it takes to effectively, and efficiently, handle litigation matters - when to settle, and when to take the case to a final hearing.

Take for example in Broadcom v Qualcomm, a patent litigation case where the court ordered $ 8.5 M in sanctions and investigation of ethics violations for a large quantity of withheld documents when a simple search revealed missing documents.

More than a year after the injury and months of litigation, we mediated and settled a Georgia car accident case for a client yesterday and the client commented to me, «I had no idea it would take this long to settle my case.»

There may be other cases where history shows that a family member or friend is not an appropriate litigation friend because (a) they are not likely to take a balanced approach, or are in dispute with other family members; or (b) the way in which the issue has arisen will mean that the pressures on, or interests of, family members or friends make this inappropriate (§ § 158 - 175).

International litigation specialist Steven Loble takes a look at the recent case of Rio Tinto plc v Vale SA and others [2015] EWHC 1865 (QB) which dealt with the right of confidentiality of sources who had provided information to a business intelligence company.

With over two decades of litigation experience, Attorney Mark Eiglarsh's belief in the presumption of innocence has led him to take on criminal defense and personal injury cases of all sizes and complexities.

Whether your case is settled out of court (with your approval) or taken before a judge and jury, our firm can advance the money needed to cover litigation costs and anything else that may arise in conjunction with your case, such as investigation costs, deposition costs, medical reports etc..

When insurance company lawyers realize that we are unafraid of taking a case all the way, they may sweeten their settlement offers in an attempt to avoid courtroom litigation.

Five lawyers at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP took on Réjean Hinse's case: Guy Pratte, partner and chairman of the firm's national council; Alexander De Zordo, partner and regional manager of the litigation department; and associates Katherine Loranger, Marc Unger, and Patrick Plante.

A judge who's calling escalating prices on the court's time has given the parties in a bankruptcy proceeding just two weeks to file a joint litigation plan after he took over aggressive management of the case.

My practice focuses on extraordinary writs, appellate remands, interlocutory appeals, and capital cases, although I supervise all our office's litigation and thus work on all sorts of cases and guide the legal writing and position - taking on behalf of the United States, oral argument training, and attorney development.

And has Supreme Court litigation reached a point where firms will be desperate enough to build a Supreme Court resume that they'll cut their rates to take a case to the high court?

As the Queen's Prison Law Clinic ramps up its mandate to take on more prisoners» rights test - case litigation, the group already has a significant win under its belt.

What that means is that I front the costs of the litigation for the cases I take and if I'm successful, I get a percentage of any settlement or award at trial.

Moreover, as an expert in this field, what are common cases you witness being taken to litigation?

Neither will automation mean an end to litigation, Sir Geoffrey Vos, chancellor of the High Court, said: predictions will never be 100 % correct — and in any case decisions about whether to pursue a case are not always taken by entirely rational people.

Property lawyers, general litigation lawyers and any practitioner who needs easy access to this relatively new field of practice will find this book a great asset in taking cases through adjudication proceedings successfully.

The case then enters the «discovery» phase of litigation where depositions, written questions called interrogatories, and exchange of documentation takes place.