Even Realtors ® have found
themselves the targets of these lawsuits for using common technologies, such as using a scanner attached to a network or providing search features on their websites.
You make be thinking
the targets of lawsuits must have been wealthy, or why bother, right?
Wealthy people are the most likely
targets of lawsuits, and juries tend to award plaintiffs high amounts when the defendants seem to have the means to cover the exorbitant costs.
Wealthy people are the most likely
targets of lawsuits and large jury awards because they probably have the means to cover the damages.
Prosperous people are more likely
targets of lawsuits and large jury awards because they are more likely to have the means to cover the high costs.
«It's really to just try and level things off for those who are
the targets of these lawsuits,» says Zwibel.
Commercial premises are often
the targets of lawsuits alleging that a defective or dangerous condition caused an injury, loss of life, or property damage.
Lawyers are also common
targets of lawsuits.
Wealthy people are the most likely
targets of lawsuits, and juries tend to award plaintiffs high amounts when the defendants seem to have the means to cover the exorbitant costs.
Facebook becomes
the target of a lawsuit claiming that Zuckerberg stole the idea for the social network from a company co-founded by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and a third person at Harvard.
A Los Angeles congressman has acknowledged he's the unnamed
target of a lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of teenage girl and his lawyer vehemently denies allegations.
For the last several years, Mr. Denton has been
the target of a lawsuit brought by the wrestler Hulk Hogan in the now - infamous defamation case over Gawker's publication of a sex tape — an editorial choice that recently resulted in a $ 140 million jury award to Mr. Hogan.
«Cambridge Analytica's business entity — an unincorporated LLC — is the natural
target of lawsuits.
Recently denounced by both the American Jewish Committee and the National Council of Churches, the movement has seldom been out of the public eye, whether at its own instance as in the blitz of pro-Nixon demonstrations which effectively introduced the group to the U.S., or as
the target of lawsuits, legislative investigations, and parent - employed «deprogrammers.»
NEW YORK (CNN)- New York City's plan to limit an ultra-Orthodox Jewish form of circumcision is
the target of a lawsuit filed in federal District Court in Manhattan.
CNN: Rabbis seek to cancel New York City regulation of circumcision ritual New York City's plan to limit an ultra-Orthodox Jewish form of circumcision is
the target of a lawsuit filed in federal District Court in Manhattan.
Although Subway became the first
target of a lawsuit, other food industry manufacturers are also at risk, as we learned from the litigation use of the parmesan cheese study.
Elizabeth Loftus, a psychologist at the University of California at Irvine, whose studies of false memory made
her the target of a lawsuit and a separate investigation by her former university, says her life was once «derailed» by her research.
Elizabeth Loftus, a psychologist at the University of California at Irvine, whose studies of false memory have made
her the target of a lawsuit and a separate investigation by her former university, says her «life has been derailed» by her research.
Pinnacle, which did not respond to several messages from Automotive News, was
the target of a lawsuit by Hyundai Motor America.
Critics have argued that some tactics employed by animal advocates, including protests, risk turning public opinion against the animal advocacy movement.178 While these activities make up a small proportion of L214's work, they do organize and participate in protests and demonstrations.179 Investigations make up a larger part of L214's work and have sometimes led to a slightly different type of backlash in which industry and government respond by attempting to pass laws that target advocates, such as ag - gag legislation in the United States.180 While L214 tries to maintain good relationships with media and the government, and France does not have ag - gag laws, they have sometimes been
the target of lawsuits by industry because their footage is taken without permission.181 L214 has sometimes suffered negative consequences as a result of these lawsuits, such as fines or the requirement to take footage down from their website.182, 183
This practice, a common annoyance to most gamers, is now
the target of a lawsuit.
The Ivanpah plant, slated for completion in 2013, has been
the target of lawsuits by environmental groups despite approval of the project by both the Department of the Interior and the state of California.
He became
the target of lawsuits by the Massachusetts Attorney General and before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, in part because of forums and events organized by the Chelsea Collaborative.
Insurance companies often prefer to settle out of court when they are
the target of a lawsuit.
But it's probably the first time a major blockbuster has been
the target of the lawsuit.
«The choice of York [as
the target of the lawsuit] is a little random,» says Armstrong, «in that York was not the only university moving toward using the fair - dealing guidelines.»
In situations like these, the school district is
the target of any lawsuit.
So when they're
the target of a lawsuit — and quite a few are every year — they have a place to turn.
You can be
the target of a lawsuit for a whole array of reasons.
If you become
the target of a lawsuit, your liability coverage will pay your legal bills, says Kevin Foley, a New Jersey insurance agent.
Dentists, wedding planners, transport professionals and even hairdressers can find
themselves the target of lawsuits.
While your health insurance may provide coverage for your injuries, if you are responsible for injuries to another, you could be
the target of a lawsuit to cover these exorbitant costs.
The topic also carries an added degree of weight for Coinbase specifically, which was
the target of a lawsuit by the IRS as it sought information on U.S. - based users in an effort to sniff out potential tax avoiders.
Samsung has always been criticized with loading up too much bloatware on its devices which negatively affects performance and while the company has changed gears by allowing Galaxy S6 and S6 edge users to disable more pre-installed apps than before it's penchant for bloatware has made
it the target of a lawsuit in China.
Not exact matches
Jessica Golloher, who covers the Middle East and North Africa for Fox News Radio Network, says in the
lawsuit that instead
of addressing complaints, Fox is using the harassment hotline «to paint
targets on the backs
of employees.»
In 2009 the company walked away from a half - a-billion-dollar takeover deal with Google, and later became the
target of a class - action
lawsuit.
Centra, a startup that raised over $ 30 million this year through a so - called «Initial Coin Offering» promoted by celebrities including boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., is the
target of a class action
lawsuit that seeks the return
of investor funds.
The firm had to drop the
lawsuit after the IRS told Berns he would not be a
target of the investigation — but has since vowed to resume the legal battle.
The proposed class - action
lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in federal court in Minnesota, accused the third - largest U.S. bank
of «self - dealing and imprudent investing» by steering 401 (k) contributions to its Wells Fargo Dow Jones
Target Date funds.
By comparison, ride - hailing competitor Lyft has received seven
lawsuits in 2016, Airbnb is facing six, and Facebook has been the
target of 27.
He also said that that the company was likely to be the
target of other
lawsuits as it branched into new products.
That move helped
Target offset the cost
of upgrading security, making customers whole and settling scores
of lawsuits.
But JPMorgan has nevertheless been named in a series
of class - action
lawsuits targeting the industry, and is the subject, alongside other banks and merchants,
of a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) probe.
Facebook is also the
target of a $ 1 - billion
lawsuit launched this summer by an Israeli legal advocacy group, which claims the company is violating the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act by providing services that assist in «recruiting, radicalising and instructing terrorists.»
Christopher M. Sulyma filed a
lawsuit on behalf
of two proposed classes
of participants in the Intel 401 (k) Savings Plan and the Intel Retirement Contribution Plan, claiming that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion
of the plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments through custom - built
target - date funds.
Remington is also the
target of another high - profile case, a federal class - action
lawsuit claiming that trigger defects have caused some
of its shotguns to accidentally discharge.
The
lawsuit claimed the defendants breached their fiduciary duties by investing a significant portion
of the plans» assets in risky and high - cost hedge fund and private equity investments through custom - built
target - date funds.
The
lawsuits are piling up against Facebook in the wake
of the Cambridge Analytica data misuse and political ad
targeting scandal.
Bullard points out that many retirement funds operating under strict ERISA rules continue to offer active funds, and recent
lawsuits that
target higher - priced index funds highlight the risk
of recommending an S&P 500 fund when there's a lower - priced S&P fund in another fund family.