Civil rights and
unfair business practices laws may also protect people from being discriminated against because they do not speak English.
Not exact matches
The next day that firm filed two lawsuits against Diageo, one in federal court, raising a suite of traditional trademark and
unfair business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General Busin
business practices claims, but the other in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a permanent injunction under a seldom - used statute available only to charitable organizations, known as Section 135 of the New York General
BusinessBusiness Law.
Petrocelli has a national trial
practice representing clients in major litigation in a wide variety of areas, including sports, entertainment, intellectual property,
unfair competition,
business torts, securities, employment
law, and criminal defense.
However, the
law requires the Federal Reserve to study small
businesses» use of credit cards and how those companies are protected from
unfair practices — an indication that Congress might consider extending some provisions to
business credit cards in the future.
The CROA is a statute signed into
law by President Clinton in 1996 to prevent credit repair agencies from engaging in
unfair business practices that could result in consumer hardship.
The suit claims violation of state consumer fraud
laws, common
law fraud, and
unfair and deceptive
business practices.
Mr. Arias has written, lectured and spoken on various subjects at
law schools, legal seminars, webinars and legal conferences on topics including: litigating class actions, mass tort litigation, expert witness depositions and cross-examination, death care litigation,
unfair business practices,
business litigation, settlement issues and strategies, construction defect litigation,
business torts, complex litigation, electronic evidence, discovery, jury selection, the use of jury consultants and focus groups, employment
law, trial of class actions and representative actions.
Practice Areas:
Business Litigation
Law,
Unfair Competition
Law, Trademarks
Law, Trade Secrets
Law, Workers Compensation
Law, Civil
Law, Guardianship and Conservatorship
Law, Chancery and Equity
Law, Local Counsel, Intellectual Property
Law, Insurance
Law, Appellate
Practice Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Law, Litigation, Labor and Employment
Law, Trusts and Estates
Law, Commercial Litigation
Law, Commercial
Law, Civil Litigation
Law,
Business Law, Insurance Defense
Law
Ms. Field has experience defending financial institutions in complex litigation, consumer class actions and litigation involving fraud claims, federal consumer credit
laws,
unfair business practices and other commercial matters.
A European directive (Directive 2005 / 29 / EC Of The European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 [PDF]-RRB- that deals with
unfair business - to - consumer commercial
practices became effective
law in Britain at the end of last year.
Our attorneys regularly litigate complex
unfair trade
practices, antitrust,
business torts and contract actions against major regional and national
law firms and often serve as local counsel to out - of - state firms engaged in litigation in Connecticut state and federal courts.
The Los Angeles - based
Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki is a nationally recognized litigation firm with Los Angeles employment attorneys focused on offering confidential legal guidance and dedicated representation in plaintiff, complex business and personal injury litigation, employment law, class action, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and unfair business practices clai
Law Offices of Lisa L. Maki is a nationally recognized litigation firm with Los Angeles employment attorneys focused on offering confidential legal guidance and dedicated representation in plaintiff, complex
business and personal injury litigation, employment
law, class action, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and unfair business practices clai
law, class action, wage and hour, discrimination and harassment, and
unfair business practices claims.
His
practice focuses on class actions and cases under the
Unfair Competition
Law (
Business and Professions Code Section 17200), and he speaks and writes frequently on those issues.
His commercial
practice includes extensive experience litigating matters under California's
Unfair Competition
Law,
Business and Professionals Code section 17200.
Some of our
practice areas include: Class Actions, Mass Torts, Major Personal Injury, Employment
Law, Antitrust Litigation,
Business & Commercial Litigation, Disability & Statutory Rights, Consumer Protection, Construction Defects, Disability Rights, Entertainment Litigation, Environmental / Toxic Torts, Professional Malpractice, Insurance
Law, Telecommunications & Internet Litigation, Intellectual Property Rights and
Unfair Business Practices.
Kristen's litigation experience includes representing individual and corporate clients in cases involving claims of breach of contract, consumer fraud,
unfair trade
practices, violation of federal and state credit reporting
laws, violation of the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, professional negligence,
business torts, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, violation of wage and hour
law, and violation of non-competition and confidentiality agreements.
We represent
businesses in all areas of NLRB jurisdiction, including union representation issues,
unfair labor
practice charges, injunction and representation hearings, and litigation in administrative trials before administrative
law judges of the NLRB.
A state appeals court has reinstated a lawyer's suit against a company offering cut - rate legal services, ruling that - despite a voter - approved
law limiting
unfair - competition suits - a
business that's being undercut by a rival's
practices can still seek redress in court.
In terms of patent preemption, the Federal Circuit has determined that in order for any state
law tort claim (e.g., tortious interference,
unfair business practices, etc.) to exist against a patent asserter, the assertion of the patent upon the potentially infringing party must be «objectively baseless» — which essentially means that a reasonable person would not have believed that they would have had a chance of a positive outcome in a lawsuit.
The agency, she said, would deploy its Section 6 (b) investigatory powers as well as its Section 5 power which the FTC uses to punish what the
law calls «
unfair and deceptive»
business practices.
Performed key research on case
law and authorities regarding condominium conversions in complex construction defect and
unfair business practices cases.
Our
law firm has a passion for serving consumers and
businesses who have been the victim of
unfair business practices.
Abound are
laws that legalize previously illegal conduct,
laws that prevent consumer class action lawsuits, and
laws that seem to encourage deceptive and
unfair business practices.