Sentences with phrase «verdict of a court case»

While the final verdict of a court case can help wipe away a bad mark, that can take years to happen.

Not exact matches

Can they expect the same results they achieved in the case of Argentina, in which a series of bondholder - friendly court verdicts ultimately forced the government to settle?

The Court of Justice of the European Union just issued its final verdict in a multi-year case, classifying Uber as a transport service.

After March 4, 2013, an International Arrest Warrant will be issued against these Defendants.The guilty verdict followed nearly a month of deliberations by more than thirty sworn Citizen Jurors of the 150 case exhibits produced by Court Prosecutors, The Court's judgement declares the wealth and property of the churches responsible for the Canadian genocide to be forfeited and placed under public ownership, as reparations for the families of the more than 50,000 children who died in the residential schools.To enforce its sentence, the Court has empowered citizens in Canada, the United States, England, Italy and a dozen other nations to act as its legal agents armed with warrants, and peacefully occupy and seize properties of the Roman Catholic, Anglican and United Church of Canada, which are the main agents in the deaths of these children

Jurors deliberated for about five hours before announcing the verdict in the case of Brian David Mitchell, 57, court officials said.

Cases of conversion in Malaysia have been plagued by official dissension and charges of apostasy as Muslim authorities challenged verdicts by secular courts in Shari`ah tribunals.

Nicola Sturgeon's decision to join the court case over the government's handling of Brexit is expected to delay the verdict on whether Theresa May can trigger Article 50 without consulting parliament.

The group say regardless of today's verdict in court, they will continue to fight to highlight the case of this family and the many like them who have been turfed out of their homes.

«The Supreme Court is going to render a verdict in the Governor McDonnell case before the end of June.

Jurors had informed the court twice that they were deadlocked in the case against Percoco and three businessmen accused of paying his family more than $ 300,000 in bribes, but U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni ordered them to keep deliberating and on Tuesday said she would accept a partial verdict.

EFCC lawyer Mr.Oluwa Leke Atolagbe, shortly after the trial court was served a copy of the apex court verdict, applied for an adjournment to enable the agency to effectively «prepare for the case».

There is disquiet in the All Progressives Congress (APC) In Ondo State over the verdict of the Supreme Court on a case between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu...

Mr Okujeto Ablakwa who was commenting on Supreme Court Judge, Justice Jones Dotse's advice to political parties to emulate the attitude exhibited by Nana Akufo - Addo, who accepted the Court's verdict on the 2012 Election petition case that ruled in favour of NDC's President John Mahama.

Making reference to the Courts Act of 1993 (Act 459), Mr Justice Ofoe said Section 31 (2) holds that «an appellate court, on hearing an appeal in a criminal case, shall allow the appeal if the appellate court considers (a) that the verdict or conviction or acquittal ought to be set aside on the ground that it is unreasonable or can not be supported having regard to the evidence, or (b) that the judgement in question ought to be set aside as a wrong decision on a question of law or fact, or (c) that there was a miscarriage of justice, and in any other case shall dismiss the appeal.»

Two Justices of the Supreme Court, Williams Atuguba and Jones Dotse offer their insights into the Supreme Court's consideration of the petition, the ensuing case and their final verdict.

But despite a number of convictions, they've been on a bad streak lately, with courts throwing out verdicts or juries deadlocking in some of their biggest cases.

The top court decision, which came shortly after the Skelos and Silver verdicts, clarified what constitutes an «official act» of corruption and defense lawyers in both cases contend that the ruling invalidates legal instructions given to their Manhattan juries.

The suspect has been arraigned before court and has been remanded into prison's custody pending final verdict of the case.

In one of the longest cases — lasting almost five years — in the history of the U.S. federal courts, Honeywell v. Sperry Rand, Judge Earl R. Larson concluded in the 1973 verdict that Eckert and Mauchly's patent for the ENIAC was invalid.

The Court of Appeal decided the case on 18 June, but released the verdict (in Dutch) only yesterday.

Still, like any court case, it's all about whether you get a verdict in your favor in the end, and my verdict of From the Hip ends up a positive one, based on its style more so than its substance.

Nevertheless, the report has gotten a second life in progressive circles, likely due to concerns over the U.S. Supreme Court case Friedrichs v. the California Teachers Association that could significantly harm the finances of unions should the verdict (due in early 2016) go to the plaintiff.

As the bank started proceedings, it was set on the court calendar for hearing, assigned a case number which opens a record file under your name regardless of the out come, verdict or settlement prior to the hearing.

Verdict expected for «bizarre» Peter Doig case The unusual court case involving the artist Peter Doig, who has been accused of falsely denying authorship of a painting, concluded in Chicago yesterday, reports ArtNet News.

Even though the state supreme court overturned the verdict of the «bizarre case» on a technicality, the public fallout was intense.

Earlier this month the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled (via Deliberations) in an interesting case that involved a jury deciding that a plaintiff should be awarded $ 336,300 in damages, but failing to adequately communicate that to the court because of confusion about how the verdict form woCourt of Appeals of Indiana ruled (via Deliberations) in an interesting case that involved a jury deciding that a plaintiff should be awarded $ 336,300 in damages, but failing to adequately communicate that to the court because of confusion about how the verdict form wocourt because of confusion about how the verdict form worked.

In these HTC cases victorious verdicts have been obtained by which the German first instance courts confirmed infringement and validity of Near Field Communication (NFC) patents.

The firm has tried hundreds of court and jury cases to conclusion — averaging 15 to 20 jury verdicts per year.

In June 2008, Lightfoot tried a products liability case to a defense jury verdict on behalf of CNH America in the Circuit Court of Marshall County, Alabama.

Once the jury has reached a decision, they convene in court again with all parties assembled so the verdict of the case can be read.

Lee and Johnny Kendrick vs. Albert Padwa and John Doe — Caleb Walker and Macon personal injury lawyer Kathy McArthur tried this case in the State Court of Fulton County beginning September 1, 2015, ending with a verdict of $ 375,000 for the Plaintiffs on Friday, Sept. 4.

A Florida appellate court recently reversed a lower court's ruling that when the amount of the judgment in a tort case is modified on appeal, post-trial interest must accrue from the date of the verdict rather than from the date of the original judgment.

Mr. Lyons has more than 30 years of jury trial experience and has litigated hundreds of cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, including successfully trying more than 40 cases to verdict.

DECATUR — A Macon County Circuit Court case that rocked the Land of Make Believe ended with a shocking jury verdict Wednesday morning: Her Roy...

He accomplished much in court, trying trying dozens of cases to jury verdict for his clients.

We have secured significant jury verdicts and sizeable out - of - court settlements for injured individuals and their families in cases involving trucking and transportation accidents, dangerous and defective products, construction accidents, commercial plane crashes, explosions and burns caused by gas and electric power utilities, medical negligence, workplace catastrophes, and business disputes.

Only three days after Judge Kaplan's spectacular ruling in the Chevron / Ecuador case, notes Paul Barrett at Business Week, «a state appellate court in California upheld a trial judge's finding that what had been billed as a watershed liability verdict against Dole Food over pesticide use in Nicaragua was actually the product of a corrupt conspiracy by plaintiffs» lawyers.»

As a result, the court reversed the $ 2 million judgment and remanded the case back to the trial court for entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of our client.

Kevin has tried a large number of jury cases to verdict in state and federal courts in Connecticut, and boasts a significant win rate.

The Appellate Practice Group was retained following the entry of a jury verdict in a construction accident case in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.

Despite significant medical testimony in support of plaintiff's case and in spite of enormous emotional impact of the death of a young woman who left a widower and a young son, Kevin obtained a defendant's verdict and then was able to protect the verdict at the Appellate and Supreme Court level.

The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania, which is the unified state court system for Pennsylvania, annually reports medical malpractice case filing statistics for our state, as well as statistics related to medical malpractice jury and non-jury verdicts by year.

Because of how the principle of judicial independence is interpreted by courts, the original trial judge in this case could not be asked why it had taken 9 months to reach a verdict, and could not be questioned whether the delay was due to the complexity of the case, the judge's workload, or other personal reasons, such as illness.

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The aunts and primary caregivers of the accused in the case — Andrew Cowan — submitted the complaint, claiming Crown attorney Thomas Meehan and Ontario Superior Court Justice Kelly Gorman met for drinks the evening after the jury had rendered its guilty verdict.

The basis on which the Court of Appeal in those cases concluded that the date of the advance was relevant to costs was because the plaintiff «had in hand more at the start of the action than the amount of the jury's verdict.»

We also represent clients in federal court where we have successfully obtained defense verdicts in jury trials in premises liability cases despite the challenges of litigating in a pro-plaintiff jurisdiction.

But the verdict was reduced by the procedural hodgepodge of Maryland Code § 5 - 524 of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article that limits the sovereign immunity waiver to the available insurance coverage in car accident cases.

[81] The court confirmed that under HPA s. 35, an inquiry committee should be satisfied of a prima facie case, meaning a case for allegations which, if believed, is sufficient to justify a verdict «in the absence of an answer», and that the public requires protection through an interim order.

While I'm not sure if it's technically correct that there's no evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever, it seems strange to me that in a legal system where the defendant is innocent until proven guilty, an appeals court would not be legally required to exonerate the convict if unable to find any evidence (or the single piece of evidence was retracted, as in this case) with which they could have rendered a guilty verdict in the first place.