Sentences with phrase «victims in cases against»

Over the past 40 years, the attorneys at Colson Hicks Eidson have established a reputation for representing injury victims in cases against some of the largest, most powerful cruise lines in the world.

Niagara Falls, NY (WBEN)- There may be more victims in the case against 81 year old Robert Kendzia, a Niagara Falls pharmacist accused of coercion.

Not exact matches

The law also requires a civilian review when commanders decline to prosecute, requires dishonourable discharge or dismissal for those convicted, eliminate the statute of limitations for courts - martial in rape and sexual assault cases and criminalizes retaliation against victims who report an assault.

In Chile and during an airborne press conference returning to Rome, Francis had accused the victims of «calumny» for pressing their case against Barros, demanded they present «proof» of their claims, revealed he had twice rejected Barros» resignation and insisted: «I am convinced he is innocent.»

Organizations are also considered victims in the case of crimes committed against them.

In such cases, we may grumble and protest and promise to vote against the perpetrators next election day, but we do not feel that we have become victims of an outrage.

If Phelps and his co-defendants are liable for the intentional infliction of emotional distress in this case, what is to prevent another judge and jury from ordering monetary damages in a case against the owners of the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero for inflicting emotional distress on the families of 9/11 victims?

As we learned during our series on abuse in the church, cases of fabricated allegations of child abuse are quite rare, so when this many consistent counts are leveled against an organization, we should be wary of jumping to the defense of the accused and treating the alleged victims as liars.

Gordon Brown was forced into a 180 degree policy change yesterday following a weekend of widespread criticism over his refusal to offer government support to the families of victims of the IRA in their case for compensation against the Libyan government.

Washington - based lawyer Les Alderman has represented victims in several workplace discrimination lawsuits on Capitol Hill, including a sexual harassment case against a Texas congressman.

For instance, 40 % quotas on all electoral lists, harsher punishments for men in cases of domestic violence, special judicial and economic assistance for women who are victims of gender violence, a requirement for corporations with more than 250 employees to have their own equality plan aimed at eliminating discrimination against women, etc..

The case has been proven against the PR company and its activities, The BBC has been exposed in rigging a resignation to harm Jeremy and to steal his plunder, Windowgate proved that Angela Eagle has been lying, the office fiasco was bullying at it's worst whilst claiming to be the victim.

Evidence in the case against alleged sex cult leader Keith Raniere and his accused sidekick, «Smallville» actress Allison Mack, will include not only victims of sex trafficking and forced labor...

The senator said he doubts that the Senate will even vote this year on Sen. Brad Hoylman's bill, which would allow victims to file lawsuits over child sexual abuse incidents that occurred before 2006, in many cases decades ago, against abusers and their employers.

When those reports did conclude torture had taken place, Home Office case workers were so ignorant of the rules against detaining victims that they still moved to keep the individual in the centre.

Much of the victim testimonies were overlooked by the official, often hopelessly flawed, inquiries, particularly in relation to the killing of children and cases of genocidal rape against women and girls.

Is the inquiry to be held in public, what evidence will be published, what witnesses will be called, will the civil court cases being taken against the government be stopped, how will compensation, if any, be distributed to victims of torture?

A bill that would give victims of child sexual assault a window to bring old cases against their abusers is stalled in Albany.

A New York Times article revealed alleged interference by Mr. Paterson, a Democrat like the mayor, in a domestic violence case against one of his top aides — with the paper reporting Mr. Paterson had called the victim the night before she failed to appear in court.

Meanwhile, Catholic bishops have spent on average $ 300,000 a year lobbying lawmakers in New York on a variety of topics, including against passage of the Child Victims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegVictims Act, which would change the statute of limitations on civil and criminal cases of child sexual abuse and allow victims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegvictims a one - year window to sue over potentially decades - old allegations.

While his statement did not mention Dolan by name, it came one day after the cardinal met with him to argue against a lookback provision being included in the Child Victims Act, which would extend the statute of limitations on criminal and civil child sex abuse cases.

The case against him began in April after three victims came forward to report that Plascencia, who claimed to be a traditional Mexican «sobandero,» or masseur...

After being fired from her post as Chief of the Special Victims Unit for refusing to «go along to get along,» Alice Vachss published the incendiary Sex Crimes, described as «a stark, passionate closing argument in [her] broader case against the criminal justice system» by the NY Times, which named it as a Notable Book of the Year.

For purposes of the means test, the U.S. Bankruptcy Code defines current monthly income as including: «any amount paid by any entity other than the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent)...» Benefits received under the Social Security Act, payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against humanity on account of their status as victims of such crimes, and payments to victims of international terrorism or domestic terrorism on account of their status as victims of such terrorism are excluded from the means test.

Recognizing that animals are among the most vulnerable members of our society and that those who mistreat animals often commit crimes against human victims, Mr. Cooley created the largest division in the country dedicated to the consistent and vigorous prosecution of animal cruelty, animal neglect, and illegal animal fighting cases.

No justice in Canada for Congolese massacre victims as Canada's Supreme Court dismisses leave to appeal in case against Anvil Mining

I'm pretty sure the parties just agreed that the petit assault case against the defendant would be dismissed if the victim could slap him once in the face.

Accused went to cottage of JC with whom she previously cohabited — Accused found JC with victim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim, another lady, in sauna — Angry words were exchanged between accused and JC — Victim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intVictim testified that accused pushed her following verbal exchange, as a result victim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim lost balance and ended up against stove, thereby sustaining serious burns to body — Trial judge accepted victim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim's evidence that there was some kind of pushing — Accused convicted on one count of assault causing bodily harm, and sentenced to two - year term of probation and $ 1,000.00 fine, accused was also ordered to provide DNA sample pursuant to s. 487.04 of Criminal Code — Accused appealed — Appeal against sentence was allowed — Trial judge erred in concluding that discharge was not appropriate in circumstances, especially given conclusion that accused did not deliberately attempt to injure victim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public intvictim — Trial judge found that there was no need for either specific deterrence or general deterrence; prime concern was need for denunciation of her conduct — Section 730 of Criminal Code permits discharge in cases of this nature, provided that it was in best interest of accused and not contrary to public interest — Accused was responsible individual with no record whatsoever, she held position as counsellor and social worker for 25 years — Trial judge did not find that conviction would definitely affect her employment, but possibility existed, and such conviction would necessarily result in criminal record — There was no likelihood of re-offending — Conditional discharge would not be contrary to public interest.

In murder cases and even «less serious» cases of violence against a member of the community, it is common to see the family of the victim in the front row of the courtroom during the triaIn murder cases and even «less serious» cases of violence against a member of the community, it is common to see the family of the victim in the front row of the courtroom during the triain the front row of the courtroom during the trial.

In most cases, victims possess the right to seek a financial recovery for their damages against any person or any entity that caused their harm.

While representing only injured victims, our lawyers in Oceanside have the knowledge to represent an accident case against any large insurance company.

Yet a defendant threatened with punishment for injuring a nonparty victim has no opportunity to defend against the charge, by showing, for example in a case such as this, that the other victim was not entitled to damages because he or she knew that smoking was dangerous or did not rely upon the defendant's statements to the contrary.

At this point, it is worth pointing out that: a) such a decision is considered to be «final» in Poland after six months (i.e. Mr Kussowski can not be investigated again for the same facts in Poland) unless new «essential evidence» against the suspect is uncovered (§ 12 - 13); b) the Polish authorities — apparently without requiring specific assistance in that regard — based their decision to drop the case, inter alia, on the fact that it had not been possible to hear witnesses residing in Gemany, including the victim.

The law society's Advertising and Fee Arrangements Issues working group had been looking at a possible cap on contingency fees, but it decided against it because of concerns it might deny some victims benefits and reduce claims in some cases.

An attorney experienced in nursing home abuse cases may be able to assist families whose loved ones have become victims by initiating proceedings against the responsible parties.

The court awarded the firm's client, previously a defendant in the criminal case, a permanent protection order against the alleged victim in that case and denied the alleged victim's request for a reciprocal order.

The Courts hear cases in which victims claim damages against health care practitioners for injuries suffered and decide the amount of damages, if any, that should be paid.

In such cases, the victim may proceed against all of the parties whose negligence resulted in a personal injurIn such cases, the victim may proceed against all of the parties whose negligence resulted in a personal injurin a personal injury.

Whether it be a Massachusetts car accident, slip and fall, or any other type of personal injury case, the injury victim must prove the following elements in order to win a negligence case against a defendant:

Earlier this month, a Connecticut appellate court issued a written opinion in a motorcycle accident case that was brought by the accident victim against a museum that had arranged the classic - car drive in which the at - fault motorist was participating at the time of the accident.

In that case, a Boston dog bite victim has the right to file a legal claim against the individual animal owner.

The cost to the victim of having, as a practical matter in sexual assault cases, to testify against the accused is just one.

Victims of accidents involving tractor - trailers can file personal injury legal cases against the individuals, the transportation company, and in some situations, their insurance coverage provider for monetary damages.

In certain cases, victims may be able to bring a personal injury claim directly against the public official whose negligence caused their accident.

Victims of a tanker truck accident can pursue a claim against the driver and, in many cases, against the trucking company that employs the driver.

Due to the cuts to funding for legal aid representation, a recent case involving allegations of physical assault (amongst others) against children and a mother by the father, appeared in court with the victim having no legal representation.

However, in a civil case the victim may consider bringing a suit against the trucker's employer as well.

In 2006, Helen Green won a landmark case against Deutsche Bank and was awarded over # 800,000 in damages by the High Court for being the victim of «a relentless campaign of mean and spiteful behaviour designed to cause her distress»In 2006, Helen Green won a landmark case against Deutsche Bank and was awarded over # 800,000 in damages by the High Court for being the victim of «a relentless campaign of mean and spiteful behaviour designed to cause her distress»in damages by the High Court for being the victim of «a relentless campaign of mean and spiteful behaviour designed to cause her distress».

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.

In Canada the right to pursue a defamation claim against an ISP without disclosing identity is pending before the Supreme Court in the Bragg Communications case, but Canadian victims seeking to pursue the individuals responsible for internet defamation should have a good look at the UK Brookes decisioIn Canada the right to pursue a defamation claim against an ISP without disclosing identity is pending before the Supreme Court in the Bragg Communications case, but Canadian victims seeking to pursue the individuals responsible for internet defamation should have a good look at the UK Brookes decisioin the Bragg Communications case, but Canadian victims seeking to pursue the individuals responsible for internet defamation should have a good look at the UK Brookes decision.