Sentences with phrase «where plaintiffs»

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The decision follows a trend in B.C. dismissing certification of consumer protection class actions where the plaintiffs have not suffered any real damage or loss and limits the scope for class - wide remedies pursuant to the B.C. Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, says Robin Reinertson, a partner with Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in Vancouver.

Heller is an example, where plaintiffs were harmed by infringement of their 2nd Amendment rights.

A decision from the British Columbia Supreme Court is expected to «stem the tide» of consumer protection class action claims where the plaintiffs haven't suffered any real damage or loss.

The power of these types of offers was illustrated in a Superior Court of Justice decision released last week where the plaintiffs were successful both in obtaining judgment and in defending the counterclaim, but nevertheless ended up writing a cheque to the defendant.

In the TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Group Brands LLC, the high court clarified and narrowed the term «residence» for corporate defendants, greatly restricting the venues where plaintiffs may file patent infringement lawsuits.

In 2013, after a two - month jury trial in federal court in Minnesota, Zelle attorneys helped obtain a complete defense verdict in a case where plaintiffs alleged the bank misrepresented its securities lending program and purchased unsuitable, high - risk investments causing plaintiffs to lose millions of dollars.

Cases surfaced where plaintiffs sought to rescind their sales contracts, accusing developers of failure to comply with certain disclosure requirements mandated by the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (ILSA).

Many data breach defendants have relied upon the theory that plaintiffs lack standing to bring claims for data breaches where plaintiffs can not prove actual harm from the breach.

He went on to discuss his work in the Katrina cases (In Re: Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation) where plaintiffs» attorneys waived their fees but were allowed to ask for an enhancement of costs.

The TCPA is not meant to transform every automated call or text into a lawsuit, and courts are pushing back on plaintiffs» claims, particularly where consent exists or where plaintiffs have «invited» calls through opportunistic means (such as acquiring cell phone numbers for the purpose of receiving calls).

Clarified Florida law to limit claims of emotional distress to cases where plaintiffs can prove the impact sustained was sufficient to create a physical manifestation.

Seyfarth's ADA Title III team consists of attorneys with extensive experience in ADA Title III litigation located in many offices across the United States, including California where plaintiffs are most active.

[21] This is not a case where the plaintiffs were hired, had a long history with the defendants and where the defendants ran into financial difficultly, leaving the plaintiffs as creditors.

Defended offshore petroleum drilling company, where plaintiffs alleged that defendants conspired to suppress the wages paid to workers in violation of the antitrust laws

By leaving in place the Texas Supreme Court's ruling that the Obergefell decision does not, in fact, require such benefits to be extended, the decision to deny cert will return the case to the trial court, where plaintiffs will argue that the benefits violate Texas state law and seek an order forcing the city to rescind them.

Los Angeles IP litigation partner Shawn Hansen is quoted in the following articles discussing the Supreme Court's decision in the patent case TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Food Brands Group LLC, which limits where plaintiffs can file patent lawsuits.

... The fact that defense counsel may have made mistakes does not warrant imposing sanctions — particularly where the plaintiffs now have full access to the server imaging.

People often assume that a «class action» encompasses every instance where plaintiffs join together to take on a common defendant.

Defense verdict in jury trial on behalf of a major Orlando theme park, where the plaintiffs were seeking $ 1.2 million in past and future damages due to slip and fall injury.

This ruling has proven useful, in subsequent cases, in establishing that the claims were not statute - barred, even where the plaintiffs and their solicitors were not diligent in investigating potential claims.

The article discusses a case where the plaintiffs hired a construction company to replace their roof.

Attis represents important appellate Court guidance for the class action bar as, prior to Attis, certain decisions, most notably Poulin v. Ford Motor Co. of Canada, earmarked class counsel as a potential payment source for defendants in situations where the plaintiffs were unwilling or unable to cover costs ordered against them.

Attorneys for pharmaceutical company Bristol - Myers Squibb (BMS) successfully argued for restrictions on where plaintiffs can pursue financial damages.

Defense verdicts in two cases tried simultaneously where the plaintiffs each alleged they had contracted symptomatic asbestosis as a result of exposure to asbestos.

This article appeared in the August 2017 issue of the ABA Journal with the headline «Making It Personal: Court limits where plaintiffs can bring claims in 3 rulings»

Municipalities have found themselves as defendants of class - actions, as in Pearson v. Inco Ltd., where plaintiffs claimed that the nickel refinery emitted carcinogenic substances.

That signals that progress in these lawsuits isn't going to hinge on the science so much as an untested legal theory, and that's where the plaintiffs are on weak footing, according to Boutrous.

«I can tell you of a number of cases that are pending where the plaintiffs are very interested,» says Gostin.

«I've never had a situation where the plaintiff intentionally took out the claim involving the insurance company.»

Upholding the preliminary Objection of Governor Aregbesola, the judge declared that where the Plaintiff lacked locus standi to bring the suit, the jurisdiction can not be properly invoked.

Tsoho added, «The point must be made that it is trite law generally, that where a plaintiff's claim is unchallenged and uncontroverted, the court will accept the available evidence and act on it.»

Based on the court where the plaintiff files the complaint, you have a certain amount of time to answer the complaint.

A lawsuit is an adversarial proceeding where the plaintiff and defendant state their cases and wait for a decision.

This, despite the fact that Doig was never in the prison where the plaintiff worked.

● Causation is established where the plaintiff proves to the civil standard on a balance of probabilities that the defendant caused or contributed to the injury.

5 Dec. 6, 2011)(unpublished) involved a situation where plaintiff's counsel was held jointly and severally liable along with their client for one half of a discovery referee's costs totaling $ 7,800.

It may be appropriate for the court to consider appointing a specialist other than the proposed examiner but only where the plaintiff demonstrates, on a preponderance of evidence, sufficient grounds to justify the court in concluding that its discretion should not be exercised in favour of the appointment of the defendant's nominee...

A typical example of forum shopping, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is where the plaintiff institutes a suit in the jurisdiction with a reputation for awarding high damages, disdain for political gimmicks or filing several similar suits and keeping the one with the preferred Judge.

As well, where the plaintiff elects to bring suit in the Supreme Court, she runs the real risk of an adverse costs outcome if the action is unsuccessful.

In 2015, I was involved in a Small Claims matter where the plaintiff alleged that she was wrongfully dismissed.

In reasons for judgment released today, the BC Court of Appeal overturned the order of a Master denying the defendant costs thrown away in circumstances where the plaintiff was successful in obtaining an adjournment of an impending trial.

In Glover, the defence denied liability and proceeded to a jury trial where the plaintiff's case was dismissed.

Scott Frew succeeds for Farmers Mutual Insurance Company in upholding an Accident Benefits Full and Final Release, where the Plaintiff sought to set it aside.

1 Feb. 19, 2016)(unpublished), parties got into a hotel management imbroglio where plaintiff sued defendants, and one defendant brought a cross-complaint in a back - and - forth matter, even in two prior appellate decisions, resulting «kinda» in a mixed decision.

In future class action claims against nationwide corporate defendants, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is generally requiring piecemeal litigation in each state where a plaintiff was injured, instead of allowing for a single consolidated class action in a single state court lawsuit.

The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that where a plaintiff has imposed the methods and materials that the defendant must use to complete a project, the defendant is absolved of responsibility if the project proves to be defective, as the risk has been allocated to the plaintiff.

In Binette v. Salmon Arm (City), 2018 BCCA 150, the court upheld the verdict of the trial judge finding the city liable to the plaintiff in negligence in circumstances where the plaintiff tripped over a protruding piece of metal from a city sidewalk.

In Reese v. Coleman, the plaintiff was struck by a snowmobile that went off the track while attending a race for which he paid admission.26 The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal held that the defendant toboggan club was negligent because it did not take any steps to block off the area where the plaintiff spectator was standing, thus allowing the plaintiff to presume that it was safe.

However, the number and quantum of punitive damages awards is significantly higher in the 2003 - 13 cases where the plaintiff was a corporation than where the plaintiff was a natural person.