Sentences with phrase «whether states awarded»

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Mr. Bharara's office and F.B.I. agents in Buffalo had been examining whether state officials awarded lucrative projects to a few favored developers who had donated to the political campaigns of Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat.

The agency that runs the state's Excelsior Jobs tax credit program often failed to check on companies» eligibility before they joined the program and did not follow up on whether the companies had met their investment and job creation goals before awarding them tax credits, the state Comptroller's Office found in a critical audit.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's spokeswoman, Kate Gurnett, said the awarding of the contract is «under review,» and that the office had received LI Cleantech's request for an investigation under its legal authority to examine whether the bid award was fair.

You agree that the remedy for any breach of this agreement involving unauthorized access or other infringement of our intellectual property rights shall be an award of damages equivalent to the statutory damages recoverable under the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (the «Act»), regardless of whether our content is protected by the Act or has been timely and / or properly registered under the Act, and regardless of whether you are located in the United States.

You agree that the remedy for any breach of this agreement involving unauthorized access or other infringement of our intellectual property rights shall be an award of damages equivalent to the statutory damages recoverable under the United States Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 501 et seq. (the «act»), regardless of whether our content is protected by the act or has been timely and / or properly registered under the act, and regardless of whether you are located in the United States.

Berg also describes as an example «of how hasty the process has been» that in early February, NIH gave him about 24 hours to decide whether NIGMS should take over NCRR's Institutional Development Award (IDeA) program for states with relatively little NIH funding — «a large (> $ 200M), complicated program not closely related to our core mission.»

As states consider whether to apply for the first or second round of Race to the Top Fund grants under the economic - stimulus program, the U.S. Department of Education is emphasizing that they shouldn't worry about being first in line to win a piece of the $ 4 billion being awarded.

Race to the Top (RTTT) grants had been awarded after considering whether states would adopt high academic standards, implement prescribed strategies in low ‐ performing schools, and use student test scores to determine the effectiveness of teachers.

States and education groups are curious about whether, if they win a grant, they can award a portion of their Race to the Top money to a select group of school districts, or if they have to dole out money to all of them.

He noted that the DOJ did not get everything it wanted in the ruling — namely, the right to review student demographic information for a full 45 days before the state could let families know whether they'd been awarded vouchers to help them pay private - school tuition.

Two longtime, award - winning educators seeking to oversee Wisconsin's schools sparred on Friday over how to improve academic success for black students, whether the state's academic standards are good for schools and how the state should spend its money on education.

Under the ESSA law, there is now a «Recognition School» program, but the state hasn't yet defined how a school earns that designation and whether any financial award will be associated with it.

The terms state that you can call and change existing award bookings to get the sale rates on these awards, so whether you already have a trip planned or are eyeing a trip to the great outdoors, this sale might save you...

Although all of our classes are authorized to award CEU to anyone who attends the class, some veterinary jurisdictions have their own requirements therefore it is the responsibility of the participant to verify whether or not their state with accept the CE credits from one of our classes.

Generally speaking, whether or not the original aid scheme constitutes illegal state aid (there are strong indications that it doesn't), the tribunal should have acknowledged that the claimant investor is bound by EU state aid rules and that the satisfaction of the award is conditioned on the Commission's finding on the compatibility of the original scheme with EU state aid rules.

An arbitral award was rendered in India against a United States corporation, which argued before the Court that it should not be enforced in the United States on grounds that India would not have enforced the award had it been rendered in the United States in its favour, and that therefore, «the reciprocity between India and the United States as required by the Convention [article XIV] was absent».1394 The contesting party further argued that article XIV requires courts to determine the extent to which India applies the Convention and whether India treats awards rendered in India in favour of Indian parties in a similar manner.

As one United States court observed, «[u] nder the New York Convention, we examine whether the award exceeds the scope of the [arbitration agreement], not whether the award exceeds the scope of the parties» pleadings».803 This interpretation of article V (1)(c) which distinguishes the parties» pleadings or prayers for relief from the «submission to arbitration» referred to in article V (1)(c), is consistent with a narrow interpretation of the grounds for refusal to recognize or enforce an award.

This paper analyzes the English judiciary's various approaches to answering the question of whether an SOE can be held liable for the award debts of a state via reverse piercing, and undertakes what most other commentary has not.

In the government's report, it states that, regarding the private right of action, it intends to «investigate further» its impact and consider whether damages should be awarded when a party can prove a tangible harm.

Whether you need the award enforced in state or federal court, and whether it is a domestic or international award, the law office of Adair Myers Graves Stevenson can provide you with the experienced advice necessary to collect the award or otherwise give the award full legal force and Whether you need the award enforced in state or federal court, and whether it is a domestic or international award, the law office of Adair Myers Graves Stevenson can provide you with the experienced advice necessary to collect the award or otherwise give the award full legal force and whether it is a domestic or international award, the law office of Adair Myers Graves Stevenson can provide you with the experienced advice necessary to collect the award or otherwise give the award full legal force and effect.

Therefore, the homologation process in Ecuador implies that the party that seeks the enforcement of a foreign award shall file a petition with the Provincial Court8, which will assess whether the award complies with the following requirements: (i) The international award complies with the formalities required for it to be considered authentic in the state where it was issued; (ii) The award is final and binding in the jurisdiction where it was delivered and the attachments are duly legalized; (iii) With regard to the requirement prescribed in the Convention, if the award is in a language other than the official language of the country, in this case Spanish, it shall incorporate a translation; (iv) It is shown from the legal papers of the arbitration proceedings that the party against whom the awards is being enforced was duly notified of the claim and that there was no due process violation; (v) The petition must specify the domicile of the party against whom the award is being enforced.

Generally, courts look to the law of the state in which the settlement occurred in order to determine whether there could be compensatory or punitive damages awarded in a wrongful death case.

On the basis of reciprocity, the Republic of Guatemala will apply the above Convention to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made only in the territory of another contract - ing State; and will apply it only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law.

«The Republic of Cyprus will apply the Convention, on the basis of reciprocity, to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State; furthermore it will apply the Convention only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under its national law.»

Regardless of whether a state has adopted the UCCJEA or retains the UCCJA, both the UCCJEA and the UCCJA are intended, among other things, to avoid jurisdictional competition and conflict with courts of other states in matters of child custody, to discourage continuing controversies over custody, and to deter abductions and other unilateral removals of children undertaken to obtain custody awards.

Declaration made upon ratification: «The Philippines, on the basis of reciprocity, will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State and only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the national law of the State making such declaration.»

With the reservations provided for in article I, paragraph 3, of the Convention, that is to say, the Tunisian State will apply the Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made only in the territory of another Contracting State and only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, which are considered as commercial under the Tunisian law.

It also considered whether the Court of Appeal erred in its approach to the maintenance standard under 1975 Act, was wrong to structure an award under the 1975 Act in a way which allowed the Respondent the preserve her entitlement to state benefits, and erred in its application of the balancing exercise required under the 1975 Act.

The arbitration fees clause between the parties stated: «The prevailing party in any arbitration or litigation will be entitled to recover all attorneys» fees (including if the firm is the prevailing party, the value of the time of all professionals in our firm who perform legal services in connection with the dispute, computed at their normal billing rates), all experts» fees and expenses and all costs (whether or not these costs would be recoverable under the California Code of Civil Procedure) that may be incurred in obtaining or collecting any judgment and / or arbitration award, in addition to any other relief to which that party may be entitled.»

The FPSW Order requires offerors for government contracts to disclose whether there have been any «administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment... rendered against the offeror within the preceding 3 - year period» for violations of any of 14 federal labor laws and equivalent state laws.

In July 2017, the Supreme Court (sitting in a panel comprising Lady Hale, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hughes) heard this appeal relating to whether, in the context of awarding Jobseeker's Allowance, the State unjustifiably interfered with the right of transgender persons to have information about their gender reassignment kept private.

Interestingly, the Advocate General ranged much more broadly in reaching the same conclusion, stating that these limitations on the review of international arbitral awards were «contrary to the principle of effectiveness of EU law», «(n) o system can accept infringements of its most fundamental rules making up its public policy, irrespective of whether or not those infringements are flagrant or obvious» and «one or more parties to agreements which might be regarded as anticompetitive can not put these agreements beyond the reach of review under Articles 101 TFEU and 102 TFEU by resorting to arbitration» (AG Op § § 58, 67 and 72).

For example, they may specify how arbitrators will be selected, where the arbitration will be held (which can be pricey if you live in another state), who will pay for attorneys» fees, and whether the final arbitration award must be kept confidential.

On Tuesday, May 29, 2012, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari from the Tenth Circuit's decision in Marx v. General Revenue Corp., U.S. No. 11 - 1175, to determine whether a prevailing defendant can be awarded routine costs (not attorney's fees) against a losing plaintiff in a Fair Debt Collection Practice Act (FDCPA) case where the plaintiff was found to have brought the suit in good faith.

Advised a European state on whether an LCIA award can be set aside on account of alleged failures to take into account EU law.

HALT's Report Card graded fee arbitration systems in six categories: (1) whether lawyers are required to participate in binding arbitration at a client's request; (2) the ease of initiating arbitration; (3) the amount of state bar publicity of fee arbitration; (4) the program's reliance on non-lawyer arbitrators; (5) whether non-binding mediation is offered in addition to arbitration; and (6) how the system enforces awards.

This is because to decide whether the court abused its discretion in awarding costs and fees, the Eighth Circuit necessarily must decide if it was objectively reasonable for Pfizer to challenge the joinder of these plaintiffs and the lack of personal jurisdiction over the out - of - state plaintiffs» claims.

A State can not, under the First and Fourteenth Amendments, award damages to a public official for defamatory falsehood relating to his official conduct unless he proves «actual malice» — that the statement was made with knowledge of its falsity or with reckless disregard of whether it was true or false.

In addition, he stated that the ARF is reviewing whether to rescind a 2017 award given to Cambridge Analytica, given their alleged improper use of consumer information.

Whilst humility is a desirable quality for senior leaders to have, there's no harm in proudly stating the achievements which reflect your expertise, whether it's adding them to your «Accomplishments» section on LinkedIn, or taking a picture of an award you have recieved and posting it to Instagram or Twitter using the relevant industry hashtags.

Job Information (Announcement number, title, series and grade of job for which applying) Personal Information (Full name, mailing address w / zip code, day and evening phone numbers w / area code, social security #, country of citizenship, veteran's preference, reinstatement eligibility, highest Federal civilian grade held) Education (High school: name, city, and state, date of diploma or GED, Colleges or universities: name, city and state, majors, type and year of any degrees received) Work Experience (Job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates, hours per week, salary, indicate whether we may contact your current supervisor) Other Qualifications (Job - related training courses, skills, certificates and licenses, honors, awards and special accomplishments; for example, publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking and performance awards)

When deciding whether to award maintenance, as well as the amount and duration, the court considers several factors, as outlined in state law.

Although adultery is not listed as one of the factors, the statute does state that the court may consider adultery in determining whether to award spousal support or the amount of the award, so long as the court considers the other factors specified in the statute.

Regardless of each state's position for or against a presumption or preference in favor of joint custody and whether or not it has been specifically authorized, overall there appears to be a growing trend in favor of joint custody and more and more bills are being introduced to adopt a presumption that joint custody is in the best interest of the child unless certain circumstances apply (such as convincing evidence that a parent is unfit or that it would not be in the best interest of the child to award joint custody).

More than 30 states now have statutes specifically authorizing joint custody awards, and most states now hold that the courts authority to award joint custody does not depend upon whether the parties request it.

Regardless of whether the law in your state authorizes joint custody of a pet or not, fighting to become the sole owner of your pet will require you to persuade the judge that s / he should award the pet to you.

458:17 (II)(b)(1992)(stating that a court may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of a child to assist the court in determining whether a joint legal custody award is appropriate); N.J. Stat.

First, the court considered whether a Pennsylvania state statute barred the award of unemployment compensation.