Sentences with phrase «which plaintiffs»

In the case, the plaintiffs» offer to purchase (the «contract») was subject to a satisfactory home inspection, which the plaintiffs chose to forego, instead relying on an inspection report that had been previously completed for the defendant vendors.

They brought proceedings which, in the result, have established an important constitutional principle affecting the relationship between ss 51 (xxxi) and 122 of the Constitution for which the plaintiffs have consistently argued.

«Even in a favorable interpretation of Spokeo for employers, there are still situations in which plaintiffs could have a viable claim for violations of the FCRA based on disclosures and authorization forms.

This is a promising reform that should make it easier for defendants to escape distant, inconvenient federal districts (e.g., the Eastern District of Texas), which plaintiffs hope will increase settlement pressure.

In doing so, it cited cases from Missouri and Oregon in which plaintiffs had purchased used vehicles that had a past and in which significant punitive damage awards had been affirmed.

There are a number of possible interpretations under which the plaintiffs could succeed, but in general, this seems similar to so many of the other suits levied against the house that Gates built: mostly for profit or for principle.

The «180 - day» rule introduced in 2003, under which Plaintiffs must inscribe their case for proof and hearing within 180 days of filing an action, was meant to accelerate proceedings.

The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case of T.C. Heartland v. Kraft Foods, which turns on a minor detail of statutory interpretation but raises high stakes indeed: if the Court agrees that a 2011 enactment narrowed venue in patent suits, it could end the current arrangement in which plaintiffs are free to steer most such suits into just a few friendly jurisdictions.

The lone federal claim on which the plaintiffs succeeded was a 2004 false arrest allegation involving one of the minor children.

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To understand the spike better, I looked at which plaintiffs were responsible for bringing the cases comprising the spike:

Weil successfully represented Procter & Gamble (P&G) as lead counsel in a high - profile MDL in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in which plaintiffs alleged that they were injured through their use of the popular denture cream, Fixodent.

Securing jury verdicts in favor of shipowners in state and federal court trials in Wisconsin and Michigan involving cases in which the plaintiffs alleged career - ending injuries.

Represented SK Hynix against Toshiba and SanDisk in a multi-national lawsuit which plaintiffs have asserted to be the largest trade secret case in the world

In the upcoming months, U.S. District Judge Kathleen O'Malley also will decide which plaintiffs lawyers will share in the $ 50 million fee award for lawyers who played a big role in the settlement.

Also, ways in which plaintiffs tie employers, individuals, and other actors into indirect liability theory include evidence of supervision, hiring, and other things.

A common situation in which plaintiffs pursue punitive damages is when the defendant was intoxicated behind the wheel.

Lawsuits are also stacking up against Cook Medical over its IVC filters, in which plaintiffs are alleging severe injury and death.

To begin, there are some basic requirements in these cases of which plaintiffs must be aware.

In Warden v. State Bar of California, 21 Cal.4 th 628 (1999), Jim also represented the Bar in a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs alleged the exemptions from the MCLE (continuing education) program were unconstitutional.

2103 and 3582, decided June 23, 2010 (D.C. S.D. N.Y.), a case in which the plaintiffs alleged direct and secondary infringement claims, including claims for «inducement» contributory liability.

Bernstein, a professor at George Mason University School of Law, offers as evidence the recent case of Nonnon v. City of New York, in which plaintiffs claimed that exposure to toxic substances in a landfill caused their cancers.

Michael Cernovich just blogged a decision by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding (part of) a district court's decision in Carhart v. Gonzales, in which the plaintiffs sought an injunction against the enforcement of the so - called Partial - Birth Abortion Act of 2003.

The standard which plaintiffs are held to in civil cases, including automobile accident cases, is called the «preponderance of the evidence» standard.

In overturning the release rule, it sounds like the court basically adopted a Pierrenger release as the default, which plaintiffs and defendants often use to avoid the potential adverse effects of settling with one one of several defendants.

They cite cases dealing with situations in which awards at trial are less than an advance, and in which plaintiffs have been deprived of costs as of the date of the advance (McElroy v. Embelton (1996), 19 B.C.L.R. (3d) 1 (B.C.C.A.); Baxter v. Brown (1997), 28 B.C.L.R. (3d) 351 (B.C.C.A.).

In the appeal before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Plaintiffs challenged only the trial court's jury charge, which Plaintiffs believed improperly suggested that the Plaintiffs had to prove that the obstetrical resident intended to harm the mother.

Oilfield services firms in FLSA collective actions in which the plaintiffs claimed that they were forced to work off the clock.

A couple of months ago, I wrote about recent animal rights jurisprudence in which plaintiffs instituted actions as owners of animals, to enforce rights under existing laws.

That case involves a challenge by voters to a 2011 congressional remap drawn by Democrats, which the plaintiffs claim resulted in a massive swap of Republican voters for Democratic ones in Maryland's 6th Congressional District.

Order Defendants to prepare and implement an enforceable national remedial plan to phase out fossil fuel emissions and draw down excess atmospheric CO2 so as to stabilize the climate system and protect the vital resources on which Plaintiffs now and in the future will depend...

The class - action lawsuit, Wildman et al v. American Century Services, LLC et al, alleges breach of fiduciary duty under the Employee Retirement Income security Act of 1974 for excessive investment management and record - keeping fees, imprudent fund selection and for self - dealing by American Century, which plaintiffs contend filled the retirement plan with proprietary investment options for its own benefit.

In fact, nearly every state has seen at least one suit in which plaintiffs, often representing cash - strapped urban districts, argue that their schools» reliance on property tax revenue is unfair and inadequate.

During his career, Dr. Valencia has served as an expert witness for plaintiffs of color in a number of education lawsuits, most recently in the 2006 federal - level Santamaria v. Dallas Independent School District segregation case in which the plaintiffs prevailed.

A federal court has preliminarily approved a class action lawsuit settlement that will provide a $ 20 cash payment or 50 % - off savings voucher to consumers who purchased Procera AVH, which the Plaintiffs allege was falsely advertised as helping to improve brain function.

Parent is involved in several lawsuits in which the plaintiffs are seeking unpaid overtime compensation and other damages based on allegations that various employees of Electronic Data Systems Corporation («EDS») or Parent have been misclassified as exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and / or in violation of the California Labor Code or other state laws.

AMD also had several lawsuits lodged against it after its initial statements on the Spectre / Meltdown vulnerabilities, which the Plaintiffs claim were misleading, so the company is obviously (and wisely) exercising some caution.

What the defendant desires is not the right to the use of the process, to which plaintiff makes no objection, but the right to the use of the name to designate a sauce not made in accordance with the patented process.

Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitation — Vote Passed (218 - 210, 6 Not Voting) The House passed a bill that would limit to $ 250,000 the non-economic damages that can be awarded in a medical malpractice lawsuit in which the plaintiff's health care was paid for in whole or in part via a federal program, subsidy or tax benefit, and would establish a statute of limitations for initiating such lawsuits of either three years following the plaintiff's injury, or one year after the plaintiff discovers such injury, whichever occurs first.

Rep. Faso's Vote Record Tracking Rep. Faso in the Age of Trump fivethirtyeight.com Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Limitation — Vote Passed (218 - 210, 6 Not Voting) The House passed a bill that would limit to $ 250,000 the non-economic damages that can be awarded in a medical malpractice lawsuit in which the plaintiff's health care was paid for -LSB-...]

According to the plaintiffs, the film's stunt coordinator, Russell Solberg, «Commanded to the driver of the automobile in which plaintiff Scott McLean was a passenger, that the speed of his vehicle be increased significantly to a speed unsafe for the stunt, thus resulting in a major collision.»

Unlike the U.S. court system, in which the plaintiff must demonstrate that he or she has been libeled, Lipstadt must prove that she didn't libel him — in other words, that the Holocaust happened, and that Irving deliberately falsified evidence to suggest that it didn't.

Such an action may be brought in any judicial district in the State in which the unlawful employment practice is alleged to have been committed, in the judicial district in which the employment records relevant to such practice are maintained and administered, or in the judicial district in which the plaintiff would have worked but for the alleged unlawful employment practice, but if the respondent is not found within any such district, such an action may be brought within the judicial district in which the respondent has his principal office.

This calls into question claims of «worldwide» rights, which Plaintiff seems to rely on for asserting control over PGLAF's activities in the US.

We further find that the total amount of damages which the Plaintiff, [Sienkowski], is entitled to recover, disregarding fault, is the sum of $ 207,600.

Leduc involved a personal injury case in which the plaintiff claimed damages for loss of enjoyment as a result of defendant's negligence.

The authors pose an interesting and very realistic hypothetical under which a plaintiff sues your client, claiming that his injuries have made him unable to work, travel or bowl.

The marriage break - up and its effects happened, or alternatively would in any event have happened, regardless of the form in which the plaintiff and her husband received their invoices for Rogers services in July 2007.»

Successfully represented a client during settlement negotiations in a complex commercial dispute in which the plaintiff's multi-million-dollar demand was reduced to $ 5,000.

Can there be a fraud which this court ought to visit more strongly than the conduct pursued in this case in which in order to avoid the payment of the costs of a doubtful litigation to which the plaintiff might be made liable, the real plaintiff procures a pauper to become the nominal plaintiff?