Sentences with phrase «while civil cases»

I've always charged flat fees for criminal defense files, while civil cases were billed either hourly or on a contingency fee basis.

Not exact matches

Most of the civil forfeiture cases have been put on hold while the Justice Department is pursuing a criminal investigation.

While not all drone use cases by police are bad, Stanley says the potential for civil rights infringement or injury does exist.

And while the social customs, civil laws, and authoritatively sanctioned principles of a society can be said to have determinative influence on the social practices and development of a society, still it is the case that these social customs, etc., have that efficacy only as enacted by individuals in daily social intercourse.

While USDA didn't name the unpaid growers in 2015, several civil cases were filed in 2013 and 2014 against Alan Taylor and the companies associated with him.

While attorneys said the apparent disappearance of the money will be addressed in the criminal case, the outcome of the civil suit will determine control of the Park District.

Haren's past work includes working on civil rights and constitutional law cases while serving as chief counsel to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D - Calif.)

Master will be working on cases involve public corruption, affirmative federal litigation and complex civil litigation, while Haren will be responsible for providing expertise on federal law, federal agencies and internal Congressional workings, per The Daily News, which quoted the attorney general's office spokesman Eric Soufer.

Civil service rules allow Walsh to collect pay while the case is being decided.

While The Buffalo News last month reported that Casey has mentioned the mayor in depositions filed in a civil case against the city, those same sources say they do not expect the litigation brought by NRP Properties of Cleveland — which alleges that Brown killed a planned housing development when part of the project was not awarded to a political ally — will affect his campaign.

While plaintiffs in criminal cases are guaranteed lawyers, those in civil cases — which can include deportation, child custody and eviction proceedings — are not.

The Home Office said the civil orders, which would restrict an individual's ability to travel or communicate with certain people, could be used where there was insufficient evidence for a prosecution, or while waiting for a case to come to court.

«We would like to thank Team Schneiderman for producing an ad with a courtroom setting, which only serves to highlight that D.A. Donovan has spent the better part of the last 15 years prosecuting cases in actual courtrooms while State Senator Schneiderman was busy voting to raise taxes, proposing legislation to line trial lawyers» pockets, voting against civil confinement for sex offenders and cutting deals to keep Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate in the majority fold in Albany,» Shapiro said.

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.

Diocese Bishop William Murphy has been a loud opponent of a measure that would extend or eliminate the statute of limitations pertaining to child sex abuse cases while also opening up a one - year window for those who can no longer sue under current law to bring civil cases.

While an audience watched Edgerton and Ruth Negga's portrayal of Richard and Mildred Loving, the biracial couple whose landmark civil rights case saw the U.S. Supreme Court end all racial restrictions on marriage in 1967, a legal fight is being waged between the U.S. federal government and the state of North Carolina over equal rights for transgender Americans, and gay marriage continues to be a divisive issue.

Backers of Mitts, meanwhile, point to a 1999 civil court case filed by the Illinois attorney general to recover $ 1,970 from Stamps after she allegedly failed to report income from temporary work at Chicago Public Schools while receiving government assistance as a single mother.

The civil case safeguards the animals while the criminal case against the alleged perpetrator gets ready to proceed.

«Of Dogs and Men does an excellent job educating citizens on both the common facts of these heartbreaking cases and the surprising scope of the problem, while highlighting the tools citizens can employ to change outcomes for the better — from legislation requiring officer training in canine encounters to litigation under the federal civil rights act,» Wells added.

The answer lies in the fact that while the Civil Aviation's ATOL protection scheme does provide cover for end supplier failure, this is only the case for travellers who have booked package holidays.

While studying painting and printmaking at Yale University, Tomashi Jackson noticed that the language Josef Albers used to describe color perception phenomenon, in his 1963 instructional text Interaction of Color, mirrored the language of racialized segregation found in the transcripts of education policy and civil rights court cases fought by Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF).

The color is albers, while the images are from police - brutality cases and landmark court decisions from the civil rights movement.

While he was in jail, climate activist, Tim DeChristopher wrote about his case and why more civil disobedience was needed to protect the environment:

Sacks says that while the issues, tactics and parties involved in every Supreme Court case are well - reported, «no Supreme Court reporters ever ask the Courtroom's spectators why they have congregated inside the Temple of our Civil Religion.»

There are some civil cases where a prevailing defendant is entitled to attorneys» fees and costs, while there are others where a prevailing defendant is not.

While the goals of LA&W are similar to those of legal writing classes taught at many schools — to teach students to understand, analyze, and apply legal authority and to communicate the results of that analysis in writing — the course also contains some components that are influenced by its Legal Methods roots, as well as some that may or may not be taught in a first - semester civil procedure class: a focus on judicial methods, an introduction to legal institutions and processes, and instruction on the anatomy of a civil law suit, the timeline of a civil case, and the link between procedural and substantive law.30 The full set of course goals was outlined in the 2000 Report and has remained unchanged:

While Grace says she tries to avoid having a civil case run concurrently with a criminal one, it does sometimes happen.

And while the collectibility of the $ 40 million judgment against Cerillo may be questioned (perhaps the family will never see ALL this money, though they will see some — hopefully), this case is a great example of how crime victims may seek justice through Florida civil law and damages under Florida injury and wrongful death statutes.

While Glaser did not immediately return a request for comment, Morrison & Foerster litigation partner Dan Marmalefsky, Kerkorian's counsel in civil litigation related to the wiretapping case, confirmed that the firm was also representing their billionaire client in the Dubai World dispute.

Some wrongful death cases strictly involve civil action, while others can also involve a criminal case (such as criminally negligent homicide).

Denver Drunk Driving Accident Injury Lawyer While those who drink and drive might face criminal DUI penalties, you may also be able to bring a civil case against them for the damage they cause, both emotionally and physically.

Essentially, while there is no room for doubt about a defendant's guilt in a criminal case, in a civil case, the plaintiff must prove that it is 51 percent (or more) likely that the defendant committed an act of malpractice, and that the malpractice was the cause of the plaintiff's injuries.

These cases already account for half of the expenditure on civil legal aid and while the number of cases completed was slightly down on the previous quarter the higher levels of spending appears to be a trend which is likely to continue given the wider picture around child protection policy.

Note that Justice Watt has the longest average length of reserve in criminal cases, while he has one of the shortest reserve lengths in civil cases.

Doing so effectively calls for research skills beyond those that students acquire through working with domestic legal resources.56 Mary Rumsey explains that students must go beyond their dependence on domestic databases to learn how to access the different resources relevant to international and comparative law.57 She describes, as examples, the need to find customary international law through treaties, laws of other nations, diplomatic correspondence, and scholarly works, and she points out that civil law research requires much more emphasis on statutes and scholarship than on the case law that plays such a dominant role in American legal analysis.58 While there have been significant advances in access to foreign and international legal sources, there are still substantial barriers, 59 and the research methods needed to obtain these resources can be different (in ways either subtle or stark) from those that apply to domestic law.

From 2008 to 2011, appellants in civil cases (including family cases) were successful about 25 % of the time, while appellants in criminal cases were successful 32 % of the time.

Civil and criminal jury pools are different in the sense that criminal cases have 50 juror pools while civil is usually no more than 30 Civil and criminal jury pools are different in the sense that criminal cases have 50 juror pools while civil is usually no more than 30 civil is usually no more than 30 - 36.

A sampling of civil cases showed that in 68 % of all civil cases, the defendant is unrepresented, while the plaintiff is not.

While the state may bring a criminal case against someone who attacked you, you may also have a civil claim that could result in your financial recovery.

While there appears to be no case law directly on point, there is substantial case law concerning the analogous situation where civil proceedings are brought in parallel with criminal proceedings concerning the same matter.

The case, like that of Patel v Unite [2012] EWHC 92 (QB), [2012] All ER (D) 155 (Jan), shows that while the use of electronic media might afford individuals anonymity it does not prevent their being pursued for civil wrongs.

While LAG does not advocate simply turning the clock back to a pre-LASPO Act age, we argue there is a compelling case to look again at what civil legal aid covers.

While the Court of Appeal acknowledged the Supreme Court of Canada's pronouncement in F.H. v. McDougall, 2008 SCC 53 that there is only one standard of proof in civil proceedings, it confirmed that the civil standard could be modified by statute and that the Police Services Act had, in fact, modified the applicable standard in that case.

While women make up at least 36 % of the profession, according to the study, they comprise 24 percent of first - chair roles in civil cases.

While it is for the executive branch to decide what information is classified, the guide concludes, it is for the judiciary «to protect the rights of parties in civil and criminal cases while keeping government secrets.&rWhile it is for the executive branch to decide what information is classified, the guide concludes, it is for the judiciary «to protect the rights of parties in civil and criminal cases while keeping government secrets.&rwhile keeping government secrets.»

While it is possible to sue a local government or government agency for an injury that occurred at a public, community or school pool, these cases are rare and difficult due to tort immunity that protects the government from civil lawsuits.

We understand civil suits like Kinder Morgan's are often brought forward while seeking an injunction, and Ian Anderson, president of Kinder Morgan Canada, said he wouldn't pursue the case if the company got its work done.

Part IV of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is intended to reduce the number of judicial review applications, while the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration)(Amendment)(No 3) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/607) would remove legal aid from, according to the government's figures, up to 69 % of cases.

While most of the expense of mainstream civil litigation is lawyers» fees, it is rare for appellants to pay for legal representation in social security cases.

Joining a civil legal aid team using impact litigation and advocacy as its primary tools to pursue justice and equal rights through authentic and holistic service delivery to clients, CLSMF's Director of Litigation will support, refine, build, and maintain best in class approaches to support the expertise of our diverse and highly talented legal team, this Florida Attorney in good standing and experienced legal services litigator, will utilize the ability to simultaneously coordinate multiple complex cases in state and federal courts, while also monitoring and troubleshooting dozens of other significant cases handled by program staff.