Sentences with phrase «who alleged»

A U.S. District Court in North Carolina recently dismissed a lawsuit brought against a residential landlord by a former tenant who alleged that the landlord had violated the Americans With Disabilities Act.

On the issue of disclosure and latent defects, an Ontario Small Claims Court judge recently awarded a ruling in favour of a buyer who alleged that the seller had not disclosed a defect that had repeatedly occurred over many years prior to the seller selling the property.

Yahoo has agreed to pay $ 80 million to settle a class action securities litigation brought against it by shareholders who alleged that the...

Virtual reality company Magic Leap has settled a sexual discrimination lawsuit with former executive Tannen Campbell who alleged executives ignored and brushed aside persistent issues with sexual harassment and bullying among male employees at the company.

The decision to refund users came amid growing complaints from Coinbase users - who alleged that the situation was exacerbated by a lack of accessibility to the exchange during the volatile period - and calls for legal action to recoup losses.

It also denied ever employing Chris Wylie, the Canadian whistleblower who alleged that the data of 50m people was improperly shared with Cambridge Analytica.

GlaxoSmithKline: $ 94 million; July 2012 The probe of what the American Lawyer calls the biggest health care fraud settlement in history began in 2003 with whistleblowing complaints filed by Cheryl Eckard, who alleged manufacturing faults at one of Glaxo's plants.

Judge rules in Ecolab's favor On July 5, 2005, Magistrate Alonzo P. Wilson of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana entered summary judgment in favor of Ecolab Inc. and dismissed the claims of two nurses who alleged that their exposure to fumes of an Ecolab institutional floor wax stripper containing glycol ethers caused their two babies to suffer from the fatal birth defect anencephaly.

In Oudin v. Le Centre Francophone de Toronto, The Ontario Superior Court dismissed a motion for summary judgment brought by an employee who alleged that the termination provision in his employment agreement was unenforceable.

The charge related to the June 6 trial involved a former CBC employee who alleged Ghomeshi had sexually assaulted her in 2008.

There, McDermott had been sued for malpractice by a former client who alleged the firm had represented him and other family members, creating a conflict of interest.

In G.M.K., Charlene Da Silva of Affordable Immigration and Paralegal Support sought to bring an application on behalf of a student who alleged discrimination in his expulsion from school.

In 2007, something called The Lawyers» Movement began a complicated and sometimes violent series of protests against the suspension, in March of that year, of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry by President Pervez Musharraf, who alleged misconduct and misuse of authority by the chief justice.

In a recent decision in In re Paulsboro Derailment Cases, the Third Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a case brought by plaintiffs who alleged that they had been exposed to airborne chemicals following a train derailment.

The D.A.I. case involved a mentally challenged 23 - year - old complainant who alleged that her mother's common law partner had repeatedly sexually assaulted her over a period of four years.

Mesh manufacturer C.R. Bard has settled a transvaginal mesh lawsuit with a West Virginia woman who alleged that the company's device caused serious injury.

California Court of Appeal rules for defendants in a shareholder derivative action brought by the former CEO of a company, who alleged his company should have sued the defendants for perceived business torts.

There has been a lot of press coverage about claims brought by Iraqis who alleged that their human rights were breached by British soldiers during the Iraq War.

The jury had decided the case in favor of plaintiff, who alleged negligence, negligence per se and intentional infliction of emotional distress, concluding also that defendant nursing home had acted with reckless disregard for the rights of others, resulting in a $ 10,000 punitive damage award tacked onto the $ 1.2 million in compensatory damages.

In December 2016 the UN Committee against Torture issued a decision finding that Morocco had violated its treaty obligations in the case of Gdeim Izik detainee Naama Asfari, who alleged he was convicted by the military court based on a confession obtained under torture and that no adequate investigation was conducted.

Overview In Currie v. McDonald's Restaurants, Margaret Waddell represented Canadian customers of McDonald's restaurants who alleged that the company had improperly assured that any prizes given out in their chance or skill - based games were intentionally diverted away from Canadian customers.

Obtained a settlement of $ 450,000 for a former employee who alleged that he was fired because he refused to falsify testimony.

Defense award in arbitration filed by former institutional salesperson who alleged she was entitled to hundreds of thousands of dollars in incentive compensation and other compensation.

Obtained a $ 500,000 settlement for a former employee who alleged wrongful discharge and breach of contract to pay severance benefits against his former employer.

Successfully defended deceased Settlor's wife in Trust Contest against her by Settlor's children from his first marriage who alleged undue influence.

Obtained a $ 1.4 million verdict (upheld after appeals) for a former employee who alleged wrongful discharge and failure to accommodate in a disability discrimination case against his former employer and manager.

Obtained a $ 365,000 settlement for a former employee who alleged wrongful discharge and retaliatory harassment in a race and sex discrimination case against her former employer and manager.

Obtained a settlement of $ 550,000 for a former employee who alleged breach of contract and fraudulent inducement, among other claims

Obtained a $ 410,000 settlement for a former employee who alleged wrongful discharge from employment based on his race and age.

Last but not least, Ezra gets the silly award by creating what Craig Pearson in an article in The National Post called his latest «made - up controversy,» by accusing an Ontario school board of kowtowing to Muslim students who he alleged, wanted to avoid commemorating Remembrance Day.

In Currie v. McDonald's Restaurants, the firm represented Canadian customers of McDonald's restaurants who alleged that the company had improperly assured that any prizes given out in their promotional games were intentionally diverted away from Canadian customers.

In a 2012 decision, the Ontario Labour Relations Board dismissed a complaint by Larry Grovum, a professor at the University of Guelph, who alleged that a payment from the university to the faculty association breached Section 70.

Recently, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a premises liability plaintiff who alleged she was seriously injured when she tripped and fell on a missed step at an aviation company during an open house with her young grandson.

Smith v. Inco, 2011 ONCA 628, was a class action by thousands of Port Colborne residents who alleged loss in property value due to public concern about potential health risks from nickel contamination on their property.

Yesterday in Washington, our government gagged the military lawyer, Lt. Col. Colby Vokey, who alleged ongoing abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

The College Of Massage Therapists of British Columbia received a complaint on Oct. 8, 2014 from a female patient who alleged that Trevor James Scott, a massage therapist, had masturbated and put his penis on her left wrist during a session.

Acted for a BC school board in a human rights matter brought by parents of a dyslexic child who alleged that the school district had discriminated against the student by failing to provide adequate accommodations

A court of first instance in Belgium has ruled against Google in a suit by a group of newspapers operating in that country who alleged that Google's News feature violated their copyright.

In that case, Rod was class counsel for a neighborhood of over 400 people who alleged that gasoline leaked from a nearby gas station and contaminated the groundwater and indoor air in their homes.

The February 11, 2013, issue of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly features Shannon Lynch in an article about a recent decision from the Massachusetts Appeals Court concerning the firing of an employee who alleged that a manager engaged in sexist behavior.

«Comprehensive federal statutory schemes, such as the SDWA, preclude rights of action under Section 1983 for alleged deprivations of constitutional rights in the field occupied by the federal statutory scheme,» the appeals court wrote in Mattoon, which stemmed from a lawsuit on behalf of 68 Berkshire County, Massachusetts, residents who alleged they came down with giardiasis, commonly known as «beaver fever,» after drinking contaminated water.

The Law Society of Upper Canada has settled a dispute with a black lawyer who alleged a security guard racially profiled him.

Settling (while class certification and summary judgment motions were pending) a statewide putative class action filed in San Mateo Superior Court for nuisance value with the named plaintiffs who alleged multiple wage and hour claims (unpaid regular and overtime wages, noncompliant meal and rest periods, untimely payment of final wages, noncompliant itemized wage statements, unpaid / forfeited vacation, and violation of PAGA) against a pharmaceutical supply company's call center;

Ms. Luther represented a commercial lender in an action brought by a managing member of a limited liability company who alleged that the lender violated the Unruh Civil Rights Act by declining to make a loan to managing member's limited liability company based on managing member's prior felony convictions.

The suit was brought by the decedent's nephew, her only living heir at law, who alleged that the decedent lacked testamentary capacity and was subject to undue influence.

The Ontario Court of Appeal found that the trial judge improperly introduced evidence of a witness named Edmond Huard, who alleged that that he and Jeremy Hall had conspired to kill the prosecution's star witness Jason Lusted, two years after Mason's death.

She wanted it transferred to Alberta, claiming that the daughter who alleged to have been sexually molested by the husband was ordinarily resident in Alberta, by virtue of the father's acquiescence and the passage of time.

A story in the Bangkok Post, meanwhile, quoted a police source who alleged on May 19 Amsterdam told a gathering of Red Shirt supporters opposed to the government on that the army had bought weapons from the United States to kill Red Shirt protesters during the political violence of 2010.

Those who alleged Jones and Hansen «cooked» that data should do the right thing and apologize to these scientist

Later in the interview, Harris spoke with Kert Davies, a Greenpeace environmental activist, who alleged that Singer is connected to «oil and coal companies» whose opposition to a global warming consensus will «cost lives.»