Sentences with phrase «with plaintiff attorneys»

Fat Cat Syndrome: The state of mind one possesses when one becomes so successful, he / she disregards the inefficiencies and lost opportunities I speak with plaintiff attorneys daily.

Judge Peter Moulton won't grant the stay asked for by defendants in NYC asbestos lawsuits, but he will allow defendants to work with plaintiffs attorneys to create new rules in the case management order.

Not exact matches

Some lenders work directly with injured individuals, while others are connected to borrowers through plaintiffs» attorneys.

Disney shareholders lost their case but the final ruling set a new bar for directors when approving these kinds of exit packages: «If a director acts with conscious disregard — in other words, a looking away — rather than a deliberate intent to violate his duties, he can still be held liable for acting in bad faith,» plaintiffs» attorney Steven G. Schullman told the New York Times back in 2006.

Scalia, attorney for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the lead plaintiff, opened with a smooth presentation outlining familiar arguments: the DOL lacks the authority to regulate advisors, acted in an «arbitrary and capricious» manner, and violated plaintiffs» First Amendment rights.

Shannon Liss - Riordan, an attorney representing the plaintiff drivers, said they are pleased with the 9th Circuit's decision and can focus on preparing for trial next year.

I tried to question the plaintiff's attorney about the requested «donation,» with no response.

Even so, the attorney said the phrase «make this go away» could just as likely be interpreted as direction to make amends with Cater, rather than conspiracy to deprive someone's rights, as the plaintiff alleges.

The City Council today voted to create a new «Office of Civil Justice» to better connect plaintiffs in housing and immigration court with attorneys — an initiative Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito has dubbed «the people's law firm.»

«Although we have continually asked NYCHA to fix these problems, NYCHA has refused,» said Robert Desir, a staff attorney at Legal Aid Society, which is representing the plaintiffs along with Legal Services NYC.

Taking audience questions about American Violet at the Telluride film festival, she alleged that even after district attorney John Paschall settled out of court with her and the other plaintiffs in an ACLU suit, he enforced an informal employment blacklist against her in her hometown of Hearne, Texas.

FairTest helped break the story nationally after learning of test - takers» problems and has continued working closely with plaintiffs and their attorneys.

On cross examination, plaintiffs» attorney Marcellus McRae tried to chip away at the heft of Fraisse's testimony by having the witness concede that the districts he led were relatively small with few schools and had student populations that were largely white, with much smaller percentages of blacks and African Americans.

The appeals court hearing was convened in the summer with both attorneys for the plaintiffs (MALDEF) and the state attorney general.

The credit results from the Settlement reached with Apple Inc. in an antitrust lawsuit filed by State Attorneys General and Class Plaintiffs about the price of electronic books.

The credit results from the Settlements reached with publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin in antitrust lawsuits filed by State Attorneys General and Class Plaintiffs about the price of electronic books.

This credit results from the Settlements reached with publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin in antitrust lawsuits filed by the State Attorneys General and Class Plaintiffs about the price of electronic books («E-books»).

According to the message from Amazon, «The credit results from legal settlements reached with publishers Hachette, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Penguin in antitrust lawsuits filed by State Attorneys General and Class Plaintiffs about the price of eBooks.

The attorney for the plaintiff is incented to come up with the highest believable amount for the jury, because they will render a verdict less than that.

Here's what I've learned: A) when the deposition includes a buyer or seller vs. a Realtor, from day one, the Realtor is usually already way behind in the eyes of the court, B) even if «Mother Theresa» wrote the real estate contract, a good attorney for the plaintiff can generally tear it and her to bits... and that usually comes from the buyer or seller saying, «I don't remember «that» (whatever «that» is) being explained to me»... which brings us to «short sales» and all that go with them and what will surely follow.

Although my insurance company has attempted to establish contact with the plaintiff's attorney during the preceding three years, without success, the plaintiff filed a civil suit in my county one week before the statute of limitations was to run out.

Plaintiff's claims against DOE are hereby dismissed, with prejudice, and without costs or attorney's fees to Plaintiff or the DOE;

If there is a problem with the quitclaim deed you won't find out until it's challenged in court by a plaintiff's attorney in a potential lawsuit.

«Judges are becoming increasingly impatient with plaintiffs who produce no more proof of ownership than a lost - note affidavit or a copy of the note,» said Michael Doan, an attorney at Doan Law Firm LLP in Carlsbad, California.

The total settlement is now about $ 3.75 million, with $ 3,500 each going to the five named plaintiffs of the class action lawsuit, up to $ 400,000 going to attorneys, and the rest to be distributed to eligible customers.

But just yesterday it seems that the plaintiff's attorney agreed to dismiss Gearbox with prejudice (meaning they can't file another suit against them concerning Aliens: Colonial Marines) and in return Gearbox won't be seeking legal fees.

As we saw in the March 21 courtroom tutorial hearing, the judge was not impressed with one of the main bits of accusatory evidence about the «conspiracy,» and the one Chevron attorney speaking at the hearing, Theodore Boutrous, had never seen the plaintiffs» «conspiracy evidence» before — which could actually undermine other lawsuits against energy companies.

After being barraged by plaintiff attorneys and Hollywood celebrities, the EPA in its final report substituted its determination of no «widespread, systemic impact» with the hypothetical that fracking «can impact drinking water resources under some circumstances» and that «impacts can range in frequency and severity» depending on the circumstances.

We need President Obama to meet with the youth plaintiffs, the scientists, and the attorneys in this case.

Attorney Andrea Rodgers with youth plaintiffs, Zoe Foster, Aji Piper, and Gabe Mandell, waiting for the judge's decision in King County Superior Court.

Friday's ruling is «the first time [that] a U.S. court not only recognized the extraordinary harms young people are facing due to climate change, but ordered an agency to do something about it,» said Andrea Rodgers, an attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center who represents the young plaintiffs.

WHO: Rep. David Monson, North Dakota House Assistant Majority Leader, licensed hemp farmer Tim Purdon, attorney with Vogel Law Firm of Bismarck, ND and co-counsel for the plaintiffs Joe Sandler, co-counsel for the plaintiffs and legal counsel for Vote Hemp, Inc..

«The relief that plaintiffs seek would require a single judge sitting in San Francisco to unilaterally change the nation's energy and environmental policies,» Joshua Lipshutz, an attorney for Chevron, said on a call with reporters.

[the judge next addresses Steve Berman, attorney for the firm representing the California plaintiffs along with Matt Pawa] If you want to respond, I'll let you respond.

Between 2000 and 2010, nearly $ 90 million went to pay attorney fees, with another $ 33 million going to plaintiff organizations or groups designated by plaintiffs.

A related state code, the Disabled Persons Act, allows a plaintiff to recover three times the actual damages, or a minimum of $ 1,000, with attorneys» fees awarded to the prevailing party at the judge's discretion.

Attorneys Justin Leto and Larry Bassuk launched Level Insurance last month and it's too early to say whether the product is a success but they hope to carve out a niche in competition with existing lenders who finance plaintiff lawyers with high - interest loans, often secured by personal property.

Plaintiff filed a Complaint with the Department of Justice and met with officials from the Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) in Washington, DC.

For example, write «Confer with Plaintiff's Attorney John Smith regarding the insufficiency of Plaintiff's discovery responses and potential for early settlement,» instead of simply writing, «Phone call to opposing counsel.»

He took $ 244,000 from the plaintiffs plus $ 27,642 in «attorney fees» by forging court papers to make it look as though they owed fines to the city and county governments with regard to the mold in their property.

First, there's good news for autism blogger Kathleen Seidel who was hit with a subpoena by plaintiffs attorney Clifford Shoemaker, seeking disclosure of her research sources, financial records and communications with other bloggers in a lawsuit alleging that defendant Bayer's vaccine caused the plaintiff's autism.

I know the attorney representing the plaintiff well, and could likely buy us some more time with a stipulated extension, but I'd need to begin working on it right away.»

The attorney for the plaintiffs in the civil lawsuit, Daniel F. Pyne III of Hopkins & Carley in San Jose, Calif., emailed that he is traveling this week and could speak with me next week.

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Looking back in an interview with the First Amendment Center, John R. Bates, the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case that opened the door to attorney advertsing, says: «It is the nature of the First Amendment that there is going to be speech in every medium of communication that some people don't like.»

This week on the legal affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we speak with attorney John Henry Browne, a lead plaintiff in the lawsuit against the new lawyer rating service Avvo.

Both sides in a case filed dueling motions to compel, with the lower court sanctioning both sides (including attorneys for plaintiff) to the tune of $ 5,320 in discovery sanctions of a monetary nature.

The plaintiff's attorney will generally state what he or she is trying to prove with regard to the actions of the defendant.

Attorneys have the ability to look at settlements on similar cases with similar plaintiffs» counsel to assess trends and evaluate appropriate settlement values in new cases.

Many doctors are reluctant to consult with patients (i.e., «plaintiffs») in Michigan medical malpractice lawsuits and don't want to interrupt their busy medical practices to teach medicine to attorneys.