| Overlawyered: Class Actions Archives (473.2 kb) | |
| ... | TrackBacks 0 September 15, 2005 Katrina: Lawyers Planning a Deluge of Hurricane Damage Lawsuits Glad to see the bar's priorities are in order. At least one suit was filed in the... ...es, Sep. 15 ; Brett Martel, AP/Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Sep. 14 ; Mary Flood ! , Storm lawsuits a long shot , Houston Chronicle, Sep. 15 . Posted by Ted Frank at 10:10 AM ... ...ovide $50 coupons for class members and $2,768,000 in fees for the attorneys. Because the lawsuit was filed b... ... John Edwards opposed. In honor of this fairness hearing as well as in honor of a pending lawsuit alleging that Apple is monopolizing the music market by selling music in a proprie... ...Posted by Walter Olson at 12:05 AM | Permalink July 28, 2005 More on the Grand Theft Auto lawsuit A reader asks about yesterday's po... ...aintiff in class-action lawsuit against game's maker and others, claiming . . . what? How soon will this lawsuit be thrown out; how soon will it be declared frivolous, and how soon... ... the Documents in the News page on the AEI Liability Project web site. One hopes the lawsuit will be thrown out eventually, but the Pelman decision Jan. 27 means that the lawsuit a... | |
| http://www.overlawyered.com/class_actions/ | |
| Common Good: MedWatch (246.2 kb) | |
| ...siness costs to 15%. Click to read the article D.C. Doctors Plan to Retire or Move Due to Lawsuit Crisis Staff, Insurance Journal , September 26, 2005 Due to the fear of lawsuits a... ... Journal , September 18, 2005 In response to a “medical malpractice environment rife with lawsuits,” Eastern Carolina Internal... ...ky which injures both doctors, who either “pay exorbitant sums to protect themselves from lawsuits” or quit their practices altoge... ...ampaign Reveals Americans' Concerns About Lawsuit Abuse SickofLawsuits.org, PR Newswire , September 12, 2005 A new national survey reveals that “seventy-nine percent of American ar... ...volous lawsuits make it harder for them and their families to get affordable healthcare.” Click to read the article Is This a Fix for the Malpractice Problem? Aaron Chambers, Rockf... ...ed Parenthood. Most lawsuits for wrongful birth seek damages when a child is born with birth defects. Click to read the article. Battle Lines Drawn Over C-Sections Rita Rubin, USA ... ...t because they have already had one in the past. Doctors and hospitals say that they fear lawsuits if they ... | |
| http://cgood.org/healthcare-newscommentary-watch.html?print=1 | |
| FBIC Ranks Insurers Non-Payment Of Claims And Improper Practices (665.7 kb) | |
| ...-Videos-More Vacatur Should Be Illegal Whistleblowers Insurance Employees State Insurance Laws Your State DOI Consumer Record Links Directory L... ...N FOUND IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY Oct 14 2004 NY Attorney General AG Eliot Spitzer Brings Lawsuit Against Gian... ... full co-operation, California authorities lost no time in quickly bringing charges and a lawsuit against the biggest of the big U.S. insurers for starters to inc... ... win the thousands of civil actions comprising class actions, related bad faith and civil lawsuit cases ... ...e New York Attorney General Oct. 14, 2004 announcement, complaint and lawsuit against Brokerage Firm Marsh & McLennan MMC primarily related to the Property & Casualty area. The NY ... ...ted in his press release and/or complaint that The Hartford is named in the complaint and lawsuit as participants in steering and bid-rigging and indicates that such illegal crimin... ... Subpoenas, Bring Lawsuits Starting With NY Attorney General Spitzer Lawsuit Against Marsh & McLennan On October 14, 2004 Of Criminal Frauds Charging, Illegal Kickbacks and Conting... | |
| http://www.badfaithinsurance.org/ | |
| Chapter 1: Lawsuits and Litigants in Castile: 1500-1700 (44.8 kb) | |
| ...THE LIBRARY OF IBERIAN RESOURCES ONLINE Lawsuits and Litigants in Castile 1500-1700 Richard L. Kagan PART ONE THE LEGAL REVOLUTION Chapter 1 CASTILE: A LITIGIOUS SOCIETY? Concernin... ...ce, an open purse, and patience. A lot of pen and ink, but little justice. Lawsuits are like cherries; have one and many follow. SPANISH PROVERBS 1 [3] One of the first to write ab... ... treatise on procedural law, in which he noted that lawsuits and conflicts among the populace are growing daily . . .; already, the world is so engulfed and involved in these dispu... ...a, who observed that lawsuits were indeed multiplying although he was hard put to find the precise reason why. 3 By this date, other Spaniards were aware that the number of lawsuit... ...ed. As early as 1532, the Castilian Cortes complained to Charles V that [4] the number of lawsuits has and continues to grow so rapidly that... ...that is necessary, resulting in grave problems, among them costly delays that caused some lawsuits to last twenty or thirty years and more. 4 The Cortes ... ...also griped that these delays often forced both parties to spend much more than the lawsuit was worth with the result that the litigants wind up broke, the advocates, attorneys, an... | |
| http://libro.uca.edu/lawsuits/law1.htm | |
| MONEY FILES -- SPECIAL GATA, GOLD PRICE MANIPULATION UPDATE, HISTORICAL TRIAL SET IN MOTION (79.9 kb) | |
| ... By Joe Schneider Bloomberg News Service | Monday, July 4, 2005 TORONTO -- The judge in a lawsuit that accuses Barrick Gold Corp. of manipulating the price of gold delayed ... ...dnesday, June 15, 2005 GATA has confirmed that the withdrawal of Blanchard & Co.'s lawsuit this week against JPMorganChase over the manipulation of the gold price was in the nature... ... the complaint against MorganChase and that Blanchard's lawsuit against co-defendant Barrick Gold continues, the objective in both respects being to end the unlimited provision of ... ...t lose heart. Blanchard & Co., the New Orleans coin and bullion dealer, has withdrawn its lawsuit against JPMorganChase charging th... ...xplicit, the Blanchard gold price manipulation lawsuit apparently continues against MorganChase's co-defendant, Barrick Gold. We'll provide more information about this as soon as i... ...aler Blanchard & Co. accused Barrick and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a 2002 lawsuit of trying to drive down the price of gold and profit from the decline through a hedging program. Tor... ... lawsuit on Wednesday, Blanchard said on Thursday. There was no formal settling yesterday, said Neal Ryan, a spokesman for Blanchard. Blanchard launched an antitrust lawsuit agains... | |
| http://www.moneyfiles.org/lawsuit.html | |
| ILAB - Legal Memorandum on Submission 9901 (TAESA) (77.1 kb) | |
| ...light Attendants Lawsuit Before the Federal Conciliation and Arbitration Board III. Right to Union and the Execution of a CBA IV. Analysis of CAB and Amparo Decisions with Respect ... ...parate collective bargaining agreement with TAESA management. II. TAESA FLIGHT ATTENDANTS LAWSUIT BEFORE THE JUNTA FEDERAL DE CONCILIACIÓN Y ARBITRAJE ... ...ION AND ARBITRATION BOARD - CAB On July 8, 1997 the Flight Attendants Union filed a labor lawsuit before the CAB, No. IV-392/97 lawsuit . 1 The parties to the suit were: 1 as plain... ...in connection with all of the flight attendants that are currently working in TAESA. This lawsuit has generated the following Court and CAB de... ...nd personnel, among others and recorded with the CAB. Consequently, the CAB dismissed the lawsuit sent it to the archives removing the case from its docket 1997 CAB Resolution, Exh... ...October 14, 1997, the Flight Attendants Union filed an amparo lawsuit against the 1997 CAB Resolution with the Appeals Court of the First Circuit, file No.1340/97. This amparo was ... ... above-mentioned Motion in favor of TAESA and the TAESA Union. The CAB also dismissed the laws... | |
| http://www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/nao/taesalegal.htm | |
| We The People Foundation & We The People Congress (236.7 kb) | |
| ...or VHS 25+ Hours of Compelling Freedom Speeches by National Leaders The Right To Petition Lawsuit Kickoff Covered Live on C-SPAN ! Please DONATE $85K Still Needed Updated JUNE10, 2... ...ow The Lawsuit Could Protect ALL Plaintiffs From IRS & DOJ Income Tax Enforcement Actions, Civil & Criminal Become a Plaintiff -- NO COST -- Learn How the Right of Petition is THE... ...ur Freedom & Constitutional Order Lawsuit Information Center Legally S T O P Withholding FREE Forms and Instructions Sign the Petitions Past Significant News Review the WTP Update ... ...e USDC Case # 04CV01211 The Lawsuit To Restore Constitutional Order OBJECTIVE : Reclaim Popular Sovereignty by Enforcing The Long-Forgotten First Amendment Right To Petition Join T... ...ine For Details, News, Court Filings, Legal Research, Lawsuit Video & Much More Go To The Lawsuit Information Center October 4, 2005 Schiff Criminal Tax Trial Fireworks Continue Go... ... To Access The Full Update September 30, 2005 USDC To Hear 16th Amendment Fraud Issue DOJ Lawsuit Against Bill Benson Backfi... ...t had granted the government’s motion to dismiss the RTP lawsuit. Then, with yesterday’s mail, we received a hard copy of the Court’s Opinion & Order , which purportedly were enter... | |
| http://www.givemeliberty.org/ | |
| Corporate Fines and Settlements compiled by George Draffan (153.4 kb) | |
| ...patent infringement lawsuits, the company paid $67.5 million to settle a group of shareholder lawsuits... Gemstar Agrees to $10-Million Settlement, By Sallie Hofmeister, Los Angele... ...atent infringement lawsuits, the company paid $67.5 million to settle a group of shareholder lawsuits... Gemstar Agrees to $10-Million Settlement, By Sallie Hofmeister, Los Angeles... ...suit over car fire. General Motors GM said Friday it has agreed to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 1993 car fire that resulted in a $1.2 billion punitive damage award against the ... ...tween Oct. 15, 1995 and March 7, 2005. Between 1999 and 2001, a number of consumers filed lawsuits against Abbott and... ... Geneva. These cases were consolidated into a single lawsuit in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. According to the federal lawsuit, Abbott wrongfully paid Geneva t... ...,000 Drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline PLC will pay $175 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of wholesalers of th... ...0 GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to release all clinical studies of its drugs to settle a lawsuit that accused it of withholding negative info... | |
| http://www.endgame.org/corpfines2.html | |
| Bizarre legal cases / Funny legal cases / Humorous legal cases: (66.3 kb) | |
| ... in the case invoked the risk contribution theory in their decision to incorporate in the lawsuit all manufacturers of white lead carbonate, which was once commonly used in lead pa... ... Foul Lawsuit? A baseball fan who was hit by a foul ball can sue the ballpark owner, according to a recent decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court. In 1999, Louis Maisonave was hi... ... from the action. According to the lawsuit, Maisonave was hit by the foul ball while he was at the vending cart, reaching for his money and chatting with other fans. He sued the ba... ...eme Court has ruled that the victims of the drunk driving accident can proceed with their lawsuit against the gas station tha... ...to prevent him from driving. The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled the lawsuit could go forward, ruling that while the station’s employees didn’t have to stop Tarver from g... ...vance notice to you or approval by you.” But based on the lawsuit Rizer has now filed to recover millions of dollars she lost, it appears she should have paid more attention ... ...potato chips. Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles Superior Court in late August against the potato-serving companies, including Frito-Lay, Procter & Ga... | |
| http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/jesters_courtroom/tales.html | |
| Charles Carroll Marden Collection of Spanish Documents (294.0 kb) | |
| ...an Saenz Tellez, to Diego Miguel. Includes receipts, cartas de poder, and the record of a lawsuit between Angela de Colmenares and her sist... ...an Saenz Tellez, to Diego Miguel. Includes receipts, cartas de poder, and the record of a lawsuit between Angela de Colmenares and her sister on the division of property left them ... ...f the lawsuit designating the heirs of Lucia Axpurua y Tronquero: the first page and six interior pages are missing DOC-NUM: 52 DATE: 1665 PLACE: Segovia BOX: 3 FOLDER: 5 Copy of a... ... Moron to one of his brothers concerning the need to present witnesses in a lawsuit DOC-NUM: 146 DATE: 1879 PLACE: Burgo de Osma BOX: 5 FOLDER: 33 Two letters: from Miguel Alonso i... ...m Bonifacio in Moron to one of his brothers concerning the need to present witnesses in a lawsuit DOC-NUM: 147 DATE: 1879 PLACE: Moron BOX: 5 FOLDER: 33 Letter from ... ...es in Siguenza concerning the selection of a lawyer to represent Bernardino's sister in a lawsuit DOC-NUM: 153 DATE: 1880 PLA... ...ge contract DOC-NUM: 161 DATE: 1887 PLACE: Siguenza BOX: 6 FOLDER: 5 Copy of testimony in lawsuit for inherit... | |
| http://libweb.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone/rbsc/aids/marden.html | |
| Handbook of Legal Terms (181.9 kb) | |
| ...ction — A legal dispute brought before a court. An action is also referred to as a case, lawsuit, cause of action, or cause. Active Case — Pending case; not disposed of. Ad Damnum ... ...ent of a party to a lawsuit, made in a pleading, and setting out what the party intends to prove. Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR — Resolving a dispute without litigating it in ... ...y action. Ancillary suit — A lawsuit growing out of and supplementary to another suit, i.e., a suit seeking enforcement of a judgment. Annotations — Brief summaries of cases interp... ...se summaries are found in annotated compilations of statutes. See Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Michigan Statutes Annotated. Annul — To make void or of no effect. To annul a ju... ...e defendant answers the claims of the plaintiff in a lawsuit. Antenuptial — Made or done before marriage. Usually an agreement regarding how property is to be distributed upon the ... .... Case — A legal dispute brought before a court. A case is also referred to as an action, lawsuit,... ...of Action, Cause — A legal dispute brought before a court, also referred to as an action, lawsuit, or case. The r... | |
| http://www.courts.michigan.gov/mji/resources/holt/holt.htm | |
| News from the EEOC (86.1 kb) | |
| ...ission Meeting to Be Held August 8 August 5, 2005 Federal Court Says EEOC Disability Blas Lawsuit Against Sears Roebuck to Proceed August 2, 2005 July, 2005 Tuskegee Pro... ...b Site June 29, 2005 Georgetowne Place to Pay $650,000 to Settle EEOC Race Discrimination Lawsuit June 22, 2005 EEOC to Hold Pu... ...l Harassment of Young Workers February 24, 2005 EEOC to Hold Press Conference to Announce Lawsuits Against Employers in Arizona and New Mexico February 18, 2005 EEOC to Hold Public... ... Conduct Outreach on Employment Laws December 6, 2004 November, 2004 EEOC and National Restaurant Association Partner to Address Employment Issues Affecting Teens November 30, 2004... ... to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve Class Discrimination Lawsuit in Colorado August 25, 2004 Jillian's To Pay $360,000 for Sex Discrimination Against Men August 13, 2004 Lucor, Inc., D... ...Agreement July 21, 2004 EEOC and Morgan Stanley Announce Settlement of Sex Discrimination Lawsuit July 12, 2004 June, 2004 Trendwest Resorts Inc. to Pay $475,000 for Sex Discrimina... ...er 9, 2003 EEOC Resolves Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against NBA's Phoenix Suns and Sports Magic for $104,500 October 9, 2003 Job Applicants with Disabilities to Benefit from Fact S... | |
| http://www.eeoc.gov/press/ | |
| The National Center for Tobacco-Free Older Person (44.5 kb) | |
| ... now being pursued to redress these wrongful acts by the tobacco industry -- specifically lawsuits and legislative action related to the recent state ... ...5% to 30% of white smokers. Press release. Lawsuits Against the Tobacco Industry by Minority Populations: African American lawsuits: Texas Southern University lawsuit vs. State of ... ..., Texas Southern University law professors filed two federal lawsuits against the State of Texas alleging that Texas discriminates against historically Black colleges with a segreg... ...n system and with its funding decisions. One of the lawsuits seeks to block the allocation of $956 million in TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS which the legislature voted to go to medical ... ...n lawsuit, filed on October 19, 1998 in Federal District court in Philadelphia, PA, seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages as well as injunctive relief from the major toba... ...n devastating harm to the health of African Americans. APPEALS COURT REJECTS MENTHOL LAWSUIT FILED BY REV. BROWN et al On May 17, 2001, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ... ...rown and others who had filed a lawsuit against Philip Morris and other tobacco companies which claimed that the cigarette makers had intentionally targeted African Americans in th... | |
| http://www.tcsg.org/tobacco/minorities/minorities.htm | |
| NRA-ILA :: Issues'); winprint.document.write('www.NRAILA.org'); winprint.document.write(' (39.3 kb) | |
| ... Home | Issues Reckless Lawsuits Fact Sheets Taxpayer Funded Reckless Lawsuits Against The Firearms Industry 10/12/2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act 8/15/2005 Courts R... ...lock Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturers 10/4/2005 Jackson Action 9/15/2005 More News Items... Gun Liability Control Needed Gun-Maker Praises Lawsuit Shield Targeting White Knights ... ... Immunity Gun Liability Control Gun Lawsuits: Foul Play Political Realities Force Support Of Lawsuit Bill Senate Moving To End Reckless Lawsuits The Trial Lawyers` Enron Gun War Fo... ...istributor Not To Blame In Teacher Death Reckless Lawsuit Bill Advances Oregon House OKs Ban On Some Damage Suits Time To Level Playing Field For Gun Makers Sturm Ruger: Charges In... ...Bill Illinois House Rejects Allowing Reckless Lawsuits Democrats Out Of Step? Bob Barker Gives$1 Million To NU Law School Senate Might Re-Examine Gun Makers` Liability Gun Makers S... ...less Lawsuits Anti-Business Activists Begin to Squirm Bill Seeks To Protect Firearms Industry From Junk Lawsuits President Gets Legal Reform Gun Makers Aim At `Junk` Lawsuits House... ...x Cut A Class Action Senate OKs Tort Reform Measure Appeals Court Tosses Cities, Counties Lawsuit Against Gun Makers Senate Nears Re... | |
| http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Filter.aspx?ID=022 | |
| SFGov: Board of Supervisors (103.1 kb) | |
| ...t of Lawsuit - Wong Revocable Trust vs. CCSF 992304 0016-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Christina Sayborivong vs. CCSF 992305 0017-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Julie Cavallero vs. CCSF 9... ...ement of Lawsuit - Damon Jackson and James Hughes vs. CCSF, et al. 000007 0019-00 Appropriation - MUNI 000043 0020-00 Amendment to Health Code -Revised patient rates for home healt... ...useum 000083 0030-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Linda Kay Roberts vs. CCSF 000109 0031-00 Amendment to Administrative Code - Child Care Planning and Advisory Council 000110 0032-00 Am... ...John P. Doyle also known as Sean Doyle and George R. Forster 000232 0048-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Joanne Yu, Mimi Yu a minor by her Guardian Ad Litem, Xia... ...o Ping Chen vs. CCSF 000288 0049-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Gina Balestrieri vs. CCSF 000300 0050-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Caryn Lamp, Leland Lamp, and Mariah Lamp vs. CCSF 00033... ...t of Lawsuit - CCSF vs. Main Street California, Inc., dba TGI Friday's 000334 0052-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF vs. Chelsea Development Company, LLC 000384 0053-00 Appropriation... ...059-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Yellow Cab Cooperative Inc. vs. Board of Appeals, et al. 000274 0060-00 Settlement of Lawsuit - Luxor Cabs, Inc. vs. Police Commission 992153 0061-00... | |
| http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/ordinance2000.htm | |
| Attorney General: Press Releases 2003 (194.0 kb) | |
| ...Attorney General Says Clothing Bin Company Must Comply With State Charitable Solicitation Laws Attorney General Richard Blument... ...rney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the State of Connecticut has filed a lawsuit against the S... ...otection Commissioner James T. Fleming today announced a lawsuit against two charities, as well as the groups' officers and directors, that claim to raise money to support state Vi... ... a statement from Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on the State's lawsuit against Oracle, including today's letter from Oracle CEO Lawrence Ellison to Blumenthal: 6/18/2003 Stat... ...ile an antitrust lawsuit against Oracle, one of the top suppliers of financial, human resources, and related software Consumer Issues 12/15/2003 Attorneys General, Justice Departme... ...ent Of Antitrust Lawsuit Blocking First Data's Acquisition Of Concord EFS Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Connecticut, the Department of Justice DOJ , and ... ... have settled a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed $7 billion acquisition of Concord EFS Inc. by First Data 12/12/2003 Attorney General Urges Consumers To Exercise Cauti... | |
| http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/browse.asp?a=1778 | |
| Articles:Listing Doj (82.9 kb) | |
| ...Lawsuits Organizations Search News results per page News Briefs Category -- Select a category: Addiction Advertising/Promos Aging/Elderly Agricultural Air Travel Alcohol Alternate/... ...ca... Households Humor infections/immun... International Internet Investing Labels/Lights Lawsuits Letter Litter Lobbyin... ...City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands West Bank Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe Lawsuit -- Select a lawsu... ...s Rendez-vous · A Few Of Our Losses . . . · About Tobacco.org Tobacco News: Lawsuits : Doj RSS: http://tobacco.org/newsfeed/lawsuit/doj.rss Choose type: Boeken Henley... ...awsuits · Investing Lawsuits · Engle · Doj · Price S&P Report Examines Likely Scenarios Following Resolution Of Three Tobacco Lawsuits Source: Standard ... ...ompany Ratings, provides brief backgrounds on the Price, Engle, and Department of Justice lawsuits and the likely effects of their resolutions upon the cigarette manufacturers. In ... ...edit analyst David Kang. The report goes on to provide scenarios for each of lawsuits in the event of unfavorable rulings. Jump to full article » Categories · Lawsuits... | |
| http://www.tobacco.org/articles/lawsuit/doj/ | |
| Corporate Fines and Settlements compiled by George Draffan (175.0 kb) | |
| ... lawsuits against Abbott and Geneva. These cases were consolidated into a single lawsuit in federal court in the Southern District of Florida. According to the federal lawsuit, Abb... ...ion lawsuit that accused the clothing retailer of promoting whites at the expense of minorities... AP/USAToday.com, Nov 16, 2004 . Adelphia 2005 $715,000,000 Adelphia Communication... ...deal interrupted a trial in its fifth week on the accusations contained in a class action lawsuit brought after WorldCom's 2002 collapse, the largest bankruptcy... ...f Credit and Commerce International BCCI 1991 $200,000,000 For violating American banking laws, part of a global investigation of fraud and money laundering. Lockboxes, Iraqi Loot ... ... 20 lawsuits filed against two dozen pharmaceutical companies by citizens and states across the country have been consolidated into one case before a federal judge in Boston. The s... ...g firms have agreed to pay $242 million to settle charges of violating federal securities laws and exchange rules, the NYSE and the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday.... ...ialists USA -- violated securities laws and exchange rules by executing orders for their accounts ahead of orders for the public between 1999 and 2003. The firms -- known as market... | |
| http://www.endgame.org/corpfines1.html | |
| Mesothelioma Lawsuits (48.1 kb) | |
| ...respondents' negligence. Read More: Miner can challenge 'fear' decision August 3, 2005 in Lawsuits | Permalink | Comments 1 June 01, 2005 Trial Underway for Veteran Exposed Via U.S... ...ntial factor in causing mesothelioma. Read More: Asbestos trial under way June 1, 2005 in Lawsuits | Permalink | Comments 0 May 26, 2005 Re... ...r their exposure under the current system. Read More: Veterans + asbestos May 26, 2005 in Lawsui... ...ay 18, 2005 in Lawsuits | Permalink | Comments 1 May 11, 2005 Study Breaks-down Asbestos Claim Filings A study released this week stated that 730,000 people in the United states ha... ...Asbestos suit claims hit 730,000 May 11, 2005 in Lawsuits | Permalink | Comments 0 March 04, 2005 British Workers Win Groundbreaking Pleural Plaques Case A pivotal case regarding a... ...bestos , Lawsuits | Permalink | Comments 0 March 02, 2005 Second-Hand Mesothelioma Case Awarded Settlement While second-hand mesothelioma cases have not yet triggered the type of a... ...ke this. Read More: Asbestos dust payout on wife March 2, 2005 in Lawsuits | Permalink | Comments 0 February 18, 2005 Libby Tried in Asbestos Cover-Up Case In what seems to have be... | |
| http://www.mesotheliomareporter.org/lawsuits/ | |
| Articles:Listing Lawsuits (77.9 kb) | |
| ...Lawsuits Organizations Search News results per page News Briefs Category -- Select a category: Addiction Advertising/Promos Aging/Elderly Agricultural Air Travel Alcohol Alternate/... ...ca... Households Humor infections/immun... International Internet Investing Labels/Lights Lawsuits Letter Litter Lobbyin... ...City Venezuela Vietnam Virgin Islands West Bank Yemen Yugoslavia Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe Lawsuit -- Select a lawsu... ... · A Few Of Our Losses . . . · About Tobacco.org Tobacco News: Categories : Lawsuits RSS: http://tobacco.org/newsfeed/category/lawsuits.rss Choose type: Related Cros... ...s-Border/Crime Settlements Secret Documents Fires/Injuries Teen Smoking/Youth Federal Lawsuits Agricultural International Uncategorized Cessation Secondhand Smoke Tobacco Control S... ...rm s : [ Headlines Only ] [ Top Stories Only ] Lawsuits [ 1 - 15 of 13,478 ] » Next Page Categories · Agricultural · Lawsuits · Federal · Settleme... ...ng the Kentucky Proud marketing program. Jump to full article » Categories · Lawsuits Lawsuits · Doj Organizations · Scotus UPDATE 4-Win for tobacco... | |
| http://www.tobacco.org/articles/category/lawsuits/ | |
| Chapter 5 (134.0 kb) | |
| ...duct. Since Guardians ’ publication, only minor changes have occurred in the use of civil lawsuits by individuals against police officers at the state or federal level. Twenty year... ...Y VICTIMS OF POLICE MISCONDUCT The Commission has concluded in various reports that civil lawsuits against individual police officers may help deter pol... ...ice misconduct. [3] While there are several avenues one may pursue when using civil lawsuits as a remedy, state and federal law limit the effectiveness of this remedy. [4] Civil Re... ...sue for damages. In general, these lawsuits involve allegations of false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, assault, battery, or wrongful death. [6] As pointed out ... ... are advantages and disadvantages to the victim when filing a state civil lawsuit. Advantages include a lower burden of proof than required in a criminal case, the fact that the vi... ...mmunity. [8] Even in cases where the victims of police misconduct are successful in their lawsuits, they rarely work to hold police departments or individual offi... ...83. One barrier is the doctrine of immunity that protects individual police officers from lawsuits. [12] As Robert Louden and Hubert Williams discussed at the Commission’s June 20... | |
| http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/guard/ch5.htm | |
| Attorney General: Press Releases 2005 (267.9 kb) | |
| ...General Richard Blumenthal today filed a lawsuit against Frank Marcucio, III, former executive director and trustee of Seymour Ambulance Association, for improperly diverting chari... ...y announced a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. The federal government has repeatedly refused to grant the state waivers or full funding to comply wit... ...eral Discusses State Investigation Into Violation Of Child Labor Laws By Wal-Mart The federal settlement with Wal-Mart involving violations of child labor laws raises very serious ... ...neral Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Overturn Ruling Undermining State Anti-Predatory Lending Laws Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today asked the U.S. S... ...ourt decision that undermines Connecticut's ability to enforce its anti-predatory lending laws. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year upheld a l... ...nd investigate market supplies and price spikes and stop violation of our state antitrust laws. 8/31/2005 Attorney General Closely Moni... ...ing and collecting information to determine whether violations of our consumer protection laws have occurred, most particularly the state's ... | |
| http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/browse.asp?a=1949 | |
| 1996 National Victim Assistance Academy (65.3 kb) | |
| ...Chapter 8 Civil Lawsuits for Victims of Crime A bstract: There are two major and distinct components of America's justice system, criminal and civil courts. Criminal courts deal wi... ...stems. 2. Understand the mechanics of the civil justice system. 3. Recognize the types of lawsuits typically brought by victims. 4. Understand the benefits ... ...uses rapes or assaults to occur, they often respond by improving security to avoid future lawsuits. This is true of many other institutional or third party defendants who have ... ...nst the defendant perpetrator or negligent third party by serving lawsuit papers and filing them in court. Subsequently, a period of investigation called discovery occurs whereby t... ...e perpetrator's victims. Victimization as a Tort: A Private Action When a victim brings a lawsuit, it is typically brought under what is referred ... ... occur; or the lawsuit might be against a school for the negligent hiring and poor supervision of an employee who sexually abused children at the school. Other third party lawsuits... ...mpanies covering negligent actions. Causes of Action A number of different types of civil lawsuits can be brought by victims against perpetrators depending on the facts of the case... | |
| http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa/ch08civil.htm | |
| Attorney General: Press Releases 2004 (235.2 kb) | |
| ...mour Police Athletic League PAL Vice President Charles Zwick will pay $12,000 to settle a lawsuit charging that he and others diverted the group's funds for personal use, violated ... ... chronic mold and disrepair that have plagued hundreds of households and prompted several lawsuits. 8/16/20... ...menthal and Department of Consumer Protection DCP Commissioner Edwin R. Rodriguez filed a lawsuit today against a Bridgeport plastic surgeon who... ... Fur Shop For Multiple Violations Of Consumer Protection Laws Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his office is suing Lloyds & Robarts fur shop of West Hartfor... ...tions of state consumer protection laws, including losing stored furs, failing to perform promised repairs and failing or refusing to provide refunds. 4/26/2004 Attorney General Jo... ...from 19 other states today to announce a settlement of claims under unfair trade practice laws a... ...her step in our continuing fight. 6/18/2004 Attorney General's Statement On Islander East Lawsuit This lawsuit is Islander East's desperate at... | |
| http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/browse.asp?a=1779 | |
| Medical Malpractice SuitMedical Malpractice Suit (431.8 kb) | |
| ... at http://www.vcsun.org/~djordan/21/law12sp21/malpract2.htm , then post your malpractice lawsuit here. Messages [ Show Index ] Malpractice Date: 2001, Apr... ...child Michelle Barris 2. Defendant County of LA is a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of Californ... ...alifornia. 2. Defendants, County of Los Angeles is a corporation duly organized under the laws of the state of California w... ...nt, County of Los Angeles is a Corporation duly organized under the laws of the State of California with its principal office in Los Angeles, California, and is a Non-Profit Hospit... ...tion duly organized under the laws of the state of California with its principal office in Los Angeles, California and is a non-profit organization. 3. Defendant, Dr. Dang Phack is... ...nts, County of Los Angeles, is a government entity duly organized under the laws of the state of California with its principal office in Los Angeles, California. 3. Defendant, Dr. ... ... Gereghty, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff LAWSUIT!!!!! Date: 2001, May 02 From: Yudicela Carrasco LAW OFFICES OF Yudicela Carrasco 960 Newport Center Dr. Newport Beach, CA 92660 Attor... | |
| http://hyper.vcsun.org/HyperNews/djordan/get/law12sp21malpractsuit.html?inline=-1 | |
| Chapter 5-1 - NVAA 1999 (59.9 kb) | |
| ... criminal and civil justice systems. The basics/terminology of civil litigation. Types of lawsuits typically brought by victims. Defenses to c... ...ivil litigation. Proving damages in civil lawsuits. The benefits and limitations of victim civil litigation. Recommendations regarding civil remedies to victim service providers an... ...used rapes or assaults to occur, they often respond by improving security to avoid future lawsuits. This is true of many other institutional or th... ...he plaintiff victim against the defendant perpetrator or negligent third party by serving lawsuit papers and filing them in court. Subsequently, a period of investigati... ...ZATION AS A TORT: A PRIVATE ACTION When a victim initiates a lawsuit, it is typically brought as a tort action. As Professor W. L. Prosser tells in his learned treatise The Law of ... ...lawsuit against a school for the negligent hiring and poor supervision of an employee who sexually abused children at the school. Other third party lawsuits are brought against gov... ... different types of civil lawsuits can be brought by victims against perpetrators depending on the facts of the case. Many of these lawsuits have direct linkage to criminal charges... | |
| http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/assist/nvaa99/chap5-1.htm | |
| Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Houston: Discussing the cost and consequence of an abused legal system. From medical malpractice to frivolous lawsuits (73.1 kb) | |
| .../ Keep Me Informed CALA Announcement List Contributions Who Are We Not Against Legitimate Lawsuits Funding Public Education Speakers Bureau Board of Tru... ...Linking to CALA Offsite Links Being a smart legal consumer can be the best weapon against lawsuit abuse. Read CALA's announcement of the release of the Legal Consumer Guide here! ... ...Download the Legal Consumer Guide ! Lawsuit Hell How fear of litigation is paralyzing our professions Small town on the brink Accident suit forces bankruptcy, workers take extra jo... ...ay • Top 5 ridiculous lawsuits of 2003 • Frivolous lawsuit fears makes jurors hard to find • Trial lawyers encouraged to strike people of faith from juries • Ambulance-chasing vult... ...success of Prop. 12 Trial Lawyers, Inc. With revenues of almost $40 billion per year, the lawsuit industry grosses 50% more... ...oups, soaps Bankruptcies explode as the asbestos inferno rages on For more information on lawsuit abuse go to www.sickoflawsuits.org • Philip Morris pays damages t... ...omebody has to pay • Will good doctors be there when you need them? • On the fat track to lawsuit abuse LAWMAKERS CHEER SIGNING—Houston area lawmakers cheer governor’s signing of H... | |
| http://www.calahouston.org/ | |
| Shamnesty vs. Amnesty - Cuyler (140.2 kb) | |
| ...” vs. Amnesty: Can The RIAA Grant Immunity To File-Sharers From Copyright Infringement Lawsuits? Natosha Cuyler-Sherman Introduction John Sharp sits in his dorm room at Legal Unive... ...A is offering a Clean Slate Program [3] for those who want to avoid the lawsuits altogether. John, afraid of being targeted by an RIAA lawsuit because he can neither afford an at... ...him in the lawsuit nor afford to pay the recording industry any damages, contemplates applying for the Clean Slate Program. Can the Clean Slate Program really give John amnesty f... ...fringement lawsuits stemming from the music he downloaded? If so, would it be in John’s best interest to sign a declaration admitting his guilt of file sharing? The RIAA is the i... ...tself representing many of its members in copyright infringement lawsuits. [8] After a multi-year effort informing the public about the illegality of unauthorized downloading, th... ...nfringement, and 3 how the RIAA can bring lawsuits against file-sharers, the potential liability individuals face against an RIAA lawsuit will be understood. Although the RIAA ma... ... program exposes its participants to more lawsuits; and by participating in the program, individuals expose themselves to possible criminal prosecution. Finally, if the RIAA want... | |
| http://www.jmls.edu/ripl/vol3/issue2/cuyler-middle.html | |
| Chapter 7: Lawsuits and Litigants in Castile 1500-1700 (28.8 kb) | |
| ...THE LIBRARY OF IBERIAN RESOURCES ONLINE Lawsuits and Litigants in Castile 1500-1700 Richard L. Kagan Chapter 7 The Law of the Letrados A bad agreement is better than a good lawsuit... ... such conditions had produced a veritable wave of litigation, an unprecedented harvest of lawsuits that sparked continual complaints. In theory, the eighteenth centu... ...for example, José Covarrubias, a prominent advocate in Madrid, doubted that the number of lawsuits ... ...tilians' reliance upon lawsuits, however, did not reflect any willingness to resolve conflicts peacefully. A lawsuit was popularly considered to be a highly unsatisfactory way of o... ...if not growing supply of lawsuits. And, given the fact that these officials had invested heavily in the tribunals to which they were attached, they should be considered as some of ... ... of Castile's judicial culture typified litigation in this epoch as well. Rules governing lawsuits were fuzzy, proper conduct still undef... ...g-standing taboos against fighting openly with members of one's lineage were forgotten as lawsuits erupted regularly between cousins, siblings, ... | |
| http://libro.uca.edu/lawsuits/law7.htm | |
| SFGov: Board of Supervisors (76.6 kb) | |
| ...Investigations and Grounds for Administrative Debarment 011940 0008-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF vs. Mirant Potrero L.L.C. 012029 0009-02 Amendment to Ordinance - Changing Offic... ...dth of Sidewalk, California Street between Montgomery Street 012034 0011-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Peter Royba... ...019-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Fontanilla vs CCSF, et al. 020053 0020-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Troy Lavelle vs CCSF 012187 0021-02 Amendment to Administrative Code - Consular Ide... ...araval Street Resurfacing Project 020247 0026-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - CalStar Retail, Inc. vs CCSF 011125 0027-02 Amendment to Traffic Code - Commercial Vehicle Weight Restricti... ...-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Laura Williams vs CCSF 020139 0031-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - El Paso Energy Marketing Co. 012234 0032-02 Amendment to Public Works Code - Shopping Cart... ...nce Corp. 020110 0040-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Fannie Williams, et al. vs CCSF 020248 0041-02 Supplemental Appropriation - Department of Elections 020249 0042-02 Settlement of La... ...ouchia vs CCSF 020255 0043-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Frank Rodriguez vs CCSF 020330 0044-02 Settlement of Lawsuit - Miguel Martinez Barrera vs CCSF 020331 0045-02 Settlement of La... | |
| http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/ordinance2002.htm | |
| Vioxx Facts: January 2005 (75.2 kb) | |
| ...reports that federal judges are meeting to decide how to handle the large number of Vioxx lawsuits: Seven federal judges will descend on Fort Myers Thursday to make some key decisi... ... the tidal wave of lawsuits filed against the company that manufactured Vioxx. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will hear arguments from attorneys on how and whe... ...of lawsuits against Merck... According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Myers, lawsuits against the company are pending in at least 24 federal districts nationwide... ...oup reports that Vioxx lawyers gathered in Philadelphia recently and that the first Vioxx lawsuit could go t... ... First Vioxx Trial Could Happen in May The Los Angeles Times reports that the first Vioxx lawsuit could come to trial as early as May: The first trial over whether the now-defunc... ...k of heart attacks and strokes. At least 700 lawsuits have been filed over Vioxx... Meanwhile, a panel of federal judges will hold a hearing on Jan. 27 to determine which judge in ... ...ermalink Lawyers Plan Attack on Merck Over Vioxx Forbes reports that lawyers filing Vioxx lawsuits have gath... | |
| http://www.vioxx-facts.org/2005/01/index.html | |
| the SCO v IBM info website (218.8 kb) | |
| ...et up to document and collect developments on the then-breaking Caldera vs. IBM lawsuit. For the latest on the case, we strongly recommend Groklaw which focusses on keeping up with... ...tiated a civil lawsuit against IBM case docket . Cites of damages range from $3 to $50 billion, with most sources citing $5b. Subsequent suits were filed against AutoZone ? and Dai... ...$4.4 million on SCOsource and its related lawsuits but garnered only $11,000 by selling SCO intellectual property licenses. Major licensees are principally Linux foes Microsoft and... ...nder of Caldera and SCO, Speaks of Unix, GPL and the Lawsuit SCO CEO Posts Open Letter to the Open Source Community Analysis of SCO's Las Vegas Slide Show Why SCO won't show the co... ...t. ??: Former Canopy Group affiliate Lineo reportedly settles GPL infringement lawsuit brought by Monte Vista. Oct. 16: Private VC firm BayStarCapital Capital and Royal Bank of Can... ...r. 30: IBM's first answer to The SCO Group's complaint March 2003 Mar. 6: SCO Files Civil Lawsuit Against IBM ... ...ntained in the SCOvsIBMAnalysis page. Analysis of salient facts concerning the SCO v. IBM lawsuit and general assault on Linux by Th... | |
| http://sco.iwethey.org/ | |
| MAPS: Medical Marijuana Research (94.6 kb) | |
| ...cannabinoids in HIV infection study Dr. Russo's cannabis in migraine treatment study MAPS lawsuits On August 12, 2005, DEA Administrative Law Judge Mary Ellen Bittner iss... ...application was initially filed. DEA acted under pressure from MAPS' July 21 lawsuit arguing unreasonable delay and the DC Circuit Court of Appeals Nov. 22 decision which gave DEA ... ...ly. Just as we'd hoped, the lawsuit forced DEA to issue its ruling, which we can now challenge in the context of Administrative Law Judge hearings. On December 3, 2004, MAPS mailed... ...h. On November 22, 2004, the DC Court of Appeals issued a decision on MAPS' July 21, 2004 lawsuits v. DEA and HHS/NIH/NIDA in which we argued tha... ...uled for November 29, 2004. On July 21, 2004, MAPS, Prof. Craker and Valerie Corral filed lawsuits against DEA... ... and also against HHS/NIH/NIDA for obstructing medical marijuana research. The lawsuits were discussed in an article in the journal Nature . So far, government lawyers have not res... ...yle Craker and Valerie Corral filed lawsuits against DEA and also against HHS/NIH/NIDA for obstructing MAPS-sponsored medical marijuana research. The lawsuits were discussed in an ... | |
| http://www.maps.org/mmj/ | |
| Idaho State Legislature - 2003 Senate Education Committee Minutes (395.8 kb) | |
| ...nounced that Mike Gilmore, Deputy Attorney General, will review the status of the pending lawsuit regarding school facilities tomorrow. Tim Hill, Bureau... ...General, to review the status of the pending lawsuit regarding school facilities. Mr. Gilmore gave a brief background of events leading up to the lawsuit filed by Idaho Schools for... ...see this system. Needs state policy. They also want to know if anything is in state laws or rules that would prevent a state agency from overseeing the system. It needs to be ident... ...age being taught in Lapwai by the tribal elders and how that might be affected by federal laws. Mr. Hammond said the ... ... term shall be prescribed by law . He said that means that the legislature, who makes the laws, prescribes what the State Board will or will not do. They have... ... to obey the laws that the legislature passes. The Chairman then read Pages 3, 4, and 5. On Page 5, Chairman Schroeder noted that the State Department of Education was defined as t... ... misrepresent the charter, by-laws, articles of incorporation or fails to follow election laws set out in Idaho Code. Chairman Schroeder announced that there was time for a few que... | |
| http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2003/StandingCommittees/sedmin.html | |
| G851 Stockmen's Liability Under the Missouri Nuisance Law, MU Extension (40.0 kb) | |
| ...nd gain absolute protection under the nuisance law. Thus you must attempt to prevent such lawsuits from arising. This implies that those who follow a good neighbor policy are less ... ... general principles affecting the civil liability of feedlot operators under the nuisance laws. if you... ...etermined by the courts. The purpose of this publication is to discuss general aspects of lawsuits for nuisan... ...ces and to emphasize the importance of taking steps to prevent such lawsuits from arising. What is a nuisance? A nuisance is essentially an unreasonable interference by one person'... ... the circumstances change, the legal result may also change. Legal remedies in a nuisance lawsuit In a nuisance lawsuit, the complaining party the plaintiff may ask for An injuncti... ...tual or punitive Both an injunction and damages. A lawsuit for an injunction is referred to as an equitable action. This means that the primary factor determining whether the court... ... previous lawsuit. A farmer may periodically find himself defending a lawsuit if he fails to abate the nuisance condition. Thus, the farmer is encouraged to alter his management pr... | |
| http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/agecon/g00851.htm | |
| Griles Final 3-27-04 REDACTED.txt (402.8 kb) | |
| ...lorida protested that the proposed drilling was inconsistent with Florida’s environmental laws and was in violation of the Coastal Zone Ma... ...ions was the settlement of the Destin Dome lawsuit. In this settlement the federal government agreed to repurchase seven of the nine leases from the plaintiffs for $115 million. T... ...n Johnson, Jr., et al. v. Shell Oil Company, et al.” are actually references to a qui tam lawsuit filed under the provisions of the False Claims Act by J. Benjamin Johns... ...on and John Martinek against Shell Oil, Chevron, and 16 other oil companies. In this lawsuit, Johnson and Martinek alleged that Shell Oil and other companies underpaid royalties du... ...n federal and Indian leases from 1980 to 1998. The Department of Justice (DOJ) joined the lawsuit against the defendants. Our investigation revealed that Griles gave two separate d... ...xpert witness for the defendants in this lawsuit on August 2, 1999, and July 27 and 28, 2000. Eventually, the defendants, which included Shell and Chevron, settled with the federa... ... settled the lawsuit for an additional $110 million, collectively. Note: Exxon Mobile is the other 50-percent owner of Aera’s leases involved in the California offshore litigation.... | |
| http://www.oig.doi.gov/upload/Griles%20Final%203-27-04%20REDACTED.txt | |
| Thailand: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2001 (102.0 kb) | |
| ...fficking in persons, and prostitution. Enforcement of a broad range of laws and regulations by police continued to be noticeably lax. Conditions in prison and immigration detention... ... the law that allows them to bring personal lawsuits against police officers for criminal action during arrest. If pursued by the family, the case is handled by the same office--in... ... filed, the official charged often compensates the family of the deceased, and the lawsuit is waived. There were 25 killings of political canvassers during the election campaigns l... ...a maximum of 82 days for the most serious offenses to conduct investigations. In addition laws and regulations place any offen... ...res for issuing warrants are not standardized, primarily because various laws such as the Criminal Procedure Code and internal government regulations, including those that apply to... ...nt, have not been amended to comply with the Constitution. The laws must be amended to comply with the Constitution by 2002. Lawyers' associations reported that police at times use... ...s. In August the Thai Broadcast Journalist Association filed a lawsuit against the Prime Minister in the Administrative Court, accusing him of 14 instances of editorial interferenc... | |
| http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/docs/reports/hr01thai.htm | |
| Grinnell Fire Protection Systems, 5-CA-25277, JD-74-04, Richard A. Scully, 8/3/04 (39.4 kb) | |
| ...rosecuting a lawsuit against the Charging Party Unions which involved causes of action that were without legal merit and were motivated by an intent to retaliate against the Unions... ...t could penalize completed lawsuits which were unsuccessful and filed with a retaliatory purpose even though they were “reasonably based.” Following that decision, the Board rema... ...o hold that if a lawsuit directed at protected conduct had been finally adjudicated and the plaintiff had not prevailed, its lawsuit was deemed meritless. If so, and it was deter... ...tiff had acted with a retaliatory motive in filing the lawsuit, a violation of the Act was established. E.g., Operating Engineers Local 520 Alberici Construction , 309 NLRB 1199,... .... Even with the requirement of retaliatory motive, it could still penalize unsuccessful lawsuits directed at protected conduct which a petitioner believed... ...sham lawsuits that are both objectively baseless and subjectively intended to abuse process or it may include reasonably based lawsuits the employer brings as part of a broader cou... ...yet to define a new standard. I have previously found that the Respondent’s lawsuit against ... | |
| http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/ALJ/JD-74-04.htm | |
| can_hackers_be_sued_for_damages.article (18.4 kb) | |
| ...o problems stand in the way of a favorable resolution. First, there are few laws on the books which set clearly applicable precedents for the right to legal relief in virus-related... ...nce hackers tend to work by themselves, the cost of a lawsuit may be more than can reasonably be recovered from the defendant. The legal ramifications of the virus problem are disc... ...xpensive the damage is, the more appealing (at least initially) will be the prospect of a lawsuit to seek compensation for the losses incurred. But even when the d... ...amage done is considerable, sometimes it may not be worthwhile to bring a lawsuit against the hacker whose virus has damaged the system. Careful thought should be given to making a... ...l of the chances for a meaningful, beneficial outcome to the case before a lawsuit is filed. This appraisal must take into account the significant legal-theory and practical diffic... ... a lawsuit as a way of dealing with the harm caused by a hacker's virus. This column will discuss both kinds of difficulties. A brief synopsis of each type of problem may be helpfu... ...l relief in computer virus situations. The law has lots of experience with lawsuits claiming a right to compensation for damage to persons or to tangible property. But questions ma... | |
| http://www.eff.org/Net_culture/Hackers/can_hackers_be_sued_for_damages.article | |
| What Will It Mean for California? The Tobacco Settlement (119.9 kb) | |
| ...have agreed to settle more than 40 pending lawsuits brought by states against the tobacco industry. In exchange for dropping their lawsuits and agreeing not to sue in the future, t... ...nation's four major tobacco companies agreed to settle more than 40 pending lawsuits brought by states against the tobacco industry. The agreement will result in significant new re... ... their lobbyists from opposing proposed laws intended to limit youth access and use of tobacco products. Access to Documents. Requires the tobacco companies to open a website which... ...ents produced in smoking and health-related lawsuits. How Many States Are Part of the Agreement? Nationally, the attorneys general of 46 states and various territories have now sig... ...ounty and the City and County of San Francisco, had filed their own lawsuits against the tobacco companies. On August 5, 1998, the Attorney General entered into a Memorandum of Und... ...the local governments to coordinate their lawsuits with the state's suit and provide for the allocation of any monies recovered. The terms of the MOU include an even, 50-50, split ... ...San Jose. The MOU limits the recovery to these cities who could have filed an independent lawsuit pursuant to a specific provision of the Business ... | |
| http://www.lao.ca.gov/1999/011499_tobacco_settlement.html | |
| Corporate Fines and Settlements compiled by George Draffan (88.4 kb) | |
| ...so much deeper in debt that they had to file for bankruptcy protection, the FTC said in a lawsuit filed in Santa Ana federal court. A court-appointed receiver has been liquidating ... ...lifornia has agreed to pay $21 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it charged excessive management fees to 1,300 individuals, charities and others with trust accounts... The ... ... America Corp. agreed to pay $111 million and Wells Fargo & Co. $35 million to settle lawsuits over trustee charges; neither admitted wrongdoing... Los Angeles Times, March 29, 200... ...000 and November 2002 transmitted money in violation of federal and state online gambling laws. As part of the settlement, PayPal must maintain a corpor... ...s which do business in the United States generally do so in violation of federal criminal laws,'' said U.S. Attorney Raymo... ...24 million under the law that permits whistle-blowers to share the proceeds in successful lawsuits against corporate wrongdoing. Also under th... ...oth sides... The money will go to the EU budget and the 10 countries that joined the EU’s lawsuit against the company: Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg,... | |
| http://www.endgame.org/corpfines3.html | |
| Texas Goes After Big Pharma, 3/4/2005 - The Texas Observer (47.8 kb) | |
| ...es are paying huge fines to settle whistleblower lawsuits that allege they manipulate the prices of their drugs and services in order to defraud Medicaid and Medicare. And the stat... ...other fraud-related cases. Nationally, fraud-related settlements from these whistleblower lawsuits have totaled several b... ...office, in conjunction with a Florida entity known as Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, has lawsuits pending against a host of oth... ...xas AG’s Medicaid Fraud Prevention unit, told lawmakers “evidence we’ve discovered in our lawsuits and investigations shows that some manufact... ...d unit are getting huge settlement payments from the drug makers. More importantly, their lawsuits should ... ...fight the state of Texas in this latest round of lawsuits. Deborah Spak, a spokesperson for Baxter Healthcare, said that her company has “acted in a responsible, lawful, and transp... ...are vigorously defending the lawsuit.” Abbott Laboratories, one of Baxter’s co-defendants, issued a statement which said, “This case is similar to other average wholesale price law... | |
| http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=1890 | |
| 3242.txt (23.7 kb) | |
| ...ated Section 8(a)(1) of the Act by threatening to initiate, initiating, and maintaining a lawsuit again... ...neral Counsel contends that the Respondent sent the demand letter and filed the lawsuit in retaliation for protected activity. The Respondent contends that John Braun was acting as... ...t as the Respondent's agent, in filing the lawsuit. Alternatively, the Respondent argues that the Board cannot find the lawsuit was filed for a retaliatory reason because the small... ...hat even assuming arguendo it is responsible for Braun's conduct and that Braun filed the lawsuit to retaliate against the Union, Braun was not re... ... law and a retaliatory motive are prerequisites to enjoining prosecution of a state court lawsuit. The Court also held, however, that wher... ...e, as here, the lawsuit has resulted in a judgment adverse to the plaintiff, the Board may proceed to consider whether the lawsuit was filed with retaliatory intent, and if such in... ...have] consistently interpreted Bill Johnson's Restaurants to hold that if the plaintiff's lawsuit h... | |
| http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/324/3242.txt | |
| Nevada Yucca Mountain Lawsuits – Eureka County, Nevada (38.0 kb) | |
| ... What's New | Court Ruling | Nevada Protection Fund <!-- Water Case | Nevada Protection Fund --> Introduction: Over the past decade, the State of Nevada has filed multiple lawsuits... ...al government regarding the Yucca Mountain Project. Most of these lawsuits were consolidated into four cases that were heard at the District of Columbia Court of Appeals on January... ...oject. In addition to the major Yucca Mountain lawsuits, the State of Nevada has filed other claims against the Department of Energy DOE regarding oversight funding, the public Yuc... ...in Litigation , an article about the Court of Appeal's ruling on the major Yucca Mountain lawsuits, information about the Nevada Protection Fund , downloadable laws... ...uits in PDF format, and recent press coverage of Yucca Mountain lawsuits. Other yuccamountain.org pages on legal issues: Major Yucca Mountain Lawsuits – a case-by-case breakd... ...ated lawsuits and more about the January 2004 court hearing. LSN Certification – information about Nevada's July 2004 case filed at the NRC over DOE's inadequate Yucca Mounta... ... but DOE has appealed . Caliente Rail Line – information about Nevada's most recent lawsuit against DOE over the proposal to build a 319-mile rail line in Southern Nevada for... | |
| http://www.yuccamountain.org/court/lawsuits.htm | |
| Institute for Justice: Property Rights Cases: New Jersey Civil Forfeiture (129.4 kb) | |
| ...saster for innocent property owners caught up in forfeiture proceedings. Civil forfeiture laws repre... ...d in a case in southern New Jersey that represents an all-too-typical abuse of forfeiture laws. The case, State of New Jersey v. One 1990 Ford Thunderbird , [1] presents an opportu... ...hallenge what often drives forfeiture abuse: the direct financial incentive in forfeiture laws for police and... ...feiture laws. Similar to the law at the federal level and in several states, forfeited property and proceeds in New Jersey are given to prosecutors’ offices and police depart... ...e at the heart of forfeiture laws. A Brief History of Civil Forfeiture Under laws at both the federal and state levels, governments can forfeit property either under criminal or ci... ...was closely tied to the practical necessities of enforcing admiralty, piracy, and customs laws. In rem forfeiture permitted courts to obtain jurisdiction over property when it... ... of violating maritime law. Therefore, the government could ensure that customs and other laws were enforced ev... | |
| http://www.ij.org/private_property/new_jersey/background.html | |
| details.html (18.9 kb) | |
| ...Our long-term plan I am now pursing the anti-spam lawsuits on four separate fronts: Figuring out how much a person could earn, on average, from filing these cases. Even though I ma... ... court about every other week to testify in however many anti-spam lawsuits I've brought on that day. At that point, I can figure out how many hours I'm spending on these lawsuits ... ...by lower courts. For the time being, one major obstacle to a person bringing an anti-spam lawsuit in small claims court is that many jud... ...damages , only actual damages -- in other words, that you cannot normally bring anti-spam lawsuits in small claims, because you can't sue in small claims unless you've lost money. ... ...ve to really sound like you know what you're doing, in order for them to let you file the lawsuit. Whether a company can be held liable for spam sent by their independent represent... ...e the defendant usually won't show up, how do you adequately prove that you sent them the lawsuit papers in advance of the trial which is... ...n the Small Claims forms and pamphlets is simply wrong -- for example, the form to file a lawsuit says th... | |
| http://www.peacefire.org/anti-spam/details.html | |
| HomeOwners for Better Building - David Weekley (48.2 kb) | |
| ...-STATESMAN STAFF Most are giving the bulk of their money to Republicans and to Texans for Lawsuit Reform , a largely business-backed... ...ers believe it is too easy to sue and win big judgments in Texas courts. NOTE: Texans for Lawsuit Reform is head by Richard Weekley, brother of David Weekley the builder. TLR is on... ... lacking in consumer protection. They support binding arbitration. Jun 17 2002 texans for lawsuit reform at the State Democratic Convention. tlr's president is Richard Weekley, ... ...stacked against consumers Associated Press T outed as a cheaper and faster alternative to lawsuits, binding arbitration is expensive for c... ...lly send disputes to an arbitrator rather than a courtroom. May 16 2002 Who really backs lawsuit abuse campaigns? Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse CALA . Shouldnít the name be Corpor... ... 27, 2001 Tort Tycoons Poured Millions into 2000 Texas Elections Report Tracks Texans for Lawsuit Reform's Top Donors [Includes David Weekley and... ...1 Texas PACs 2000 Election Cycle Tort Law: $1,481,128 TLR Texans for Lawsuit Reform, a so called grass roots organiztaion raised half of its money from the families of just five ty... | |
| http://www.hobb.org/hobbv2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=432&Itemid=165 | |
| U.S. Senate Republican Policy Committee (24.1 kb) | |
| ...Publications Issue List</font Vote Analysis Main Page January 24, 2000 A HUD Lawsuit Against the Gun Industry? Secretary Cuomo's Assault Weapon Last month, Secretary of Housing and... ...ations the Clinton Administration has been unable to enact legislatively. These frivolous lawsuits and Secretary Cuomo's th... ...ocratic process; an attempt to blame the gun industry for government's failure to enforce laws t... ...cently rejected the idea of a lawsuit. Last year, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee discussed an amendment by Senator Larry E. Craig R-Idaho to prohibit HUD from joining the... ...tees the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. The municipal lawsuits a... ...d, they'd be taken off the market entirely [ Reuters , 11/16/99, emphasis added]. The lawsuits seek concessions from the gun industry that are clearly legislative in nature, such a... ...he law. The judicial branch interprets the law in specific cases. Yet proponents of these lawsuits have asked the c... | |
| http://www.senate.gov/~rpc/releases/1999/gc012400.htm | |
| San Diego County Supervisor Dianne Jacob (16.4 kb) | |
| ...has been an increase in local businesses being challenged by lawsuits for their non-compliance of federal and state provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act ADA . In most ... ...attorneys utilize a boilerplate lawsuit claiming a local business is in violation of a number of special access laws. Using aggressive lawsuits and threats, these attorneys have de... ...t financial compensation knowing small businesses may lack the resources to combat such a lawsuit in a court of law. In the end, businesses settle out of court and ultimately the o... ... help cease predatory ADA lawsuits by requiring a specific notice of intent to sue and allow a brief period of time where a business can rectify the ADA access problem. This bill w... ...al access laws and shielding businesses in alleged violations of special access from frivolous lawsuits. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to include in the Board's 2005 Legi... ...port for similar Federal legislation to protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits, while maintaining the access rights of the disabled community and communicate this support to th... ...d California's subsequent special access laws are intended to give civil rights protections and guarantees of equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities with respect to pu... | |
| http://www.sdcounty.ca.gov/cnty/bos/sup2/legislation/leg050419a.html | |
| A Guide to the Sebron Sneed Wilcox Papers, 1749-1968 (52.2 kb) | |
| ...ons Index Terms Related Material Administrative Information Description of Series History Lawsuits and Trials Celebrations and Speeches Correspondence Memorabilia Laredo Archives A... ...rding the history of Laredo, Texas. The papers consist of correspondence, Laredo history, lawsuit and trial transcriptions, speeches and documentation on the various ce... ...nformation. The Lawsuits and Trials series include papers that Wilcox collected and organized during his time as a law clerk. These are arranged chronologically and cover Texas lan... ...istory Lawsuits and Trials Celebrations and Speeches Correspondence Memorabilia Laredo Archives Return to the Table of Contents Restrictions Permission to Publish Permission to pub... ...dash; Rotary Club Program, 1937 Return to the Table of Contents Lawsuits and Trials Box Folder 3 11 Murder Trial: against James Stuart, 1825 12 Murder Trial: against Reyes Rojas, A... ...Ygnacio Arispe, 1828 13 Court Papers, land 1849, 1930 14 Lawsuit: Jose María Margill vs. The Public Land Grant, 1872 15 Miscellaneous Deeds, 1888, 1891 16 Lawsuit: Manuel Rodriguez... ...do, 1904 17 Lawsuit: Juan Ortiz vs. US and Comanche Indians, 1904 Box Folder 4 1 J.F. Mullally, District Judge, 1905 2 Lawsuit: L.A. Kerr vs. B.F. Kingsley, 1910 3 Judge A.W. Terre... | |
| http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utsa/00065/utsa-00065.html | |
| Thailand: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices -2003 (116.7 kb) | |
| ...milies rarely took advantage of a provision in the law that allows them to bring personal lawsuits against police officers for criminal action during ar... ...ceased, and the lawsuit was waived. Compensation varied widely, from as low as $3,490 150,000 baht to $69,770 3 million baht . There were no developments in the 2002 killings in Ch... ... maximum of 82 days for the most serious offenses to conduct investigations. In addition, laws... ...these goals, and a lawsuit was filed in the Administrative Court. In March, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff and ordered the rejection of all National Broadcast Co... ...dio policy also allowed for the stations to continue illegal operations until the present laws and regulations were amended. Pending the establish... ...religious schools only accepted males see Section 5 . Laws prohibiting speech likely to insult Buddhism remained in place. The police have authority under the law to issue written ... ...ify a candidate who the Commission found guilty of electoral irregularities. There are no laws limiting the participation of women or minorities in political life... | |
| http://bangkok.usembassy.gov/services/docs/reports/hr03thai.htm | |
| Redistricting lawsuit (29.3 kb) | |
| ...Voting Rights Trial Begins , Rapid City Journal, Denise Ross 13 April 2004 Following ACLU Lawsuit on Behalf of Native Americans, SD Officials Agree t... ...ber 2002 ACLU, Sioux Settle Election Lawsuit Washington Post 9 November 2002 S.D. settles ACLU lawsuit Rapid City Journal 8 November 2002 South Dakota settles voting rights lawsuit... ...r 2002 From the NY ACLU: South Dakota Settles Largest-Ever Voting Rights Lawsuit Brought by ACLU on Behalf of Native Americans 8 November 2002 Do what's needed for fair elections -... ...D change in absentee ballot counting procedure 29 Oct 2002 More news on the Voting Rights lawsuit ... ...ACLU Files Largest-Ever Voting Rights Lawsuit on Behalf of Native Americans in South Dakota FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Richard Alleyne, 212 549-2689 Kini Schoop, 212 549-2594 M... ...n the state. The sheer volume of election-related laws at issue in this case make this the largest voting rights lawsuit ever filed, said Bryan Sells, a staff attorney with the ACL... ...oject and lead counsel in the case. The sweeping lawsuit, Elaine Quick Bear Quiver et al. v. Joyce Hazeltine et al., was filed on behalf of two Lakota elders and two tribal officia... | |
| http://www.dlncoalition.org/dln_issues/redistricting_lawsuit.htm | |
| Antitrust Enforcement and the Consumer (20.6 kb) | |
| ...titrust laws, but when these laws are effectively and responsibly enforced, they can save consumers millions and even billions of dollars a year in illegal overcharges. Most states... ..., and so does the federal government. Essentially, these laws prohibit business practices that unreasonably deprive consumers of the benefits of competition, resulting in higher pr... ...his pamphlet was prepared to alert consumers to the existence and importance of antitrust laws and to explain what you can do for antitrust enforcement and for yourself Anne K. B... ...ingaman Assistant Attorney General Antitrust Division 1. What Do The Antitrust Laws Do For The Consumer? Antitrust laws protect competition. Free and open competition benefits cons... ...nd taxpayers. 2. What Are The Federal Antitrust Laws, And What Do They Prohibit? There are three major federal antitrust laws: The Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Act and the Fe... ...mmission to police violations of the Act. The Department of Justice also often uses other laws to fight illegal activities, including laws that prohibit false statements to federal... ...he fines and imprisonment terms for antitrust law violations. 3. How Are Antitrust Laws Enforced? There are three main ways in which the federal antitrust laws are enforced: crimin... | |
| http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/misc/antitrust/antitrus.htm | |
| CA Secretary of State - Primary Election 2000 - Analysis of Proposition 30, (10.6 kb) | |
| ... unfair claims practices; and/or 2 sue his or her insurance company in civil court. These lawsuits by individuals against their own insurance companies are referre... ...rty lawsuit . These third-party lawsuits were possible in California during the 1980s but are not now. See nearby box for a brief legal history. Legal History on Third-Party Lawsui... ...ior to 1979 Third-party lawsuits were not allowed. March 1979 The California Supreme Court ruled in Royal Globe Ins. Co. v. Superior Court that a third party could sue an insurance... ...ue an insurance company for unfair claims practices. October 1999 The Governor signed two laws specifically allowing third-party lawsuits in certain situations. These measure... ...to have gone into effect January 1, 2000. In December 1999, however, referenda on the two laws qualified for the March 2000 ballot Propositions 30 and 31 . Thus, the provisions of ... ...ture approved and the Governor signed SB 1237 Chapter 720 and AB 1309 Chapter 721 . These laws... ... allow third-party claimants to sue insurance companies under certain conditions. The two laws would have gone into effect January 1, 2000. In December 1999, however, referenda on ... | |
| http://primary2000.ss.ca.gov/VoterGuide/Propositions/30analysis.htm | |
| Subject Index 37-49 (534.3 kb) | |
| ...ents to laws governing bids 46:17.02[2] Antitrust issues 47:9.02 International regulations 47:9.02[2] Checklist 47:7.01 et seq . Asset acquisitions 47:7.02 Foreign acquisitions 47:... ...TIC SURVEYS Generally 45:8.02[2][a] AGENCY Liability under environmental laws 37:1.01, 1.07[1] Mine construction contracts Risk allocation 37:11.01[2] AGGREGATES Conflicts between ... ...][b][iii] State laws 48:2.02[6][a] Oil and gas leases 44:16.06[4][a] Operating agreements 44:16.06[4][b] Operator liens 48:2.02[7] Parties in interest 38:13.06[2],[10] Postpetition... ...EMENT BLUE SKY LAWS See SECURITIES LAWS BONDS Reclamation See RECLAMATION BONDING Surface disturbance 40:22.05[1] BRE-X SCANDAL Generally 45:3.01 et seq. BREAK FEES Generally 46:17... ...tack 46:21.04[1][b] Commonality 46:21.04[5][b] Conflict of laws 46:21.06[1][b] Counterclaims 46:21.06[5] Defenses 46:21.06[7] Due process constraints 46:21.06[1][a] Guardian of cla... ... SECURITIES LAWS Client confidences 48:3.03[1] DISCOVERY Generally 36:12.04[2][a]; 45:14.02[2]; 48:16D.01 et seq . Excess reserves rule 48:16D.01 et seq . Profitability 36:12.04[2]... ....03 Recommendations 47:11.05 Siting obstacles 47:11.04[1] State siting laws and procedures 47:11.06 ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEYS Generally 45:8.02[2][b] ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION General... | |
| http://www.rmmlf.org/pubs/procs/subject-36-49.htm | |
| Flowserve Corp., 22-CA-25250, JD(NY)-37-03, Steven Davis, 7/11/03 (107.3 kb) | |
| ...nt a that the Union and certain of its members agree to refrain from filing lawsuits over the pension plan and withdraw all pending lawsuits over the pension plan and b that the Un... ...spondent, that he Peters had the authority to resolve any outstanding issues, including a lawsuit that had been brought by the Union against the Respondent. Peters said that he did... ...act on the Respondent’s operations. C. The Lawsuit In February, 2002, the Union and Peters filed a Section 301 lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Flowserve and Inge... ...he 75/80 pension plan. Mirailh told the Respondent that “the lawsuits should not be included. This is the current employees’ contract and no one else’s,” adding that ... ... would be part of the package. They then discussed B-7 and Peters spoke about the pending lawsuit concerning the Ingersoll-... ...aid that there appears to be a conflict if the Union accepted the B-7 pension plan with a lawsuit pending on the B-11 plan. “It se... ...ey’re in conflict, you can’t have two plans.” There was further discussion of B-7 and the lawsuit. For example, Geib learned that the pensionable wages which affected the current e... | |
| http://www.nlrb.gov/nlrb/shared_files/decisions/alj/JD(NY)-37-03.htm | |
| Re: Worst Case Scenarios - SPI and Lawsuits (9.0 kb) | |
| ... Prev ][ Thread Next ] [ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] Re: Worst Case Scenarios - SPI and Lawsuits To : spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org spi-general@lists.spi-inc.org... ... , Brian Ristuccia brian@ristuccia.com Subject : Re: Worst Case Scenarios - SPI and Lawsuits From : Andrew Hagen xah@myrealbox.com Date : Sun, 03 Jun 2001 15:53:15 -0500 In-reply-t... ... us, or even threatened. Nevertheless, I'm confident that we could overcome problems with lawsuits. All courts vigorously enforce rules against filing l... ...awsuits that have no basis in the law. Sometimes these lawsuits are called frivolous. Although we hear stories in the media about curiously themed lawsuits, those media reports oft... ...d half-truths. There has to be some legal justification for a lawsuit. Of course, a particular law that justifies litigation is sometimes questionable itself, as in the case of the... ...news media than in the courts. Second, if we get sued we can bring other parties into the lawsuit. In particular, we can brin... ... in the lawsuit. It's conceivable that in many circumstances they will have to join in the defense against such a lawsuit. Third, even if we stand alone there are many lawyers who ... | |
| http://lists.debian.org/spi-general/2001/06/msg00004.html | |
| The Committee for Justice for All - Fighting for the People's Rights. CJA is a nonprofit Northeastern Pennsylvania advocacy group fighting to preserve the integrity of the civil justice system and the Constitutional right of all Americans to trial by a jury of their peers. We oppose tort reform, caps and all other efforts to deprive injured people of their legal rights. (80.5 kb) | |
| ...bility: Just the Facts - Comprehensive facts and figures The Truth About Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Rising Premiums and Falling Claims in the Medical Malpractice Insurance In... ...stice & Democracy, July 2005 Medical Malpractice Payout Trends 1991-2004: Evidence Shows Lawsuits Haven't Caused Doctors' Insurance Woes - Public Citizen, April 2005 Stability, ... ...elivery of Health Care - National Bureau of Economic Research finds no connection between lawsuits and premium hikes. T... ...ntable errors is the first step toward fewer lawsuits - The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, June 28, 2004 CLICK HERE FOR MORE What Crisis? - GAO: Malpractice Premium Spikes Don't Fo... ... July 13, 2005 The Hypocrite in Chief - Read about how President Bush pursued a frivolous lawsuit against a rental-car company. Bush Criticism of Frivolous Lawsuits H... ...l - The Daily Mis-Lead, August 3, 2004 Dick Cheney: Master Litigator - Read about the 151 lawsuits Halliburton filed while he was the company's CEO. Sen. Santorum's wife wins lawsu... ...burgh Post-Gazette, Dec. 11, 1999. Town OKs $9.9M deal in lawsuit by injured doctor - Southern Conn. Newspapers, Sept. 1, 2004 Doctor who won $6 million wants malpractice caps - Gr... | |
| http://www.saynotocaps.org/ | |
| arbitrat1213.htm (268.7 kb) | |
| ... Completed Year 2000 Drafted by the NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS and by it ... ...MENTS Copyright 2000 By NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS December 13, 2000 UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT The Committee that acted for the National Conference of... ...niform State Laws in preparing the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act is as follows: FRANCIS J. PAVETTI, 83 Huntington Street, New London, CT 06320, Chair FRANCISCO L. ACEVEDO, P.O. B... ...s of this Act may be obtained from: NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS 211 ... ...Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Forty-nine jurisdictions have arbitration statutes; 35 of these have adopted the UAA and 14 have adopted substantially similar legislation. A p... ... Co. , 417 U.S. 506, 511 1974 . Arbitration agreements may not be invalidated under state laws applicable only to arbitration provisions... ...n of arbitration laws and to avoid two sets of rules for arbitration agreements that are of a long-term duration are legitimate rationales for retroactive application, especially b... | |
| http://www.law.upenn.edu/bll/ulc/uarba/arbitrat1213.htm | |
| Portland NORML News - Friday, June 4, 1999 (117.8 kb) | |
| ... state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Thursday that prosecutors don't have to comply with state laws requiring them to file forfeiture actions to keep any property they believe was acquir... ...stead, the court said suspects are the ones who have to file a lawsuit to get their property back. The decision came in the case of Leonard L. Jones, whose $1,783 was seized by pol... ... they believe was acquired through crime. Instead, the court said the suspect must file a lawsuit to get the property back and the state c... ...ed by a separate law that says a person seeking the return of seized property must file a lawsuit and cannot get contraband returned. In affirming Aulik and the 4th District Court ... ..., the high court said it would interpret the conflicting laws to avoid requiring prosecutors to file forfeiture actions. It said people could ask for their property returned under ... ...t was either Jan, or someone else. Today Jan is still pretty hopeful that The Rockefeller Laws w... ...---------------------------------- Yes, Ease Drug Laws A letter to the editor of Newsday, in New York, from John F. Dunne, says when he was a member of the New York State Senate in... | |
| http://www.pdxnorml.org/ii/990604.html | |
| News - Welcome to the ACLU of Hawai'i (25.7 kb) | |
| ...es Federal Civil Lawsuit against Hawaii Juvenile Detention Facility 09/02/2005 Honolulu - The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of t... ...ere problems uncovered by an earlier ACLU investigation. July 2005 ACLU of Hawaii Expands Lawsuit To ... ...e of Hawai`i has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a class action federal civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of hundre... ...Amendment 11/22/2004 Honolulu - The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii ACLU filed a lawsuit today to invalidate a ballot measure to change the State Constitution, which passe... ...llot Amendment 10/15/2004 Honolulu - The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii filed a lawsuit today on behalf of eight registered voters to stop a ballot amendment from going f... ...rcuit Court against Governor Linda Lingle and Chief Elections officer Dwayne Yoshina, the lawsuit asks the court to stop the placement of Constitutional Amendment... ...onolulu - The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii today filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Governor Linda Lingle and Attorney General Mark Bennett charging that a re... | |
| http://www.acluhawaii.org/pages/news/current.html | |
| Privacy and Self-regulation - Chapter 4 (101.4 kb) | |
| ...on laws. As IMS' experience and expertise are in the health care arena specifically, the focus of this paper will be issues surrounding medical information. Regardless, many of the... ...r protection from online fraud; privacy; and education about the application of copyright laws to cyberspace. The project was formally launched at a New York press conference in ea... ...mon set of objectives. 1 The policies, however, are carried out using a wide variety of laws, methods, and institutions. 2 Despite the implementation differences, many basic privac... ...method of resolving disputes is through lawsuits. An individual whose privacy interest is harmed by actions taken by a record keeper may be able to seek damages or other remedies t... ...ven when a lawsuit is possible, however, it is likely to be expensive, take years to resolve, and generally be beyond the reach of the average consumer. Moreover, lawsuits may not ... ...s. 7 Much litigation has resulted, but many lawsuits were brought by disgruntled federal employees making collateral attacks on unfavorable personnel actions. Privacy Act litigatio... ...been limited, and lawsuits have rarely provided satisfying remedies or a significant method of oversight. 8 Recovering damages under the Act is difficult, and only limited injuncti... | |
| http://www.ntia.doc.gov/reports/privacy/selfreg4.htm | |
| TLPJ - Briefs & Legal Documents (218.7 kb) | |
| ...fornia state court to make public its 2002 sanctions decision in an auto safety case. The lawsuit was based on a 1999 accident in a Honda Civic that left plaintiff Sarah Davis, the... ...ponding to a riot at Crowley County Correctional Facility in Olney Springs, Colorado. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of 86 inmates who had no r... ...of Pennsylvania, No. 03-4978 , September 4, 2003 TLPJ's complaint in a sex discrimination lawsuit against West Chester University of Pennsylvania WCU , char... ...tiffs' joint reply in support of cross-motion for summary judgment in TLPJ's class action lawsuit -- consolidated for limited purposes with oth... ...nstitutionally abrogated state institutions' immunity from lawsuits under Title IX. HTML Kaden v. Macalester College – District Court, Ramsey County, Minnesota, February 12, 1999 T... ...ement filed January 6, 2005 and effective January 1 in TLPJ's sex discrimination lawsuit against the national headquarters and a local chapter of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, cha... ...on of women as equal members violated Massachusetts' anti-discrimination and equal rights laws. PDF Moran v. Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles – Massachusetts Superio... | |
| http://www.tlpj.org/briefs_documents.htm | |
| Prisoner Suicide (68.2 kb) | |
| ... attempt to harm themselves. Trial court properly dismissed his lawsuit, which he sought to bring as a class action on behalf of suicide-prone prisoners, seeking to bar the executi... ...hat his needs for psychiatric counseling were ignored, leading to his successful suicide. Lawsuit contended that the jail... ...carcerated in county detention facility could not, under state law, pursue wrongful death lawsuit against defendant correctional of... ... of their authority. State statute, A.M.C. Sec. 11-46-9 1 m prohibits inmate's negligence lawsuits against governmental entities and government employees ... ...cide in his cell when left unattended reaches $300,000 settlement on federal civil rights lawsui... ... 2002 . [2003 JB Apr] Lawsuit for wrongful death based on prisoner's suicide which named health care provider as a defendant did not have to comply with medical malpractice lawsuit... ...2A1014, 372 S.E.2d 342 Ga. App. 2002 . [N/R] Dismissal in federal court of wrongful death lawsuit brought over detainee's action of hanging himself in county jail barred relitigati... | |
| http://www.aele.org/jailsample.html | |
| USBC - SD - Decisions - 1991 - #03 Gardner (15.0 kb) | |
| ...Statement of Financial Affairs, Debtors acknowledged Debtor-husband had a personal injury lawsuit pending ... ...njury lawsuit at $30,000.00. It was not further described. Debtors did not claim any lawsuit as exempt property. Debtors' plan was confirmed by Order entered October 15, 1987. In t... ...dress the disposition of any lawsuit proceeds. The plan's liquidation analysis did not include any lawsuit proceeds. Debtor-husband settled the lawsuit by a court approved stipulat... ...tlement of Debtor-husband's lawsuit. He has also asked the Court to turn the lawsuit over to him so that he may determine the fairness of any settlement offer and distribute the pr... ...d argues that under 11 U.S.C. § 1227 all property of the bankruptcy estate, including the lawsuit, revested in Debtors at confirmation,... ... that the confirmed plan did not provide for the distribution of any lawsuit proceeds to creditors, and that the Bankruptcy Court's approval of the settlement was not needed since ... ...irmation. Debtor-husband further argues that proceeds of the lawsuit settlement are not disposable income subject to distribution to unsecured creditors under 11 U.S.C. §1225 b 1 B... | |
| http://www.sdb.uscourts.gov/Decisions/1991Decisions/1991%20-03%20gardner.htm | |
| Online Exclusive: Top Legal Cases: Know Your RisksREALTOR® Magazine Online: The real estate professional's business support tool. (45.8 kb) | |
| ...ps in lawsuits over the last two years will help you protect yourself from future liability. BY FINLEY MAXSON As you go about your daily work selling real estate, you’re prob... ... to find clients and close deals. Protecting yourself from potential lawsuits arising from your transactions is probably not even on your radar. Yet in an increasingly litigious re... ...te issues are most frequently ending in litigation. The scan compiles the total number of lawsuits filed in 95 real esta... ...y, and issues that are increasingly spawning lawsuits. The “Legal Scan” is compiled from three sources: a written survey to state real estate commissions; a survey of k... ...g in lawsuits decreased to 1,058 lawsuits from 1,683 lawsuits in the 2003 scan. Each scan covers lawsuits filed in the previous two years. Results show that you’re most likel... ...perty management issues which made up 46.4 percent of the total number of lawsuits in the 2005 scan , commission disputes 14.7 percent , and disclosure issues 13.4 percent . Togeth... ... account for almost three-quarters of all real estate lawsuits filed. But if total lawsuits are down, the bad news is that lawsuits in certain areas have experienced significant in... | |
| http://www.realtor.org/rmomag.NSF/pages/feat1sept05?OpenDocument | |
| 163067.txt (379.7 kb) | |
| ...urity Reform Act of 1984. In 1982, the Victim and Witness Protection Act expanded Federal laws regarding witness security and victim services by establishing significant penalties ... ...o visit the families of potential intimidators to explain forcefully the laws concerning obstruction of justice. ------------------------------ Interviewing Strategies o Don't talk... ...ivil suits under local drug nuisance statutes or gang nuisance laws (see chapter 7, "Legal Issues," and appendix B6, "Helping Communities With Nuisance Abatement Suits"), o assisti... ...sidents with legal assistance in bringing civil drug or gang abatement lawsuits; o public relations concerning witness security options and about program successes such as the fact... ...------------------------------ Key Points o While laws and rules of evidence vary from State- to-State, prosecutors are concerned about many of the same legal issues. o Some prosec... ...tes, obstruction of justice laws, and rules of evidence vary from State to State, prosecutors across the country expressed interest in the following legal issues related to dealing... ...information confidential; o anti-intimidation legislation; o gang suppression statutes; o laws to combat community-wide intimidation; and o li... | |
| http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/163067.txt | |
| Handbook of Legal Terms (77.4 kb) | |
| ...is or her duty as a public official. MCL — See Michigan Compiled Laws. MCLA — See Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated. MCR — See Michigan Court Rules. Mediation — Generally, a form of... ...son. Michigan Compiled Laws MCL — A series of volumes containing the official version of Michigan statutes enacted by the state's Legislature, and published by the Legislative Serv... ... Compiled Laws Annotated MCLA — A series of volumes containing the text of all Michigan statutes, plus brief references to cases and legal commentaries discussing these statutes. P... ...ng Company, this compilation uses the same numbering system used in the Michigan Compiled Laws. Michigan Court Rules MCR — Rules adopted by the Michigan Supreme Court to govern Mic... ... Michigan Compiled Laws and Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, this compilation uses a different numbering system. Michigan Supreme Court — See Supreme Court. Minor — In delinquency... ...gan has laws which provide for both no-fault auto insurance and no-fault divorce. No Progress — In a civil case, where a case is filed but not followed up; a case or cases which ma... ... in a matter or transaction, such as a party to a contract. A person by or against whom a lawsuit is brought, i.e., the plaintiff or defendant. Paternity — Fatherhood. Pater... | |
| http://www.courts.michigan.gov/mji/resources/holt/m-z.htm | |
| Tobacco On Trial » Blog Archive » Defense on Guintos Motion: “Enough is Enough” (43.1 kb) | |
| ...ecounts the Guinto’s considerable journeys in the legal system, ie, 2 Massachusetts lawsuits, one of which even resulted in ... ...——————— - 2 - FACTS A. Status of the Case This lawsuit... ...y is now addicted to cigarettes and unable to quit. In November 1997, the Guintos filed a lawsuit against PM USA in Massachuset... ...ion to dismiss on res judicata grounds. Ex. 7 . Three weeks after dismissal of the second lawsuit, the Guintos moved in the District Court w... ...ith respect to the first lawsuit for relief from judgment and for leave to amend the complaint. That motion was denied on February 3, 2000 Ex. 8 , and the First Circuit affirmed on... ...TION IS UNTIMELY First and dispositively , the request for intervention is untimely. This lawsuit was filed more than six years ago and there is no reason that the Guintos could no... ...st†in this lawsuit is no different now than it was when this lawsuit was filed in 1999; certainly it is no different than it was four months ago when the Tobacco Free Kids Group... | |
| http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/archives/2005/10/09/defense-on-guintos-motion-enough-is-enough | |
| Fed-Soc.org - Lawsuit Lottery? All You Need is an Accident and a Dream - Spring 1999 (45.3 kb) | |
| ... Lawsuit Lottery? -- All You Need is an Accident and a Dream New York hawks its state lottery by assuring bettors, All you need is a dollar and a dream. A new study by the Public P... ...stem of Justice —Or a Game About Money? Citizens read about the occasional crazy-sounding lawsuit in the newspape... ...r. But they seldom see the individual impact on themselves—the fact that the lawsuit industry adds $600 to the cost of having a baby in New York, and $400 a year to the cost of ins... ...tional average. If you think of this as a tort tax the wrongful acts alleged in liability lawsuits are ref... ...combined, a tax that's more than double the total raised by all state business taxes. The lawsuit indust... ...es have given lawyers the financial wherewithal to pour money into politics, to lobby for laws encouraging still more litigation. Running counter to the trend elsewh... ...ts as a very serious or even extreme problem for their firms. More than 69 percent said a lawsuit of any kind would cause a signifi... | |
| http://www.fed-soc.org/Publications/practicegroupnewsletters/litigation/lawsuitlottery-litigationv3i1.htm | |
| 5733_sbr_022797.txt (25.4 kb) | |
| ...gotiate a fee for legal services. Under some statutes, however, the prevailing party in a lawsuit may be entitled to have the losing side pay his or her attor... ...ney fees. Sometimes a fee may be "contingent" on the outcome of the lawsuit. That is, for instance, a claimant's attorney's payment for a case may be calculated as a percentage of ... ...iff of having to prove these elements. 2. CERTIFICATE OF MERIT Concern over the number of lawsuits that are filed apparently without merit has led... ...having a reasonable basis. Generally under current Washington law, bringing a "frivolous" lawsuit subjects a pe... ...en argued that these after-the-fact sanctions are an inefficient way to prevent frivolous lawsuits. Some states have instituted procedures for evaluating the merits of a lawsuit be... ...However, the plaintiff may seek all of the damages from any one of the defendants. In any lawsuit involving more than one at-fault party, the trier of fact is to determi... ...8).) With respect to injured workers' claims under the industrial insurance laws, however, the court has distinguished Loudon and has held that no doctor and patient privilege exis... | |
| http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/1997-98/senate/5725-5749/5733_sbr_022797.txt | |
| Outrageous Lawsuits (23.3 kb) | |
| ... Outrageous Lawsuits Duhaime Lawisms DUHAIME'S LAW FUN Outrageous Lawsuits Sources for these true, asinine law suits stories vary. Several have been compiled by the Citizens Agains... ...-profit, grass roots organization of Southern Californians dedicated to putting an end to lawsuit abuse. Others are made available by the Alabama Voters Against Lawsuit Abuse AVALA... ...American Tort Reform Association ATRA or San Antonians Against Lawsuit Abuse SAALA . Lawsuit abuse is no laughing matter in the USA with one report stating that: Lawsuit abuse has ... ...ded dollar goes to lawyers and legal costs. California, Ohio and Maryland have declared a Lawsuit Abuse Awareness Week. A lawsuit brought in the highest trial court or in federal c... ...un between $50,000 and $500,000 to defend. Some words of wisdom offered by Texans Against Lawsuit Abuse: Talk before you fight. Don't sue thy neighbor.' Try mediation or arbitratio... ...e disputes. Conflicts are inevitable in our society, but lawsuits should be the last resort. Encourage personal responsibility in our community. Too often, people look for an outsi... ... bad happens to them, even if they are personally negligent. An inmate filed a $5 million lawsuit against himself he claimed that he violated his own civil rights by getting arrest... | |
| http://www.duhaime.org/Law_fun/lawsuit.aspx | |
| Five years after Wilk ... (49.6 kb) | |
| ... author s was not identified. As one of the plaintiffs in the Wilk v AMA anti‑trust lawsuit I feel compelled to respond. The article was based on incomplete data and ... ...incorrect assumptions about the lawsuit, and then arrived at the false conclusion that little has changed as a result of the lawsuit. The major flaw in the article is that it reach... ...thout comparing the way things were before the lawsuit to the way things are now. When one does that, it is clear that massive, major positive changes have occurred for our profess... ...e benefits are continuing. The lawsuit has become a landmark case that has forever changed health care in America for all health care professions, not just chiropractic. Whenever l... ...nother mistake the article makes is that it presents expectations beyond the scope of the lawsuit. The plaintiffs never expected nor promoted the lawsu... ...dom of speech, or force individual doctors to accept or make referrals. It was not even a lawsuit to prove th... ...u willing to give up those rights? The Wilk v AMA case was a simple anti‑trust lawsuit. As important as that was, that is all it was. The Sherman antitrust laws state that it... | |
| http://www.worldchiropracticalliance.org/tcj/1992/may/may1992g.htm | |
| Cyber Patrol break FAQ (version 1.11) (116.8 kb) | |
| ...re can we get a copy of the essay? Is the essay banned, or just the cracking program? The lawsuit What's this about a lawsuit? Who are Microsystems and M... ...? What was claimed in the court filing? Why sue in Boston? How did you find out about the lawsuit? What happened after the Boston court case started? The settleme... ...rch 22 fanciful, not particularly accurate, retelling of the story National Post March 17 lawsuit, some background March 17 financial section, on censorware in general March 29 set... ... March 21 editorial attacking both sides Slashdot March 11 cp4break announcement March 16 lawsuit March 20 spampoena... ...6 lawsuit March 17 TRO issued March 27 mirror site whack-a-mole March 27 more mirror site stuff March 28 GPL claim March 28 mirror sites March 29 mirror sites, GPL again April 5 AC... ...g up the software as the villain in the press releases. But that is only speculation. The lawsuit What's... ... this about a lawsuit? That's more or less what I said, when I got the email from Associated Press on the afternoon of March 15, asking for my comment on it. What came out was that... | |
| http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/ntiageneral/cipacomments/comments/sethf/cpbfaq.html | |
| Sexual Harassment Lawyer Discrimination Attorney (35.0 kb) | |
| ...s.com - A settlement has been reached in a $1.5 million sexual-harassment lawsuit against the head of a local non-profit that makes small business loans. 04/22/05 - Jury Awards Fou... ... Diego County jury has awarded four women a total of $6.85 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit against a movie theater chain. 03/23/05 - Teenager, McDonald's Set... ...enager have reached an out-of-court settlement in the girl's $5 million sexual-harassment lawsuit against the fast food company... .... The lawsuit, filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court in July 2003, charged that McDonald's Corp. created conditions that allowed managers in the Damascus franchise to sexually h... ... federal civil rights official hailed a $185,000 settlement Monday in a sexual harassment lawsuit a... ...nditions to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Monday. 12/02/04 - Teens Complain of On-The-Job Harassment More young workers ... ...was sexually harassed by a female co-worker and then fired when he complained. 10/18/04 - Lawsuit Targets Former Klamath Open Door Clinic Director Herald and News - BROO... | |
| http://www.yourlawyer.com/practice/news.htm?topic=Sexual%20Harassment | |
| Entertainment Law Module (432.8 kb) | |
| .................... 41 OVERVIEW Entertainment Law is the application of laws that are unique to the entertainment industry. Specifically these laws focus on copyrights, trademarks,... ...sues, responsibility and content liability, contracts and labor laws through the lens of the entertainment industry. This course examines all aspects of Entertainment Law. Since ... ...oks at all of these issues by tracing the development of laws by our legal system to monitor the rights of all individuals affected by the media. The various cases reviewed demon... ... set for many laws in existence today. In addition the course module looks at common law that has set the guidelines for today accepted practices. At the end of this module you w... ...ith offensive topics/language. The basis of their lawsuit is that Wal-Mart deceived customers by carrying a CD with... ... the CD in the Maryland store. Critics regard this lawsuit as an effort to censor music. I... ...ssue: False and misleading advertising is the basis of the lawsuit. Related issues – music censorship and Wal-Mart’s freedom of... | |
| http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/business/docs/BusinessLawCourses/EntertainmentLawSept2005.htm | |
| perfect.htm (23.7 kb) | |
| ...vidence reckless and negligent behavior by the co-op’s managers and board, according to a lawsuit filed in February by the estate trustee for ... ...Farmland. The lawsuit accuses the co-op’s former managers and directors of “gross negligence and acts of corporate waste” in carrying out their duties, resulting in the largest co-... ... The board was little more than “a rubber stamp” for management’s high-risk ventures, the lawsuit says, and directors repeatedly failed to demand that other obvious alternatives be... ...xplored. The 34-page lawsuit reads a bit like a “how-not-to-run-a-cooperative” primer, complete with lessons in “throwing good money after bad.” That impression could, of course, c... ...e copy deadline for this magazine . The pre-trial hearing has been slated for May 10. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in... ...berg and former Chairman Al Shively, says the lawsuit “is nothing but second guessing” by the trustee, and that none of the claims have merit. He declined further comment pending h... ...esponse to the lawsuit. Fertilizer plant: a co-op killer? Perhaps the handwriting on the wall for Farmland Industries appeared in 1999, when CHS members voted down a proposed merge... | |
| http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/mar05/perfect.htm | |
| Cell Phones and Highway Safety: 2005 Legislative Update (80.7 kb) | |
| ...ics Regarding Cell Phone Involvement in Motor Vehicle Crashes Appendix A : Existing State Laws Regarding Mobile Phone Use while Driving Appendix B : State Laws Regarding Television... ...pport laws to curb cell phone use in the car. A March 2003 survey by the Gallup Organization found that 48 percent of drivers perceive that making outgoing calls can make driving d... ...s and driving or driver distraction. Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have laws concerning wireless phone use in the car see appendix A . Thir... ...nessee and Texas. All the current novice driver laws prohibit young drivers—those under age 18 or 21—who only hold a learner's or instructional driving permit from using any ty... ...restrict local cell phone laws. Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Oregon preempt local jurisdictions from restricting cell phone... ...ates restrict or prohibit televisions in motor vehicles. California and Louisiana enacted laws in 2003 to restrict the placement of DVD players and similar entertainment devices to... ...ne laws or risk losing 5 percent of federal transportation funding in the first year of violation, and 10 percent of funding for subsequent years in violation. After its introducti... | |
| http://www.ncsl.org/programs/transportation/cellphoneupdate05.htm | |
| Driving Force: The role of lawsuits in pushing up the cost of car insurance in New York State (29.7 kb) | |
| ...Driving Force: The role of lawsuits in pushing up the cost of car insurance in New York State Key findings of this look at auto insurance costs in New York: There's been a signific... ...ious increase in auto insurance costs. Why? The answer is that accidents may be down, but lawsuits are up . The lawsuit industry adds an estimated $400 a... ...And a new law that was intended to improve insurance coverage has simply resulted in more lawsuits — and significantly higher costs for everyone. By any standard, it's a lot safer ... ... York than it used to be. Air bags in newer cars, seatbelt laws, a crackdown on drunken driving and the aging-out of the baby boom generation are among the factors credited with br... ...ault insurance law expressly intended to minimize litigationthe number of personal injury lawsuits filed in N... ... In fact, detailed insurance studies of a plan under which consumers could opt out of the lawsuit system shows that the plan would cut $400 a year off the average cost of auto insu... ...k State. Another way of putting that is to say: the lawsuit game is costing drivers an average of $400 a year. The bigger picture Increased auto insurance costs are a symptom of an... | |
| http://www.bcnys.org/ppi/drive.htm | |
| mccarty-mccarty.htm (294.1 kb) | |
| ...mmunity property laws. Pp. 220-236. a There is a conflict between the terms of the federal military retirement statutes and the community property right asserted by appellee . The ... ...ired pay pursuant to state community property laws. I Although disability pensions have been provided to military veterans from the Revolutionary War period to the [453 U.S. 210, 2... ...e federal scheme of military retirement benefits pre-empts state community property laws, the Supremacy Clause, U.S. Const., Art. VI, cl . 2, precluded the trial court from awardin... ... . belongs to the laws of the States and not to the laws of the United States .' Hisquierdo , 439 U.S., at 581 , quoting In re Burrus , 136 U.S. 586, 593 -594 1890 . Thus, [s] tate... ...nd gives the children an interest Paramount to that of the widow through the laws of the State. Id. , at 389. So here, the right appellee asserts reverses the order of the statute ... ...munity property laws to retired military personnel in the same manner that it applies those laws to civilians. Yet this argument ignores two essential characteristics of military s... ...ll state community property laws with respect thereto, and that California courts are accordingly precluded by the Supremacy Clause from dividing such benefits . . . . App. to Juri... | |
| http://www.usfspa-lawsuit.info/mccarty-mccarty.htm | |
| beinsued.txt (9.6 kb) | |
| ...of Contents How a Lawsuit Begins Having a Lawyer Provided for You Other Options Deciding Whether to Hire a Lawyer Finding a Lawyer The Stages of a Lawsuit For More Information It's... ...ued. Thousands of people in the U.S. are named in lawsuits every day. The suits may result from a slip and fall on your sidewalk, a fender-bender car accident or just a misundersta... ...ou are sued, it's important to know what's involved and to understand your options. How a Lawsuit Begins When someone files a lawsuit, they must formally notify everyone being sued... ... This is usually done by delivering a document known as a summons. The lawsuit, or complaint, is generally included with the summons. In most jurisdictions a summons is served or d... ...to someone in their household, by a sheriff or a process server. Sometimes, especially in lawsuits involving smaller matters, a summons may be served through the mail... ...nterests, you should consult a lawyer that you select personally. Other Options Many lawsuits result from misunderstandings and can be resolved through alternatives to litigation i... ...on-may be suitable in your case. Remember, though, that if you seek an alternative to the lawsuit, you still are being sued and you must protect your interests by filin... | |
| http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/money/being-sued/beinsued.txt | |
| SENATE BILL TAKES AWAY POWER FROM STATES AND SHIELDS DRUG COMPANIES FROM ACCOUNTABILITY FOR VACCINE INJURIES (61.3 kb) | |
| ...ed in the last Congress to pass legislation protecting drug companies from vaccine injury lawsuits ... ...er limits the right of states to make their own laws when it comes to protecting the public health and safety. The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution specifies that The powers not... ... in the Constitution. Public health laws, including laws governing the use of vaccines, have always been under the control of citizens residing in each state. Therefore, states hav... ...laws governing the use of vaccines. In the 1980's, the Departments of Health in Massachusetts and Michigan manufactured vaccines used in those states and historically legal require... ... take away power from the people to have control over public health laws in their own communities and gives it to the federal government. It prepares the way for mass vaccination m... ...g citizens about vaccine risks, legislatures in both Iowa and California recently passed laws more fully informing residents about vaccine risks as well as limiting the amount of m... ...vaccines used in those states. If S.3 passes, the mercury ban laws in Iowa and California would be repealed and similar laws pending in Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Neb... | |
| http://www.nvic.org/ActionAlerts/S3Article.htm | |
| In the States (37.5 kb) | |
| ...In the States Overview of State Laws Legislative Activity Clinic Access/ FACE Laws EC Legislative Trends Contraceptive Equity Laws Legislative Advocacy Materials HOME print this pa... ... Reproductive Rights also analyzes statutory trends, providing information about existing laws in key subject areas in all fifty states in our Laws Around the Country section . In ... ...n. With these tools and a strong team of litigators that has successfully challenged many laws harming... ... of breast cancer , or create other health risks. See state-by-state information on these laws Parental Co... ...e laws harm young women in numerous ways, including increasing the risk of potential physical and emotional abuse, interfering with access to confidential medical care, creating de... ...dical care, and imposing forced teen motherhood. See state-by-state information on these laws Funding Roadblocks Other bills create roadblocks by prohibiting abortion funding for l... .... See state-by-state information on these laws TRAP Other legislative trends include TRAP bills, or Targeted Regulations Against Abortion Providers , which attempt to regulate the ... | |
| http://www.crlp.org/states.html | |
| 3901_amh_toku_h2833_1_032897.txt (450.8 kb) | |
| ...chapter . . ., Laws of 1997 (this act). Within available funds appropriated for this purpose, the research shall address the impact of the program in promoting self- sufficiency, i... ...re eligible for general assistance -})); or (B) Subject to chapter 165, Laws of 1992, incapacitated from gainful employment by reason of bodily or mental infirmity that will likely... ...requirement is consistent with the public interest. (13) The procedures in chapter . . ., Laws of 1997... ...ta to identify responsible parents who may be subject to the provisions of chapter . . ., Laws of 1997 (this act). The com... ...cessary to implementation of chapter . . ., Laws of 1997 (this act). The purpose of the comparison shall be to identify current licensees who are not in compliance with a child su... ...raffic infractions, with such frequency as to indicate a disrespect for traffic laws or a disregard for the safety of other persons on the highways; (4) Is incompetent to drive a m... ...ys a reissue fee of twenty dollars. If the suspension is the result of a violation of the laws of this or any other state, province, or other jurisdic... | |
| http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/1997-98/house/3900-3924/3901_amh_toku_h2833_1_032897.txt | |
| Pursuits: Law Enforcement (47.5 kb) | |
| ...iously injuring one of the occupants. Issues of highway safety and traffic laws were not matters outside of the common knowledge of the jury. New trial ordered on plaintiff's claim... ...gross negligence by law enforcement personnel in civil rights lawsuit arising out of a vehicle accident were insufficient to support a claim of violation of substantive due process... ...lon v. Brown County, No. 03-3687 2004 U.S. App. Lexis 17840 8th Cir. 2004 . [2004 LR Oct] Lawsuit by parents of a motorcyclist who died in an accide... ...t the officer intended to injury the motorcyclist. The lawsuit was not, therefore, barred by the Texas state Tort Claims Act, V.T.C.A. Civil Practice & Remedies Code Sec. 101.021 D... ...as properly entered for defendant city in wrongful death lawsuit brought under Washington state law concerning death of motorist which occurred during high-speed police chase when ... ... in collision with vehicle being pursued by police officers. The lawsuit claimed that police policy required that the pursuit stop after the pursued vehicle struck a truck, but the... ... 340 F.3d 617 8th Cir. 2003 . [2004 LR Jan] Further proceedings ordered on wrongful death lawsuit brought by estate of woman struck and killed by vehicle pursued by po... | |
| http://www.aele.org/civilsample.html | |
| The Village News :: Local businesses fall victim to ADA scam (50.2 kb) | |
| ...munities looking for technical violations. In recent years, over 12,000 ADA lawsuits have been filed in California alone based upon inadvertent or minor violations of the law with ... ...enrichment of the alleged victim and his representative. In some cases in California, the lawsuits have forced businesses to close their doors forever. Unfortun... ... accessible and serving their clientele and they probably are, but there’s a whole set of laws that tell you what you are supposed to do and the law’s the law and ignorance of the ... ...nse.” A long-time restaurant owner was stunned by the lawsuit brought against them. Many of their loyal customers were in wheelchairs or had walkers and as far as they knew, everyo... ... attorney fees and defending themselves in a lawsuit. Based upon the experiences of local businesses who were served with earlier lawsuits and were able to settle quickly, the goin... ...yone in a lawsuit. It’s not fair because you work hard for this money to have to spend the money on a lawyer and then have to pay them too.” These attorneys prey on the vulnerabili... ...ness owners who may not have the resources to financially support a federal lawsuit through trial, which may take years. The emotional drain of litigation is also another major fac... | |
| http://republican.sen.ca.gov/web/14/news/clips/2005/050505adascam.htm | |
| MEDICAL MALPRACTICE—ATTORNEYS’ FEES (47.3 kb) | |
| ...000 and 10% of amounts exceeding $ 1,250,000. This sliding scale applies to any lawsuit to recover damages resulting from personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage involv... ...land, and Tennessee upheld their laws against constitutional challenge. It would appear that a constitutional challenge would have less of a chance to succeed if the law allowed a ... ...ollowing in Table 1 is a comparison of laws that establish specific percentage limits for plaintiff’s attorney’s fees in medical malpractice cases. Table 1: Percentage ... ...f claimants recovery insufficient to pay medical expenses. Mass. Ann. Laws Chap. 231. § 601 Michigan Maximum contingency fee for a personal injury action is one third of the amount... ...ison of state laws or court rules that either allow or require a court to approve attorney fees in malpractice cases. Each of these statutes or rules, other than Iowa’s, appl... ...summary of the laws and rules summarized in Table 1 and 2. We have divided these laws into two categories. The first are those states that establish a limit or a sliding scale on f... ...tates included in Table 1. These all apply to the fees the person filing the lawsuit may pay his attorney. The second category, are those states that allow the court or some other ... | |
| http://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/olrdata/jud/rpt/2003-R-0664.htm | |
| Anti-GE Lawsuit Against FDA Has Clinton Administration Worried (24.3 kb) | |
| ...Anti-GE Lawsuit Against FDA Has Clinton Administration Worried News | Campaigns | GE Food | Organics | Food Locator | Events | Irradiation | Globalization | Cloning | rBGH Mad Cow ... ...Newsletter | Donate | Volunteer | About | Home | recommend site | email this page Anti-GE Lawsuit Against FDA Has Clinton Administration Worried salon.com News Jan. 12, 2000 URL: h... ....com/news/feature/2000/01/12/food Mutant food A lawsuit against the FDA reveals documents that show even the agency's own scientists have doubts about the safety of genetically mod... ... - - - - - - - - By Kristi Coale When Steven Druker filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its negligent oversight of genetically modified foods in May 1... ...atements and previously undisclosed FDA documents before issuing a summary judgement of a lawsuit Druker is leading on behalf of the Alliance for Bio-Integrity, nine university... ...onal Center for Technology Assessment, a nonprofit organization that has brought previous lawsuits against government agencies on fo... ...the FDA. While he awaits the summary judgement of his lawsuit, Druker has kept a pretty packed schedule that has included an appearance before a panel selected by the FDA to discus... | |
| http://www.organicconsumers.org/ge/antigesuit.cfm | |
| The Panda's Thumb: Michigan's Impending ID Lawsuit (196.7 kb) | |
| ...The Panda's Thumb: Michigan's Impending ID Lawsuit <!-- Michigan's Impending ID Lawsuit The Thomas More Law Center, the same legal group defending the school board in Dover, PA, is... ...e a lawsuit against the Gull Lake Public Schools for telling two junior high science teachers that they could no longer... Ed 2005-04-21T15:01:08-06:00 --> Navigation Main Weekly A... ...ddress: Your email address: Message optional : Site Traffic Michigan’s Impending ID Lawsuit Posted by Ed Brayton on April 21, 2005 03:01 PM The Thomas More Law Center, the sa... ...oup defending the school board in Dover, PA, is threatening to file a lawsuit against the Gull Lake Public Schools for telling two junior high science teachers that they could no l... ... lawsuit. The fact that the lawsuit will be coming from the teachers instead of from the ACLU or Americans United is an important distinction between this case and the Dover case. ... ...r, the same legal group defending the school board in Dover, PA, is threatening to file a lawsuit against the Gull Lake Public Schools for telling two junior high science teachers ... ...uld no longer teach creationism in their classrooms. yawn Let them. Let them file all the lawsuits they can keep conning the fundies into paying for. There are already at least hal... | |
| http://www.pandasthumb.org/pt-archives/000975.html | |
| AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY POLICE TO ISSUE TRAFFIC CITATIONS TO MOTORISTS ON BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE (40.0 kb) | |
| ...late traffic laws on Bolling Air Force Base. Congress has given the General Services Administration limited authority over military installations for the narrow purpose of issuing ... ...le in federal court, to motorists who violate traffic laws on Bolling Air Force Base in the District of Columbia District or D.C. . 1 We conclude that the military police may prope... ...suant to which DoD issued DoD Directive No. 5525.4, entitled Enforcement of State Traffic Laws on DoD Installations DoD Directi... ...se state vehicular and pedestrian traffic laws that cannot be assimilated under the ACA. See 32 C.F.R. § 210.1. The directive mandates that [a]ll persons on a military installation... ...he vehicular and pedestrian traffic laws of the state in which the installation is located, 32 C.F.R. pt. 634, app. C ¶ C 2 ; delegates to installation commanders of all DoD instal... ...as sheriffs and constables upon property referred to in subsection a . . . to enforce the laws enacted for the protection o... ... Laws on Bolling AFB Aug. 15, 1996 Burke Memo . According to the Burke Memo, the predecessor statute to 40 U.S.C. § 318, enacted in 1948, authorized the Administrator of Federal Wo... | |
| http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/bolling_final.htm | |
| ACLU of Washington: Publications [2000-2001 Annual Report] (87.2 kb) | |
| ...es of employees in truly safety-sensitive positions that were not at issue in the Seattle lawsuit – sworn police officers, firefighters... ...dling future protests. “No Protest Zone” Suit: Our federal lawsuit on behalf of citizens whose rights to freedom of speech were violated by the City of Seattle’s imposition and enf... ...to its enforcement by police. The lawsuit asks the court to impose penalties on the SPD for withholding the document we requested under the Washington Public Disclosure Act as part... ...pp when it censored their works. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU on behalf of the artists challenging the exclusion of their works from a government program to displ... ... 2TheMart.com, Inc., a fledgling company which is defending itself against a class-action lawsuit alleging securities fraud. The subpo... ...eir critics by filing actions known as SLAPP suits, or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. These suits aim to intimidate citizen activists with limited means by forcin... ...them,” said Hans York, a deputy sheriff and plaintiff in the suit. The lawsuit contends that suspicionless urine testing violates the “privacy clause” of the Washington Constitutio... | |
| http://www.aclu-wa.org/Publications/2000-01.Annual.Report.html | |
| The CDC Public Health Law News - search public health law news (85.0 kb) | |
| ...ference Training Resources Selected Publications on Public Health Law Model Public Health Laws Research Grants Links Internships Site Map Contact Us Th... ...l 7. Class-action lawsuit filed against DuPont over Teflon chemical risks 8. Lawmakers ask: Are hospitals making us sick? 9. Sandstorm over health International 10. United Kingdom:... ...ll ban • Florida smoking amendment proposal • Maine tobacco law appeal • Missouri popcorn lawsuit verdict... ...n reporting law • South Carolina hallucinogenic plant ban • Vermont cigarette advertising lawsuit • Wisconsin Internet cigarette tax confus... ...ion • National meth bill • Federal RICO tobacco lawsuit addition • Sweden drunken driving law Quotation of the Week Beau Yarborough, high school senior in Dallas County, Texas ____... ...ring laws to restrict the sale of cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, and Congress is pondering federal legislation on the topic. Across the nation, some retail stores have ... ...James W. Terman. _____________________________7_____________________________ Class-action lawsuit... | |
| http://www2a.cdc.gov/phlp/dailynews/default.asp?specific=267 | |
| Civil Rights Defense Fund - Litigation Activities (65.3 kb) | |
| ...ised that a Federal Tort Claims Act claim was filed. Counsel is also suing for damages. A lawsuit was ... ...udgment holding that Colorado’s new laws preempting local firearms laws, and providing for “shall-issue” concealed carry permits, were void with respect to Denver as infringements ... ...e case, filed a lawsuit in their right on November 10, 2003. It is captioned Aurora Gun Club and John A. Sternberg v. City and County of Denver. The parties filed motions for summa... ...l lawsuit was filed by the decedent's estate on October 13, 2003. Mrs. Roberts filed on December 6, 2004, a motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff filed a resistance to defenda... ...arch 15, 2005, the plaintiff dismissed the case with prejudice. This means that the civil lawsuit against Mrs. Roberts for wrongful death and assault and battery... ... make matters worse, the firearms were destroyed after the filing of a lawsuit based on 42 U.S. Code § 1983. The lawsuit was filed on March 17, 2003. Mr. Pence’s attorney advised o... ...his sort of action. Prior to this other municipalities were convinced to withdraw similar laws by a letter campaign conducted through counsel. O KLAHOMA Weyerhaeuser Co. Employment... | |
| http://www.nradefensefund.org/docs/litigation.html | |
| Public Defender Offices (26.3 kb) | |
| ...ornia, from 1968 to 1986. The bulk of this collection consists of the papers of Portman's lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, which ensued just before he w... ...involved. Scope and Contents Notes Series: The collection is divided into three series: 1 Lawsuit Materials; 2 Jail Overcrowding Materials; and 3 Pamphlets and Miscellaneous Docume... ...tions to improving improving delivery of indigent defense services. Arrangement Series I. Lawsuit Materials, Boxes 1-3 a. Miscellaneous Lawsuit Materials - ... ...Series Descriptions Series I. Lawsuit Materials This series contains the papers of Portman's lawsuit against the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The series is divided into... ...Miscellaneous Lawsuit Materials; 2 Appellate Materials; 3 Summary Judgment Pleadings; 4 Federal Court Orders; 5 Plaintiff's Discovery Materials; 6 Defense Discovery Documents; 7 At... ...ice and the lawsuit itself, financial reports, draft motions, press releases, and newspaper clippings dealing with the lawsuit. The Appellate Materials include the Notice of Appeal... ...the lawsuit from 1986 until 1991. The Plaintiff's Discovery Materials are the documents gathered by Sheldon Portman and his attorneys in preparation for trial and given to the defe... | |
| http://nejl.wcl.american.edu/Portmanaid.htm | |
| TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX ADMINISTRATION VISION STATEMENT (409.4 kb) | |
| ...rocedures delineating responsibilities to investigate offenses under the internal revenue laws. In addition, the IRS Restructurin... ... customer service and fairly enforcing tax laws must go hand in hand. In December 1999, TIGTA advised Congress of the following major challenges facing the IRS in FY 2000: • ... ... tax laws and improving service to taxpayers. The IRS’ prior Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program was considered too intrusive and was cancelled. Currently, the IRS has no reli... ... Each of these services affects a taxpayer’s ability to voluntarily comply with the tax laws. During this reporting period, TIGTA’s Office of Audit conducted reviews of the IRS’ t... ...he Office of Audit identifies opportunities to improve administration of the nation’s tax laws by conducting comprehensive, independent performance and financial audits... ...effectiveness, and program accomplishments. • Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. • ... ...n time to resolve cases due to ever-changing and increasing complexities of tax laws. At this time, the IRS does not have a reliable method to measure voluntary compliance or to de... | |
| http://www.treas.gov/tigta/semiannual/semiannual_sept2000.htm | |
| State Ballot Propositions (14.2 kb) | |
| ... by brokerages and brokers selling the securities. Lawsuits alleging securities fraud have resulted when corporate managers, in some cases at high-technology companies, have overst... ...r when projected new business failed to materialize. A shareholder derivative action is a lawsuit brought by the shar... ... to the corporation. A securities class action is a lawsuit brought by shareholders that alleges wrongdoing by the corporation in connection with the sale or purchase of securities... ...o, under current law, the court may require the plaintiff in shareholder lawsuits to provide a bond, not to exceed $50,000, for payment of the responding party’s reasonable expense... ...e remained essentially unchanged since the last major overhaul of the general corporation laws in 1975. Between 1988 and 1993, one of every eight companies listed on the ... ...New York Stock Exchange reported it had been a target of a class action lawsuit. In a 1995 American Electronics Association survey of the 150 largest high-tech companies in Silicon... ...ed judgment. Of those lawsuits, average settlements were in excess of $8 million, and plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees averaged $2.29 million. The economic cost of these suits rose to m... | |
| http://www.sen.ca.gov/sor/reports/REPORTS_BY_SUBJ/STATE_BALLOT_PROPOSITIONS/Prop211.htm | |
| Chapter 2: Police Misconduct—An Ongoing Problem and the Disciplinary Procedures to Address It (101.3 kb) | |
| ... more for the state police, they should look at the amount of money being spent to settle lawsuits and pa... ...y legal bills.” [64] Second, in large part because of “a series of police brutality lawsuits filed against troopers,” the state police’s insurance premium soared from $1.7 million ... ...opers had sex with her in a park when she was too drunk to give consent. BRIM settled the lawsuit for $75,000. Expenses were $25,144.16, including attorneys’ ... ...fees. Following the death of her daughter, a mother filed a lawsuit against the state police in 1997 claiming her daughter died as the result of a car chase by a state trooper. The... ... $775,000. Expenses were $23,697. James Minghini, whose lawsuit alleged troopers beat him see above , settled for $60,000. BRIM spent $454,519 handling the case. Neal Rose of Welch... ...eaper than taking a case to trial; doing so might encourage frivolous lawsuits. [72] As settlements are ultimately paid by taxpayer money, Fisher stressed that this money should be... ...the adequacy of disciplinary action imposed: The state police settled the excessive force lawsuit filed by James Minghini; however, the “internal investigation determined that the ... | |
| http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/sac/wv0104/ch2.htm | |
| California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (9.5 kb) | |
| ...sues & Facts Get Involved Hall of Shame Donate Now Contact Us Links Home News The Cost of Lawsuits Schwarzenegger VS. The California Teachers Association PDF Statement From John Me... ...ant, Chair, California Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse. Sick of Lawsuits Prop 79 Will Fatten Lawyers; wallets At The Expense of Healthcare Consumers See the guest commentary from CA... ...stionable siliconsis lawsuits in California, at the expense of legitimate victims and everyone's health. Survey: Lawyer Ads Encourage Uninjured People to Sue PDF CALA Road Show to ... ...nal injury lawyers. Visit the Sick of Lawsuits Web Site The Lawsuit Tax Lawsuit Tax Increases to $845 per person PDF Lawsuit Abuse continues to cost Californians millions. CALA sen... ...ey Summary Teens Troubled by Jackpot Justice PDF, 56 Kb New Survey Finds Teens Think Most Lawsuits Are Filed Just ... ...to Make Money And Fear Being Sued. Attitudes Towards Lawsuit Abuse: A Survey of California Teenagers. PDF, 76 Kb Class Action Lawsuits Bush Signs Bill Putting Limits on Class Actio... ...s to file their class action lawsuits. Trial Lawyer Influence Lawsuit dilemma redux: Once again, a real-world problem ignored The Sacramento Bee , CA – May 9, 2005 By Dan Walters A... | |
| http://www.cala.com/news/index.cfm?pnav=3 | |
| Having Repairs Made - California Department Of Consumer Affairs (91.5 kb) | |
| ...hout filing a lawsuit against the landlord. Because this remedy involves legal technicalities, it's a good idea for the tenant to talk to a lawyer, legal aid organization, or tenan... ...o documents the tenant's reasons for moving, which may be helpful in the event of a later lawsuit. If possible, the tenant should take photogr... ...ble for trespass. 134 Lawsuit for damages as a remedy The remedies of repair and deduct, abandonment, and rent withholding allow a tenant in a rental unit with serious habitability... ...ion against the landlord without filing a lawsuit. Arbitration and mediation are other methods of resolving disputes about the condition of a rental unit see section on Arbitration... ...tenant has another option: filing a lawsuit against the landlord to recover money damages if the landlord does not repair serious defects in the rental unit in a timely manner 135 ... ...ior court, depending on the amount demanded in the suit. The tenant can file this kind of lawsuit without first trying another remedy, such as the repair an... ...medy, as long as all of the conditions listed below have been met. If the tenant wins the lawsuit, the court may award the tenant his or her actual damages, plus “special dam... | |
| http://www.dca.ca.gov/legal/landlordbook/repairs.htm | |
| Legal Brief: Plaintiffs vs. Telxon Corporation, et al. (100.3 kb) | |
| ... for the administration and enforcement of the federal securities laws, has long expressed the view that legitimate private actions under these laws serve an important role. Such a... ...y recognized, they provide `a most effective weapon in the enforcement' of the securities laws ... ...ecover their losses. It further stated that private lawsuits promote public and global confidence in our capital markets andhelp to deter wrongdoing and to guarantee that corporate... ...sue. 2 Congress sought to protect[]investors who join class actions against lawyer-driven lawsuits by giving control of the litigation to lead plaintiffs with substantial holdings ... ...l encourage institutional investors to take a more active role in securities class action lawsuits. ... ...the lawyer-driven nature of these lawsuits tends to shortchange investors who have truly been defrauded , S9065 Sen. Grams the plaintiff who is bringing the suit [now] this is basi... ...pecially pension funds and other institutional investors, to take control of the lawsuit. , S17956 Sen. Dodd , S17967, S17969 Sen. Domenici [Bill] contains provisions which place i... | |
| http://www.sec.gov/litigation/briefs/telxnbrf.htm | |
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