Preliminary Statement The Plaintiff John Yuliano is a former employee of Colonel Dynamo, Inc.’s accounting and billing department. Colonel Dynamo, Inc. is a defense contractor who conducts 90% of its business with the U.S. military. Yuliano noticed irregularities with CDI’s billing for a government project and brought this to the attention to the project managers. Yuliano’s employment was terminated during a wave of company layoffs. Yuliano threatened CDI with a lawsuit for fraud and age…
COMES NOW, Cromwell Fountain II Condominium Inc., by and through undersigned counsel, and hereby files this motion to stay proceedings with regard to its pending declaratory judgment action; and plaintiff’s opposition to defendant’s expedited motion to extend time to respond to plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and motion to modify scheduling order, and in support thereof, states as follows: I. Plaintiff’s Motion to Stay Proceedings with Regard to Its Pending Declaratory Judgment Action.…
One proposition for reform is to transfer preliminary cases to the General Court, which may reduce the CJEU’s workload and thus reduce the delays in the procedure as a whole. This proposition is upheld by commentators Broberg and Fenger, who suggest that the transferring of preliminary cases to the General Court is already contained in the provision Article 256(3) TFEU, which states that the General Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine questions referred for a preliminary ruling…
QUESTION PRESENTED Given the long-arm statute, which state or federal courts have proper personal jurisdiction over Wal-Mart and Smith Family Farms from the illness of a tainted cantaloupe that originated in Colorado? BRIEF ANSWER Given the long arm statute, Tennessee state or federal courts will most likely have proper personal jurisdiction over Wal-Mart but not over Smith Family Farm. As the principal place of business and place of incorporation, Wal-Mart is subject to suit in both Arkansas…
When you decide to sue the person or company responsible for your injury your case may either go to trial or it may be settled outside of court. Regardless of what route your case takes, it is still important to build a strong case in order to win. If you have not taken the time to gather evidence to present at the settlement meetings, then they will present you with a low offer. In addition, if the jury feels as though the evidence presented is weak, they will award a small amount. Therefore,…
the Panhellenic Delegate fully understands and complies with all NPC guidelines and agreements. • Inform the Membership Adviser of any proposed changes in campus recruitment procedures and inform the Advisory Board of any Panhellenic policies or concerns. • Be familiar with Fraternity, chapter and campus recruitment procedures, the current NPC Manual of Information and other resources relating…
The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. The first order of business was the approval of the Agenda. Mr. Kirkland made a motion to accept the Agenda as written. Ms. Demers seconded, motion carried. The next item was the approval of the Minutes from the September 13th Annual Membership Meeting. Mr. Mack made a motion to approve the Minutes as written. Ms. Demers seconded, motion carried. Next on the Agenda was the Audited Financial Report. Ms. Olejnik and Ms. Stefanski…
Attorneys who are sued for actions constituting a violation of their professional obligations can use the one year statute of limitations under CCP §340.6 as a defense. Tortious conduct such as conversion isn't subject to the 1 year statute of limitation. Lee v. Hanley I. The Trial Court In Lee v. Hanley, Nancy Lee ("Lee") retained attorney William Hanley ("Hanley') to represent her in a civil litigation matter. In doing so, Lee advanced to Hanley $110,000 to be used for attorney's fees and…
James Thomas, 44, of Villa Rica, Georgia, was summoned on government charges of wire misrepresentation and IRS evasion emerging from an affirmed development expense extortion plan including $1.7 million. Thomas was prosecuted by a government excellent jury on September 15, 2015. As indicated by the U.S. Lawyer, the charges, and other data introduced in court: Between 2008 and 2011, Thomas depicted his firm, Trilateral Capital and Development LLC ("Trilateral"), as a legitimate and settled…
Under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 94, we are entering answer of affirmative defenses. We the defendants enter an answer of affirmative defenses for Failure to Consideration. The Plaintiff failed to follow proper procedure in notifying defendants of court proceedings. The defendants received notification dated March 13, 2017 demanding full payment of past due balance. This document was retrieve form defendants mail on March 28, 2017. Documents stated that we the defendants would be…