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Verdict: All defendants were found liable for damages caused by engaging in a price-fixing conspiracy that required home sellers to pay more for real estate brokerage services. Court membership; Judge sitting: Stephen R. Bough: Laws applied; Sherman Antitrust Act: Keywords
In law, wrongful dismissal, also called wrongful termination or wrongful discharge, is a situation in which an employee's contract of employment has been terminated by the employer, where the termination breaches one or more terms of the contract of employment, or a statute provision or rule in employment law.
A type of verdict where positive guilt or innocence cannot be determined. Also called "not proven" in legal systems with such verdicts. non obstante verdicto: notwithstanding the verdict A circumstance where the judge may override the jury verdict and reverse or modify the decision. novus actus interveniens: a new action coming between
Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, 497 U.S. 261 (1990) When a family has requested the termination of life-sustaining treatments for their vegetative relative, the state may constitutionally oppose this request if there is a lack of evidence of a clear earlier wish by said relative. Washington v.
Labour law in Canada falls within both federal and provincial jurisdiction, depending on the sector affected. Complaints relating to unjust dismissal (French: congédiement injuste) (where "the employee has been dismissed and considers the dismissal to be unjust," [30] which in certain cases also includes constructive dismissal) [31] can be made under the Canada Labour Code, [32] as well as ...
The retrial of a man accused of killing an East Rutherford real estate agent in 2012 began Wednesday with opening arguments. ... Defense attorney Anthony Pope countered Malfitano's opening by ...
The Idaho Supreme Court found that to require a defendant to show actual innocence in order to proceed with a legal malpractice claim against a criminal defense lawyer would conflict with the presumption of innocence a defendant is to enjoy at trial, disregards harm that may result to a client other than being convicted, and potentially allow a ...
Malcolm LaVergne, Simpson's longtime attorney and executor of the disgraced NFL star's will, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he will fight to prevent the payout of a $33.5 million judgement ...