Weaver did not testify in Sandusky's trial, but did file a civil action against the former coach.
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House Republicans are well aware of this recent history, which helps explain the separate measure authorizing a civil action.
After District Attorney Rex Gore closed the criminal investigation, the Buff family filed a civil action for the purposes of determining the cause of death.
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If the House brings a civil action to enforce its subpoena, the matter is unlikely to resolved by the courts before the election or, indeed, before the expiration of the current Congress.
She notes that the regulator's decision to lodge a civil action, not criminal proceedings, gives it a higher chance of winning than many might think, because a lower standard of proof is required.
The terms of the Asbo - a civil action served at the end of criminal proceedings - also say Walford cannot attack or threaten anyone, or tamper with cars, in the whole of Gloucestershire.
Smithfield Partners is a law firm which represents David Richardson of QC Leisure (a digital box supplier), and SR Leisure Limited (a publican), all of whom were defendants to a civil action brought by the Premier League.
Anthony Collins Solicitors said the family would continue to pursue a civil action and a Human Rights Act claim on behalf of Mrs Astbury's grandson and it was considering submitting reports to the Nursing and Midwifery Council after Tuesday's verdict.
Wall Street regarded it with disdain, and when companies under investigation were called to give testimony their executives may have felt little reluctance to lie, which carried far less risk than admitting to a crime under oath in a civil action.
But rather than face a prolonged civil action, Lord Archer may eventually decide to settle.
He already faces a civil legal action over the alleged incident.
Something needs to be do to either disolve the registry of to reduce the registry to only those deemed serial rapists, repeat offenders and those deemed to be a pedophile via a civil court action.
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And the typical 5-4 split between conservative and liberal justices may not rule the day: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a former civil procedure professor, is a class-action skeptic who has previously voted to rein in cases on behalf of asbestos claimants and insurance customers.
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There will be a natural tendency by practitioners to treat materiality and scienter as high hurdles for a government prosecution, an SEC enforcement action, or a private civil claim because these lawyers have treated Shariah as a black box into which they have refused to peer.
"All their lives, blacks are told to work through the system to get a piece of the action, " says Morial, a civil rights lawyer and judge before his 1978 election.
Assigning civil liability via a private action is a hard row to hoe.
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Last November, school authorities in Riverside County, California, backed down over plans to post the Ten Commandments in schools, after a civil rights organisation began legal action claiming that the display represented the promotion of religion by the government.
On appeal, the United States Supreme Court noted that it had never applied the Discovery Rule in a matter where the plaintiff is the government bringing an enforcement action for civil penalties, in contradistinction to a defrauded victim seeking recompense.
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As a result, Malian civil society and local governments have created an action plan and activities that will lead towards a more transparent policy-making and more equal opportunities for local artists.
And he publicly threatened criminal action to force Merrill into a civil settlement--despite state ethics rules that forbid this kind of leverage.
He warned the lists might constitute a violation of election laws. (Such civil action is legal until election campaigning formally starts, which is June 12.) The New Komeito party, a coalition partner of the LDP, sent Wave 21 a note hinting it may file a defamation suit.
The FDCPA is a strict-liability statute whose primary remedy lies in civil action.
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The outcome could affect a wide swath of class action suits in areas including civil rights enforcement and tobacco litigation, says Prof.
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Hibnick said she mentioned her frustrations to a classmate, who happened to be a research assistant for a Harvard professor who specializes in civil procedure and class-action law.
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At the core is its multistakeholder model that leverages the collective wisdom of leaders from business, government, the media, academia, the arts and civil society by building a global platform for collaboration and action to address priorities on the global agenda.
If talks prove fruitless, Spurs could yet make a complaint to the Premier League or take action through the civil courts.
DeLeon wants the Department of Homeland Security to set up a grievance procedure to address civil rights issues related to the immigration action.
The warning came as civil servants at the DfE began a rolling programme of industrial action over the cuts announced in the Department for Education Review last November.
The goal of the civil action -- beyond continued political embarrassment to a president in the middle of a tough re-election campaign -- would be to compel Justice Department officials and their political allies in the White House to hand over the documents in question.
Seeing a sea change, and feeling vindicated, PokerStars promptly settled the civil action, and began its march toward U.S. legitimacy.
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