Fisher is also being sued by Hunter based on a cause of action called Defamation Per Se.
His second cause of action alleges a violation of his right to equal protection of the laws.
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If you successfully prosecute the cause of action, you can recover damages and costs of the action, including attorney fees.
However, with a defamation per se cause of action, the damages for such false statements are presumed and do not have to be proven.
Microsoft has petitioned to be removed from the case, saying there is "no cause of action against Microsoft, " a company representative said by email.
Creation by the United States of a new, extraterritorial private cause of action would impose on non-U.S. audit firms the litigation burdens and threats now faced by U.S. audit firms.
Specifically, the Act provides an independent cause of action for a whistle-blower who has experienced employer retaliation, which allows the whistle-blower to recover double back pay with interest and attorney fees.
That could cause the asking price of companies like Excel Sports Management to skyrocket, and if purchased, would decrease the likelihood of a successful argument based on an antitrust cause of action.
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The only difference in recent years is the sea change in appointees, toward judges who are less inclined to find a new cause of action every time a plaintiff comes before them.
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To prevail in a civil case, the plaintiff need only persuade the trier of fact by a mere preponderance of evidence that the elements of the cause of action have been proved.
There is little doubt, however, that a bullying cause of action would create more uncertainty and divisiveness in the workplace and far greater burdens on employers than any supposed set of benefits could possibly justify.
Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Giveaway Entities' liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Giveaway, and in no event shall the Giveaway Entities be liable for attorney's fees.
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While the EPA's numbers are useful only for comparison, the difference between real-world and test-cycle fuel economy is a source of unending aggravation for car buyers and, in the case of the Honda Civic Hybrid, a cause of action in a lawsuit brought by owners.
Assuming it makes sense to create a workplace cause of action for intentionally inflicted emotional distress that does not meet the requirements of the common law tort, this bill, with its ill-defined and hopelessly broad restrictions on workplace conduct was not the measure to do it.
You have a company that has a very specific policy against discrimination, and you look at their the way their employees are treatment are treated, and you find a disparity by that same mathematical factor X, does that give you a cause of action?
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He and his client had no reason to embarrass the president or even to press the matter any further, even though, Traylor strongly hinted, they might well have a cause of legal action.
Lord Heseltine's new report once again emphasises the importance of aligning political will with local action in the cause of economic regeneration.
Is this a new form of reverse cause marketing in action?
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Responding to ever more urgent demands, he took vigorous action in the cause of equal rights, calling for new civil rights legislation.
Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, suggested this weekend's meeting in Washington could mark the beginning of concerted action to tackle the debt crisis in Europe which is the cause of so much stock market volatility.
Second, the use or threat of action is for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause.
"It is precisely the kind of action the Taliban uses and could cause significant problems, " he said in a statement.
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Many argue that Israeli military action will cause Iranians to rally in support of the mullahs' regime and plunge the region into political chaos.
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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But, symbolically, in a sense, amnesty for immigrants is a kind of, you know, it's a kind of affirmative action in a certain kind of way for non-black minority people, which again may cause some resentment among blacks.
We also continue to believe that unilateral action by either side does not help the cause of reaching a peace agreement.
This is cause for alarm and requires urgent action, in the name of press freedom and the rights of citizens to be informed.
This would cause the Outdoor and Action Sports Coalition to become even larger as a percent of total sales.
Fall 2003: As evidence mounted that Vioxx could cause fatal heart attacks, Local 68 of the International Union of Operating Engineers sprang into action.
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