Rodriguez's civil action was filed on his behalf at Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Civil action is being taken immediately in order to keep the firms from preparing additional returns.
If the judge agrees, the company can take civil action against the infringing foreign site.
But rather than face a prolonged civil action, Lord Archer may eventually decide to settle.
Civil action, because the evidence required is much lower, is in many ways a more attractive option.
Weaver did not testify in Sandusky's trial, but did file a civil action against the former coach.
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The FDCPA is a strict-liability statute whose primary remedy lies in civil action.
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House Republicans are well aware of this recent history, which helps explain the separate measure authorizing a civil action.
Common sense suggests something similar ought to happen to the civil action too.
Seeing a sea change, and feeling vindicated, PokerStars promptly settled the civil action, and began its march toward U.S. legitimacy.
The Justice Department declined Tuesday to comment on potential civil action against Armstrong, saying the whistle-blower suit is under court seal.
There are two routes open to the health service when tackling fraud - criminal and civil action - but both are fraught with difficulties.
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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The Justice Department declined any comment Wednesday on potential civil action against Armstrong, saying the whistleblower suit involving claims the cycling team defrauded the government is under court seal.
Meanwhile, the special committee is piling up evidence that might lead to civil action by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or even a criminal complaint by the U.S. Justice Department.
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.
But Cornell University law professor Josh Chafetz, a legislative expert and former federal clerk, says any judicial proceedings relating to the civil action will likely take years and outlast any political interest in the case.
Charles Schwab ( SCHW - news - people ) is fending off dozens of class actions, and an SEC warning about possible civil action, related to alleged misrepresentation of its YieldPlus short-term bond funds.
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.
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.
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.
In July 2008, about the same time as these two insider trading violations presented here, Douglas Rappaport and Joshua Sohn, partners at DLA Piper, published an article The New York Law Journal on the subject of what actions would constitute criminal action versus civil action for insider trading.
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Mr Belcuore's family said they were considering taking civil legal action against the trust.
But some public figures are taking civil legal action against the newspaper.
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But some public figures are taking civil legal action against the newspaper, and documents disclosed in those cases have led to new developments.
He already faces a civil legal action over the alleged incident.
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