Action on the Case

• Action on the Case

One of the old common-law FORMS OF ACTION that provided a ...

• West's Encyclopedia of American Law
• A–Ba

• A Collective Action Perspective On Ceiling Preemption by Federal Environmental Regulation: The Case of Global Climate Change

INTRODUCTION In this Article, we draw on collective action theory1 and traditional preemption doctrine2 to develop a framework for thinking about envi...

• Northwestern University Law Review
• Vol. 102 Nbr. 2, January 2008

• U.S. Supreme Court Kicks Arbitration Ball Back to Missouri

Lately, state and federal arbitration law has been more like a bouncy house than a steady platform. Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, a hotly anticipated case on class action arbitrations. In a 5-4 decision, the high court said the state of California could not invalidate an arbitration clause because it barred class actions.

• Missouri Lawyers Media
• May 15, 2011

• Commentary: Oregon Supreme Court Identifies Potential Water Rights for Farmers

The great Klamath River basin water war intensified this month when the Oregon Supreme Court responded to a series of certified questions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In Klamath Irrigation District v. United States, plaintiff farmers and irrigation districts that use water from the federal project in the Klamath River basin for irrigation and agricultural purposes, brought a claim arguing that the United States had taken their property in violation of the Fifth Amendment by refusing to deliver water to the farms and electing instead to make the water available for three species of endangered fish. In response to a request by the United States that the federal court abstain from taking further action on the case pending resolution of the state water ri...

• Daily Journal of Commerce
• April 14, 2010

• Maryland Court of Appeals Decision: Reforms

This week's Court of Appeals decision invalidating one ground- rent reform opens the door for the next stage: a separate class action brought by ground lease holders who say another recent change has made their investments worthless. In April, Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Paul F. Harris Jr. put the class action on hold, refusing to set a date for trial until the case before the state's top court was decided.

• The Daily Record (Baltimore)
• November 02, 2011

• Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Negative QC Review Schedule, Status of Sample Selection of Completion

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on the proposed information collection for the FNS-245, Negative Case Action Review Schedule and updates the status of the FNS-248, Status of Sample Selection and Completion. The FNS-245 is currently used in the Quality Control process for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the FNS-248 will be removed from this collection as it has been eliminated as a FNS form through regulatory change. The proposed collection is a revision of a collection currently approved under OMB No. 0584-0034.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 11484, February 27, 2012
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• Food and Nutrition Service

• Saf, Anjrpc Ask for Summary Judgment in New Jersey Lawsuit

BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Second Amendment Foundation and the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs have filed a motion for summary judgment in their federal lawsuit that challenges New Jersey handgun carry laws. SAF and ANJRPC filed the lawsuit last month in federal district court in New Jersey. If this motion is granted, there could be action on the case early in 2011.

• U.S. Newswire
• December 22, 2010

• Decisions, Decisions: Data Analysis As Part of an Overall Debt Strategy

The basic principle of managing bad debt is balancing the cost of activity with the actual amount being recovered. This seems like a simple statement, but the key to this is to have an absolute handle on each individual case, so that the most appropriate course of action can be taken in order to collect the debt. First identify which data are important in supporting collection strategies. Also vital in terms of data analysis is detail on the source of the debt, when the last payment was made and all available payment history. Debt collection agencies (DCAs) are an important tool for many organizations. When deciding to use agency support within a collection strategy, data analysis can play a pivotal role. Data also play a key role in comparing the success rates of DCAs, to help ascertai...

• Credit Management
• Nbr. 6/2006, June 2006

• The Rosen Law Firm Representing Investors in Securities Class Action Charging Universal Travel Group, Inc. With Securities Fraud-- UTA.

...The case is pending in the U.S. District Court of New Jerse...

• Business Wire
• April 16, 2011

• Fast Action Sought in Crash Killing 2 Teens ; Mothers of Victims Demand Criminal Case Against Driver Go to Trial Soon

The mothers of two teenagers killed in a September car crash in Ransomville demanded fast action Monday on the criminal case against driver John O. Schmitz, 19, of Ransomville. Kat Messing, whose daughter, Taylor, 17, of Niagara Falls, died in the crash, said she wants the case wrapped up before she is sent to Afghanistan in October. "I want it done," said Messing, a member of the Army National Guard. "I really do feel it's being dragged out. They were killed in September and this is April.

• Buffalo News
• April 05, 2011