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In this case, however, insofar as BTA Bank's statements constitute part of the 'gravamen' of the complaint, Plaintiffs have advanced a Section 20(a) 'control person' theory which, if proven, 'would entitle [them] to relief' from SK Fund on the basis of BTA Bank's alleged misrepresentations.
In matter of first impression, Second Circuit reviews activities of sovereign wealth fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and ponders whether the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act immunizes an instrumentality of a foreign sovereign against claims that it violated federal securities laws by making misrepresentations outside the United States concerning the value of securities purchased by investors within the United States
(58) One test is referred to as the gravamen test, which examines whether the dispute between the parties arose based on the goods or services component of the transaction.
Mixed transactions for goods and services: the need for consistency in choosing the governing law
A sentence of 12 months meets the gravamen of this crime."
Wedding day arsonist has sentence cut
Este impuesto se ha implementado con diversas denominacion en los diferentes paises de Latinoamerica: En Brasil como Contribucion Provisoria sobre el Movimiento o Transmision de Valores y Creditos de Naturaleza Financiera, en Colombia como Gravamen a los Movimientos Financieros, en Ecuador como Impuesto a la Circulacion de Capitales, en Peru y en Bolivia como Impuesto a las Transacciones Financieras, en Venezuela como Impuesto a las Transacciones Financieras, en Argentina como Impuesto sobre los Debitos y Creditos en Cuenta Corriente y otras operatorias, en Republica Dominicana como Impuesto a las Transacciones Bancarias y en Mexico como Impuesto a los Depositos en Efectivo.
Analisis del impuesto a las transacciones financieras en America Latina
On appeal, plaintiff argues that, notwithstanding the allegations of false arrest and wrongful imprisonment, the gravamen of her complaint is negligence.
Rental car company's goof gives rise to false arrest claim, not negligence: Ferguson v Dollar Rent A Car, Inc
Por ende, objeciones relativas a la equidad al implementar tributos de este tipo surgen de forma acentuada al discutir el gravamen a productos de la canasta familiar, en particular sobre alimentos de consumo diario.
Principio de eficiencia tributaria y neutralidad: incidencias teoricas y practicas desde el IVA
The court was convinced that the gravamen of Marsha's claim sounded in premises liability as opposed to medical malpractice.
In: Pt. fell in shower sued for Med Mal & Neg.: Med mal claim denied-claim for Neg. proceeds
THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE HELD THAT BECAUSE THE COMPLAINT INCLUDED CLAIMS THAT THE DEFENDANTS WERE NEGLIGENT AS TO BOTH THE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THE ORDINARY CARE THEY PROVIDED, THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY GRANTING THE MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT ON GROUNDS THAT THE GRAVAMEN OF THE COMPLAINT SOUNDED IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE.
When medical malpractice and ordinary negligence are in one case
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