Nigeria: NLC Opposes Fuel Price Increase Sep 24, 2008
"Unfortunately, the recent statements by the Minister indicate utter bad faith, unwillingness to live up to commitments and aversion to dialogue on the part of the Federal Government. The NLC strongly condemns this degeneration to the deceit, ambush and pointless belligerence employed by the previous administration". "The NLC is calling on President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to ensure that the Federal Government returns to the table on this matter in good faith and without pre-empting the outcome of... (allAfrica.com)
Good Intentions Paved The Road To Subprime-Stoked Meltdown Sep 24, 2008
If a community group decided a bank was operating in bad faith, it could affect the bank's "CRA rating" the scorecard for how well it was doing as a minority lender. Banks became pliable, easy targets. (Investors Business Daily)
Board deserves proper action Sep 24, 2008
Radio - MEA good client wrote on Sep 23, 2008 9:34 AM:" No advertiser is going to penalize a client as good as MEA. Ask the radio station to suspend the wasteful advertising. DO IT NOW! They will receive future ad dollars with a smile or remember the bad faith effort that is being painted on them. The public asks thru the board to stop the waste. Start watching management. They will need to spend their own money on lawyers soon instead of ours. ". Time to act wrote on Sep 23, 2008 9:09 AM:" I... (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
County OK's Aid on Road Sep 21, 2008
The Emergency Management Act provides that "activities relating to emergency management are hereby declared to be governmental functions" and further says that state and political subdivisions are not liable for death or injury, except in "cases of willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith.". Under normal circumstances, local governments are prohibited by state law from spending taxpayers' money for repairs to privately owned roads, streets and highways. (The Pilot Newspaper)
No question of war with US: Russia Sep 20, 2008
Yakovenko also criticised the United States for acting in "bad faith" by not granting visas to representatives of the disputed Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which lay at the centre of the conflict. "The US has been blocking the issuing of visas. We consider this bad faith in carrying out its obligations as a government that undertakes to organise the United Nations. We think visas... must be given," Yakovenko 00004000 said. (Times of India)
Fourth strike for Lee judge Pat Carr Sep 19, 2008
- Willful misconduct in office - The improper or wrongful use of power of office by a judge acting intentionally or with gross unconcern for his conduct and generally in bad faith. - Moral turpitude - A phrase used in criminal law to describe conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty or good morals. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
BLOCK WATCH OUT Sep 19, 2008
"Lakeview Terrace" holds your interest, though the bad faith on all sides makes it something of an endurance test. What's more unfortunate is a turn for the literal (shades of "Do the Right Thing") when wildfires threaten to burn down both houses. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
NYC: HOSTAGE NO MORE Sep 18, 2008
Freedman seized control of local homeless policy in 1983, refusing to relinquish it through the tenure of four mayors - Ed Koch, David Dinkins, and Mike Bloomberg - despite a total lack of evidence of municipal bad faith. Giuliani and Bloomberg made incremental progress toward restoring a measure of common sense to city policy - but, in the end, Freedman and a trusty sidekick, Steven Banks of the Legal Aid Society, held tight to their oversight. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Working to reverse a man-made disaster Sep 18, 2008
That is, undoubtedly, why Tsvangirai accepted it, despite Mugabe's history of bad faith. Washington and the European Union are right to keep their sanctions in place until it becomes clearer whether this agreement can produce real change or is just another devious maneuver. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
News from around Wisconsin at 6:28 a.m. CDT Sep 16, 2008
(AP) _ Wisconsin's assistant prosecutors' union says the state is negotiating a new contract in bad faith. The Association of State Prosecutors has been working without a contract since their old one expired on June 30, 2007. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Bee editor: We do it all with readers in mind Sep 14, 2008
This page requires a javascript enabled browser. Sunday, September 14, 2008. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Let the courts decide, says DAP Sep 13, 2008
We are adamant and head-strong in our view that this entire detention is completely malicious and mala fide (in bad faith). We will take an application to court and let it decide. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
More street name changes Sep 12, 2008
"That is indicative of the mayor's attitude of bad faith, that the city council announces its plans with regards to street names before the municipal place name committee has been consulted about it," he said. Sapa Digg | | | | | | Copyright 2002-2008 iafrica. (iAfrica.com)
Raw milk trial launched in bad faith, farmer says Sep 11, 2008
September 11, 2008 at 4:14 AM EDT. NEWMARKET, ONT. A darkly dressed, Durham, Ont. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Chiropractor survived 9-11, but insurance fight is breaking his back Sep 10, 2008
Goldstein's lawsuit filed yesterday in Mercer County Superior Court accused Equitable of engaging in conduct "that demonstrates bad faith refusal to pay (him) benefits under his contract of insurance.". He'd paid premiums for over 20 years. (The Trentonian, NJ)
Judge Blocks Book That Takes 'Too Much' From 'Harry Potter' Sep 9, 2008
The judge declined to find that RDR and Vander Ark acted in bad faith. He said they were entitled to proceed with plans for publishing the lexicon before competitors did the same. (Law.com)
David Fiderer at the Huffington Post Sep 9, 2008
Here's the giveaway of the prosecution's bad faith. Alice Martin wants the judge to, "prohibit the defendant from referencing this lawsuit at any fashion at trial, including its filings as well as any rulings or determinations issued." She says that the lawsuit isn't relevant, and that "the admission of such evidence will only serve to confuse, distract, and mislead the jury." Martin is shamelessly insulting the intelligence of everyone involved. (Harper's Magazine)
'Why Kingibe was dropped' Sep 9, 2008
It was said that the publication by a Lagos-based weekly was a public relations tragedy as it was received inside Aso Rock in bad faith. The rumour mill had it then that Kingibe was to be removed but he remained in office. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
McCain's Annoying Little Fraud Sep 9, 2008
" Clever. It seems like a slap at netroots incivility. But taking positions "for political purposes" is actually a fairly honorable thing to do compared to the venality and other forms of bad faith of which politicians are routinely accused on the Web. (Think Halliburton.) And it's hardly a sacrifice for Obama to forswear this tactic. On issues where McCain has flip-flopped, such as immigration, taxes and torture--Obama plans to make precisely the opposite charge anyway: that McCain's new... (Slate)
Zimbabwe:Tsvangirai Rejects Mugabe Ultimatum Sep 6, 2008
The party said the threat would sabotage negotiations and provided further evidence that Mugabe "author of the current crisis" was negotiating in bad faith. MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa yesterday said Mugabe s ultimatum to Tsvangirai was "misguided". (allAfrica.com)
Pilots union files suit against Spirit Sep 5, 2008
The suit alleges that the company has engaged in a pattern of unlawful behavior by negotiating in bad faith with ALPA; unilaterally imposing a series of changes in rates of pay, rules and working conditions through bad-faith application of the contract; attempting to coerce and intimidate pilots by undermining their union; and seeking to circumvent the collective bargaining process as a whole. Spirit says the issues in the lawsuit have all been raised in pending arbitrations, or are part of the... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Garnaut wants 10% emissions cut by 2020 Sep 5, 2008
"The rest of the world will regard that as selfish and in bad faith.". WWF Australia chief executive Greg Bourne said Australia would be "laughed out of court" internationally with anything less than a 20 per cent target. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
New Cyprus peace push Sep 3, 2008
"We should not be surprised by shows of bad faith such as the above just before the start of negotiations," said the Cyprus Mail, an English-language Greek Cypriot newspaper. "There are groups in both communities which want the process to fail.". (iAfrica.com)
Nigeria: Senate, House Leaders In Budget Standoff Sep 2, 2008
However, a member of the House told THISDAY the impression of the Senate is in bad faith. "The truth is that many of the Senators supported the third term project of the former president (Olusegun Obasanjo) and so are naturally loyal to him," he said. (allAfrica.com)
New on DVD: See 'What Happens' between Diaz, Kutcher Sep 2, 2008
Barely making it as a self-taught martial arts instructor, Ejiofor is all but KO'd by bad luck and by bad faith that extends to his wife. Propelled by credible plot coincidences, this is largely an actor's show: Emily Mortimer (fab in the recent Transsiberian), Alice Braga, creatively cast Tim Allen, Mamet regular Joe Mantegna and others. (USA Today -- Life)
On the Web, battle over trademarks begins Sep 1, 2008
In 1999, Congress passed a bill against cybersquatting that allowed companies to sue anyone who, with "a bad faith intent to profit," buys the domain name of a well-known brand. The same year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a nonprofit oversight agency, established a system for resolving domain name disputes. (International Herald Tribune)
'Creeping acquisitions' targeted Sep 1, 2008
ACCC Chairman Graeme Samuel said last month that some companies view undertakings given before a merger is approved "as annoying constraints on their commercial strategies'' when the deal is done. He said the ACCC would seriously consider removing undertakings from the takeover process altogether if companies and their advisers continued to act in bad faith. Mr Bowen said the government was committed to stronger takeover laws, with changes tightening up rules to protect small businesses from... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Kos, Cass, and Palin Sep 1, 2008
But taking positions "for political purposes" is actually a fairly honorable thing to do compared to the venality and other forms of bad faith of which politicians are routinely accused on the Web. (Think Halliburton. (Slate)
Civil servants should have told Robinson of impending bust-up Aug 31, 2008
I view this deliberate attempt to subvert the Executive as an act of the utmost bad faith, Mr Robinson said in a letter seen by the Telegraph. It is also understood he sent a private memo to Mr McGuinness urging him to seriously consider an Executive meeting as soon as possible. (Belfast Telegraph)
DUP and Sinn Fin clash over document's mention of 'the North' Aug 30, 2008
First minister accuses Sinn Fin politician of bad faith in latest sign of friction between parties ... Peter Robinson, the DUP leader and Ulster first minister, accused Sinn Fin minister Conor Murphy of bad faith, but republicans dismissed the criticism and claimed it had more to do with internal unionist tensions. (guardian.co.uk)
Secret pacts spoil Philippine peace Aug 29, 2008
The leftist group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), or New Patriotic Alliance, said Arroyo "negotiated in bad faith and raised the expectations of the MILF and the Moro people". "The MOA, while recognizing on paper the Moro people's right to self-determination ... was calculated to flounder and fail in the face of legal challenges and the unfounded outcry that it would dismember the Philippine Republic," said Renato Reyes, Bayan secretary-general. (Asia Times Online)
Split Panel Supports Trial Judge in His Use of 'Ultimate' Sanction Aug 28, 2008
Hancock's attorney's failure to appear at an Oct. 24, 2005, deposition on the mistaken belief it fell on a Jewish holiday was "not by any means an instance of willful, contumacious or bad faith conduct," McGuire wrote. Despite Acosta's "understandable frustration with the parties' extensive motion practice," prior to Sept. 29, 2005, the parties had no notice that the court was entertaining the possibility of dismissing their pleadings, McGuire added. (Law.com)
11 unions say UMass bargaining in bad faith Aug 27, 2008
With contract negotiations flagging, labor unions at the state's colleges and universities have filed a complaint of unfair labor practices against the state Board of Higher Education and the board of trustees of the University of Massachusetts, accusing them of bargaining in bad faith. Eleven higher education unions, which represent nearly 10,000 faculty and staff at three University of Massachusetts campuses and all nine Massachusetts state colleges, contend that the state and UMass boards are... (Boston Globe)
Local Prices Down 30 Percent from Peak Aug 27, 2008
State board says mayor acted in bad faith while negotiating managed competition with unions. Tuesday August 26 9 26 pm. (Voice of San Diego)
'Three Pony Rule' Invoked to Cut Former NFL Player's Monthly $18K Child Support Aug 27, 2008
The parties, in their prenuptial agreement, had assumed responsibility for their own counsel fees and Strahan's motion was not made in bad faith, Parker said. The panel rejected Strahan's request that on remand, the case be assigned to another judge, finding a bias against Strahan could not be inferred from Convery's rulings against him. (Law.com)
Md. High Court Draws From 'Seinfeld' Episode to Rule in Tom Clancy Legal Dispute Aug 27, 2008
However, the appeals court said there was "potentially competing evidence" whether Clancy acted in good or bad faith. Their ruling sends the case back to a lower court. (Law.com)
State officials, locals rail on CORP (80) Aug 24, 2008
He called the company s request a bad faith abandonment proposal. The board also is considering an application from the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay to buy the rail line for 9. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Suit over baby vid with Prince song goes forward Aug 22, 2008
The court said it had considerable doubt that Lenz would be able to prove the subjective bad faith required to prevail on her claims. Indeed, the judge all but encouraged Universal to seek summary judgment after Lenz makes her case. (ZDNet)
Woman can sue over YouTube clip de-posting Aug 22, 2008
Lenz then sued Universal in Northern California, YouTube's home district, for her costs, claiming the music company had acted in bad faith by ordering removal of a video that - she contended - was obviously a fair use of the song and had no commercial value ... Fogel, who will next consider whether Universal's takedown order was legal, said he's allowing the case to continue even though he has "considerable doubt" that Lenz can prove the company acted in bad faith. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Judge Rules On YouTube 'Dancing Baby' Controversy Aug 21, 2008
Still, the judge said he had "considerable doubt" that the lawsuit would ultimately prevail because he believes Lenz's lawyers will have a hard time proving that Universal acted in bad faith. The clip was reposted after a six-week hiatus last summer and has received nearly 600,000 hits since it was first posted in February 2008. (NBC 11, CA)
Dexter King countersues siblings Aug 20, 2008
The lawsuit accuses both siblings of demonstrating bad faith, being stubbornly litigious, and causing The King Center unnecessary trouble and expense and seeks an undisclosed amount of money. A call to Bernice and Martin King s attorney, Jock Smith, was not immediately returned Tuesday. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
US court told of Hogan's 'naked' tax claims Aug 20, 2008
Mr Coker's reply came a week after Hogan's Los Angeles legal team told the judge Australian and US tax investigators were acting in "bad faith" and the summonses should be quashed. The prosecutor yesterday said Hogan's argument was "without either legal or evidentiary support". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Minnesota Judge Sustains Coalition for a Democratic Workplace Television Ads Aug 20, 2008
September 28, 1990) (complaint must be entirely unfounded before it is proper to award attorney fees based upon making a frivolous or bad faith claim. . (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Developer sues Wachovia for more than $1M Aug 19, 2008
The suit alleges breach of contract, bad faith and unfair dealing, and seeks damages in excess of $1 million. The borrower, Promenade at Doral II LLC, is the developer of a 531-unit residential condominium community known as Promenade Lakes at Doral. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Nevada Jury Awards Inventor Gil Hyatt $388 Million Against California's Taxing Agency Aug 18, 2008
Gilbert P. Hyatt, who received a key microprocessor patent in 1990, sued California's tax assessment and collection agency, alleging the agency audited him in bad faith and committed fraud and other intentional torts during its audit. The Franchise Tax Board claimed he was a California resident in 1991 and part of 1992, assessing Hyatt millions of dollars in income taxes for those years, including fraud penalties. (PR Newswire)
Board needs a hard look at its dynamics Aug 18, 2008
Board members expose themselves to liability when they knowingly violate laws, act in bad faith, breach their fiduciary duty of loyalty, act with intentional misconduct or derive improper benefit from their board service. Other examples of fiduciary duty breach include serving on a board but never showing up for meetings and hiding a conflict of interest to personally profit from a corporate action. (Anchorage Daily News)
Healthcare Workers to Strike at Five Hospitals Aug 16, 2008
Daughters of Charity Health System Bargaining in Bad Faith OAKLAND, Calif ... "We want to do what's best for our patients, but management is bargaining in bad faith and trying to take away our voice at work," said Claudette Mandin, a certified nursing assistant at Saint Louise Regional Hospital. (PR Newswire)
Judge Maintains Lawyer's Sanctions Over Cursing Client Aug 16, 2008
The problem in Jones, Robreno said, was that Section 1927 requires a showing of bad faith, and Rule 11 does not, and the lawyer was therefore not aware that he was being charged with bad faith conduct, and didn't have a meaningful opportunity to refute such a charge. By contrast, Robreno said, Ziccardi "was not deprived of any such opportunity to refute a charge.". (Law.com)
J&K needs its delimitation Aug 15, 2008
Its demand for delimitation of constituencies in Jn as the state goes up in flames, is an example of such bad faith. That said, it would be difficult to dispute the necessity of such an exercise in Jch was exempted from the purview of the Delimitation Commission, headed by Justice Kuldip Singh, instituted in 2002. (India Times)
Zimbabwe: Govt Backs Down on Tsvangirai Travel Ban Aug 15, 2008
But he warned that the MDC would have to decide on whether or not to continue with the dialogue, as ZANU PF was negotiating in bad faith. The much needed food aid is still being politicised, politically motivated violence is taking place in some parts of the country and political leaders are still being victimized. (allAfrica.com)
Firm's Bad-Faith Case Against Legal Malpractice Insurers Tossed Aug 14, 2008
The firm also claimed the insurance companies acted in bad faith because they took six months between a letter reserving their rights and a letter denying coverage, according to the opinion. In Cordisco Bradway & Simmons v. Gulf Insurance, Cordisco Bradway brought claims of breach of contract, bad faith, breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation and detrimental reliance ... As to the bad-faith claim, Cordisco Bradway and Sowerbutts argued the insurers acted in bad faith by failing to... (Law.com)
Police deliberately botched fatal Winnipeg crash probe: Lawyer Aug 14, 2008
"I do believe that investigation was done in bad faith," he said. Font. (Canada.com)
Spain overcomes controversial photo, beats Germany Aug 14, 2008
"Thursday evening the Spanish basketball federation said it was considering legal action against the British newspaper, The Guardian, to "protect" its reputation.The controversy "was generated by the bad faith shown by several media (organizations) that wanted to damage the image of not only the FEB, but also our country and our sport," the federation said in a statement.The Guardian questioned whether it was appropriate for the world champions to pose for the photo in an article originally... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Gov. Jindal calls allegation against Mayor Price 'serious' Aug 14, 2008
"This is, again, the mayor, his attorneys, excuses and trying to divert blame away from where it truly belongs, firmly in the court of the mayor, said Raphael Goyeneche, head of the Metropolitan Crime Commission. Goyeneche and the Metropolitan Crime Commission have called for Eddie Price to resign. The Secretary of State's Office said they have received inquiries about recalling the Mandeville mayor, but nothing has been officially filed. "I don't have any reason to believe the Legislative... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Labour to resist fuel price hike Aug 14, 2008
" Odah also noted that the steady slide into indifference to agreement by the Federal Government was causing some disquiet. He stated that the moratorium granted by the Federal Government was meant to allow for setting up of a stakeholders committee to find amicable solution to the perennial fuel increase but regretted that government had not made any attempt at convening the mooted parley. Odah explained that over the past few months, the NLC had made concerted effort to ensuring that the... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Mixed Ruling in Cozen O'Connor's Terrorism FOIA Case Aug 13, 2008
They also argued that Treasury acted in bad faith by delaying its responses and inadequately processing the firm's FOIA request ... But Savage completely rejected the firm's argument that the government had acted in bad faith by delaying its action on the firm's FOIA requests ... "Here, there is no evidence of bad faith. The length of time in responding to the requests was not inordinate considering the number of agencies involved, the nature of the information sought, the volume of documents to... (Law.com)
Parallel Investigations Continue to Pose Challenges Aug 13, 2008
While the United States Supreme Court has ruled that parallel investigations are permissible so long as the government does not proceed in bad faith, United States v. Kordel, 397 U.S 1 (1970), over the past several years a number of federal district courts have issued decisions harshly critical of the government's conduct ... Even the 9th Circuit in Stringer recognized that there will be instances in which government conduct crosses the line into bad faith. (Law.com)
Court Rules in Village's Favor in Suit Aug 13, 2008
U.S. Magistrate Wallace Dixon concluded that Jackson's claim "was, at least, frivolous and, at most, brought in bad faith.". Jackson sued Pinehurst over landscaping and architecture requirements. (The Pilot Newspaper)
MUW Alumnae, Limbert face off in court Sept. 30 Aug 9, 2008
When an official s actions are motivated by constitutionally impermissible grounds, they are per se in bad faith, as well as violative of this state s constitutional provisions, Colom said. Reader Comments. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
WHAT'S SHE UP TO? Aug 8, 2008
The fact that they have not come to terms yet suggests that the Clintons are conducting tough negotiations in bad faith because they don t want him to win this year, so that Hillary can run in 2012. In short, they want Obama to lose. (The Drudge Report)
Sugarland founder sues current members Aug 8, 2008
Kristen Hall, left, accuses former bandmates Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles of 'bad faith ... By excluding Hall from the Sugarland partnership and failing to pay her share of the income and profits, Nettles and Bush "have acted in bad faith, have been stubbornly litigious and have caused [Hall] unnecessary trouble and expense," the lawsuit says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Teachers' vote seen as OK for drug tests Aug 7, 2008
State Accuses HSTU Of Bargaining In Bad Faith. The state has filed a complaint with the Labor Relations board against the Hawaii State Teachers Union. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Mbeki to push Zimbabwe power-sharing Aug 7, 2008
"I believe the talks are going nowhere because Mugabe is negotiating in bad faith." The long-time leader seeks only to create the impression he is serious, but will never relinquish power to Mr. Tsvangirai, he said. He alleged that state-sponsored militias continue to terrorize people in rural areas of the country even as the talks go on. (Globe and Mail -- International)
USA races to erect controversial steel fence on Mexican border... Aug 6, 2008
A separate lawsuit by Texas border mayors argues that Chertoff negotiated land prices in bad faith, failed to properly consult locals, and that landowners with connections to the US president -- a former Texas governor -- are getting special treatment. Mexico is the second largest US trading partner after Canada, and border chambers of commerce involved in the lawsuit fear the immigration clampdown will hamper business. (The Drudge Report)
Finance sector shelves BEE talks over rift on ownership Aug 3, 2008
Jan Mahlangu, the retirement funds co-ordinator at Cosatu, accused Basa of bargaining in bad faith. "It is therefore my conviction that they do not want to align the charter with the codes," he said. (Business Report, South Africa)
