But to the plaintiffs, who -- like many Chinese -- have high hopes about the power of lawsuits to remedy injustice, the central issue is nothing less than workers' rights.
With federal help and forceful oversight, the county must use all appropriate power, including lawsuits if necessary, to make sure that its communities work to solve a problem that has been too long ignored and resisted.
Entire film studios produce second-rate movies to, presumably, show on Netflix and other services and, sadly, use to power these lawsuits.
To top it off, Mr. Hasenberg failed to hold elections for more than a decade in order to keep himself in power, the lawsuit said.
By giving the executive branch close to unilateral power to have lawsuits dismissed on national security grounds, the privilege can easily turn into a device to conceal government misconduct and to frustrate justice.
Administration officials had noted that they do not have the power to prohibit lawsuits, but would urge judges to reject such claims on the ground that they were being satisfied by the new fund.
It's built on deep allegiances and cutthroat margins, and its inner workings, especially in Buck's stories about his own McAllister clan, are full of intrigue and successionary drama: fistfights, lawsuits, power struggles, and disinheritances; raging, intemperate fathers and sullen, rebellious sons.
The post of viceroy had significant powers; although no precise description of the head of Gia Định's responsibilities survives to this day, the rights of his northern counterpart included the power "...to decide lawsuits; and to appoint and dismiss officials at his own will.
In contrast, he said, Florida law gives the courts broad powers in contest lawsuits to fashion "any relief appropriate" if it appears that the wrong person was certified the winner.
"It is a huge loss for clean air enforcement, as Bruce was one of the most energetic and passionate Clean Air lawyers in the country," said Peter Lehner, the head of environmental litigation for the New York attorney general's office, which has joined in several of the lawsuits against power plants.
