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Settlement Agreements
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Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Monday Practice Pointer: Want your settlement to stick? Waive fraud claims expressly.
In Udell v. Udell, a surviving spouse settled with the trustees of his late wife’s trust, accepting larger monthly payments and waiving the right to receive any other distributions from…
California Attorney's Fees
Fee Clause Interpretation: Putative Intervenor Denied Leave To Intervene In A Partition Action Was Not Subject To Attorney’s Fees Under Language In A Settlement Agreement Fees Clause
Putative Intervenor Never Became A Party, And No Assignment Of Rights To Him Was Shown. In Weinsaft v. AMI and Deckel, Case No. B343222 (2d Dist., Div. 4 Oct. 20,…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Say what: non-disparagement clauses and the cost of breach
Learn more about non-disparagement clauses in settlements, and what Canadian courts say about its breach, scope, and enforceability
The Family Law and Divorce Law Blog
Crossing the Rule 33(4) Line: When a Divorce Order Becomes a Nullity in B[…] v B[…] (562/2025) [2026] ZASCA 115 (7 September 2026).
The Facts and Procedural History: From Settlement Agreement to a Lapsed AppealThe litigation in B[…] v B[…] (562/2025) [2026] ZASCA 115 (7 September 2026) arose from a divorce that became…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Buyer’s Remorse Doesn’t Void that Signed Severance or Settlement
hat that stack of paperwork really asks you to give up, and why it’s hard to take back. Losing a job is one of the most stressful things that can…
Zalma on Insurance
Offer Made and Accepted Creates Enforceable Contract
By Barry Zalma
Policy Limits Demand Accepted Settles Claim Post 5434 See the full video at https://youtu.be/b8Ls3QN2Egk and at https://rumble.com/v7en1mq-offer-made-and-accepted-creates-enforceable-contract.html A Contingent Offer Accepted Ends the Dispute In Farmers Insurance Exchange, a California…
Global Arbitration News
Hong Kong Court refuses enforcement of Mainland award on public policy grounds arising from lack of authority to settle
In K v JX [2026] HKCFI 2854, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance set aside an order granting leave to K to enforce a Mainland award on public policy…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Application to set aside prior agreement (Victoria).
By Bill Madden
Rosario (A pseudonym) v Trustees of the Christian Brothers [2026] VSC 512 (Link to JADE). This is another example of an application to set aside a prior settlement agreement, in…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Social Security and Illinois Workers’ Compensation
By Mike Helfand
I recently had a phone call from an injured worker. He had actually already settled his workers' compensation case, but wanted to sue Gallagher Bassett. He is also on social…
Law of the Land
FL Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Decision Determining a Settlement Agreement was not a Development Order and Therefore not Reviewable
This post was authored by Luke Jenkins, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Plaintiff, Amelia Island Sanctuary Property Owners Association, brought suit against Nassau County, Florida and Riverstone Properties,…