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Settlement Agreements
577 published works
Texas Commercial Litigator
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Survival of Contractual Indemnity Rights After Settlement
By Dane Patrick
Introduction In a significant decision for Texas businesses that rely on layered contracting arrangements, the Texas Supreme Court has clarified that a settling defendant does not as a matter of…
Achkar Law Blog
Unconscionable Settlement Agreements in Ontario: Don’t Sign Away Your Rights
If You’ve Been Given a Settlement Agreement, Slow DownMost employees are given very little time to review a settlement agreement.That’s not an accident.Employers know:You’re under pressureYou want certaintyYou may not…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Gilat Bachar on Plaintiffs’ Lawyers’ Disclosure Duties
By Byron Stier
Professor Gilat Bachar (Temple Law) has received the Warren E. Burger Prize for her article, Plaintiffs' Lawyers' Disclosure Duties, 59 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 1123 (2026). Here is the abstract:…
On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog
December 2025 Opinion Roundup
By Matt McGuire
The Iowa Supreme Court entered opinions in eight cases in December 2025. At the links immediately below, you can read On Brief’s analysis of the following opinions: City of Davenport…
Global Workplace Insider
The importance of drafting clear settlement agreements
By Heidi Davis
A January 2026 judgment of the Labour Appeal Courthighlights the effect of vague drafting within a settlement agreement. An employee's alleged unfair dismissal dispute was settled on the basis that…
California Employment Law Update
Employees Who Rescind Individual Settlement Agreements Might Have to Repay Compensation Received
By Tony Oncidi
The Merchant of Tennis, Inc. v. Superior Court, 2026 WL 102728 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026) After Jessica Garcia filed a putative class action for unpaid wages against her former employer…
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
A Signed Mediation Term Sheet is “A Deal!”
By Mark Ashton
We live in an age when people see real merit in avoiding the time and expense of a formal trial before judge and jury. As we noted in our article…
Immigration Law Blog - Kingsley Napley
Understanding the Government’s consultation on earned settlement
By Publisher
The UK Government’s Earned Settlement consultation proposes a fundamental shift in how migrants achieve Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Instead of a time-based system, settlement would be earned through measurable…
New York Commercial Division Practice
You’ve Got Mail (But No Deal) — Commercial Division Denies Enforcement of Settlement Based on Email Exchange
By Mary Tonna
Background Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Robert R. Reed recently refused to enforce a settlement agreement purportedly reached by the parties via email in CoPilot Travel, Inc. v. Magstar Capital, LLC,…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Appeal regarding an application to set aside a settlement agreement (Victoria).
By Bill Madden
Trustees of the Marist Brothers v Barclay [2025] VSCA 297 (Link to Jade). The primary judge had set aside the whole of a settlement agreement in relation to historical sexual…