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Settlement Agreements
578 published works
Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
Does Your Settlement Agreement Address Contingencies?
By Mark Ashton
Lots of people separate and divorce without complex assets. The typical case involves a home with equity; cars and other personal property; retirement plans; and (hopefully) some investment accounts. Most…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
A Charitable Contribution Proof Exercise
I have been teaching for a long time. It's only been in recent years that I have felt relatively confident doing it. My methods have evolved to a level that…
ERISA Litigation
BELT AND SUSPENDERS COME IN HANDY IN ERISA CASE
THE BENEFIT TO AN EMPLOYER OF INCLUDING BOTH A RELEASE AND A COVENANT NOT TO SUE IN A SEPARATION OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH AN EMPLOYEE ERISA class actions have been…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Application to set aside settlement agreement (Victoria).
By Bill Madden
Barclay v Trustees of the Marist Brothers (Ruling) [2024] VCC 1859 (Link to AUSTLII). Gregory Barclay, the plaintiff, sought relief from the compromise of a claim for personal injury damages…
It's Just Business
No rubber stamps here. Judge Conrad denies a motion to seal.
This lawsuit involves breach of a confidential settlement agreement. In motion briefing, both sides relied on and filed the subject agreement. Both sides also filed (unopposed) motions to seal it. …
Labor Relations Update
Consent Orders Are Gone But Board Consent Remains…For Now
By Joshua Fox, Michael Kratochvil, Jake Lee
On November 26, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or the “Board”) General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, released GC Memorandum 25-02 to all Regional Directors, Officers-in-Charge, and Resident Officers, seeking…
California Public Safety Labor Blog
Settlement: The "Stipulation with Request for Award"
By Mastagni Law
This blogger greets you again, but with the topic on the most common way to settle your workers’ compensation injury, the “Stipulation with Request for Award”. But what…
Real Estate & Construction
Court Divided over Settlement Agreement in Jonesborough, Tennessee: Hayes v. Extreme Excavation, LLC
By K.O. Herston
What is necessary to have an enforceable settlement agreement in Tennessee?
Commercial Case Notes
Settlement Agreement Was an Executory Accord, Allowing Plaintiff to Assert Settled Claims if Defendant Failed to Perform
By John Lundin
On September 26, 2024, Justice Chan of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in GSP Merrimack LLC v. Javelin Global Commodities (UK) Ltd., 2024 NY Slip Op.…
Law Times News
Ontario Superior Court refuses to set aside settlement in car crash case involving fraudulent lawyer
Lawyer's failure to get court approval for plaintiff under disability did not void the settlement