Topic
Settlement Negotiation
302 published works
California License Law Blog
If the Agency Says You Can’t Do Better at Hearing, Don’t Believe Them!
By John Bishop
As professional license defense attorneys, we try to negotiate a settlement offer for our clients in every case. The more options we can provide to our clients, the better, and…
Legal Profession Blog
A Settlement Offer Leads To A Long Suspension
A three-judge Circuit Court of Chesterfield County Virginia accepted an agreed five-year suspension of an attorney who made a settlement offer that a pro se defendant managed to not only…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
How Will this Conviction Thing Shake Out?
Last week we reported a cataclysmic event in Judiciary Law 487. It was Magistrate Scott’s report and recommendation in Bounkhoun v. Barnes, 15-cv-631A. District Judge Richard Arcara is presiding over…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Negligent Failure to Respond to Settlement Offer Is Not Bad Faith
The Ninth Circuit found that the insurer's negligent failure to respond to a settlement offer did not constitute bad faith. McDaniel v. Gov't Employees Ins. Co., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS…
China Law Insight
Negotiating a Settlement with a Foreign Party
By King & Wood
By Meg Utterback King & Wood Mallesons' Dispute Resolution group. In China, settlement negotiations may not arise until the parties have filed their case in court or arbitration and each…
SDNY Blog
Judge Sullivan: No Extension of Pretrial Deadlines for Expected, But Not Finalized, Settlement
In an order yesterday, Judge Sullivan refused an to extend the time for the SEC to oppose motions in limine in a six-year-old case. The SEC sought the extension because…
Understanding the ADA
Admissibility of settlement offers and their impact on the interactive process
Obviously, I missed a blog entry last week. I have an explanation. My daughter was on break, my wife took a couple of days off towards the end of the…
The Law for Lawyers Today
Batting clean-up on 2016: positional conflicts, settlements and your firm letterhead
By Karen Rubin
You may have some holiday leftovers lurking in your fridge (potato latkes, Xmas goose, black-eyed peas, New Year's Eve caviar), and we too have some interesting ethics topics that we…
Legal Profession Blog
Pressure Tactics Draw 30-Day Suspension
A 30-day consent suspension has been approved by the Arizona Presiding Disciplinary JudgeThe parties agree that while representing a client, Mr. Strojnik used inappropriate means to compel a settlement. Representation…
Lone Star Bench & Bar
Settlement Of Disputes In Bankruptcy Proceedings: Much Like Punting, It Often Beats The Alternative
[caption id="attachment_1945" align="aligncenter" width="239"] Copyright: ostill / 123RF Stock Photo[/caption] As an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys for over four decades, I have had the privilege of witnessing a…