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Settlement Negotiation
302 published works
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Golf Course Class Action Held In Abeyance Pending Settlement Talks—The Right Thing To Do
I blogged about this case a few weeks ago and opined that the employer would have an uphill fight. Maybe they heard me. The case has now been put in…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 14 – Volume 41 – Ethical Settlement Negotiations
By Barry Zalma
Ethical Settlement Negotiations An attorney representing a party may not make a false representation of fact. However, an attorney may, as part of negotiation, refrain from disclosing a client’s negotiation…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 14 – Volume 31 – Settlement Negotiations
By Barry Zalma
Settlement Negotiations Making an offer shortly after the injury-causing incident is preferable to protracted negotiation. A fast settlement can eliminate potential “bad breaks” resulting from subsequent events or discoveries. It…
Napoli Shkolnik Blog
Hunter Shkolnik Quoted in The Wall Street Journal
The Uber settlement leaves many drivers with barely enough compensation for their work to pay for meals. The class action suit claims that the company misclassifies drivers as independent contractors…
Minding Your Business
Surviving Settlement Provisions in Joint Defense Agreements
Anyone who watches Survivor or Game of Thrones knows that alliances are critical. And while they may be necessary to endure from one day to the next, alliances are inevitably…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 14 – Volume 6 – Negotiating Settlement
By Barry Zalma
Negotiating Settlement The adjuster must meet with the insured to review the scope of loss and the findings of the insured and the adjuster concerning the actual cost to replace…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Illinois Workers Comp Settlements – Your Bottom Line
By Mike Helfand
There is an old saying that a good settlement is one that makes both sides happy or neither side happy. I don't agree with that at all. I could care…
Class Action Countermeasures
Structuring a Settlement After Asserting Class Members Did Not Suffer Any Concrete Injury
Frequently, a class action complaint will set forth an elaborate theory of why the defendant’s actions were negligent or wrongful, but fall short when trying to identify how that conduct…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Ninth Circuit Panel Weighs In on Critical Issue Left Open by Campbell-Ewald
By Neil K. Gilman, Jason J. Kim
In the Supreme Court’s Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez decision, one critical question was left wide open: whether a defendant can moot a case by tendering—as opposed to simply offering—complete relief…
Minnesota Family Law Blog
How to Prepare for Divorce Litigation, Mentally, Physically and Emotionally
Whether the end of your marriage came as a surprise, or you tried to work out your marital problems for months, you and your spouse have now made the difficult…