Topic
Settlement Negotiation
302 published works
Municipal Minute
PAC Issues 13th and 14th Binding Opinions on FOIA Challenges
The PAC issued its 13th and 14th binding opinions of 2022, both dealing with FOIA challenges and summarized below:PAC Op. 22-013In October 2021, a city department (Department) received a FOIA…
Legal Profession Blog
Tie Gesture Draws Reprimand
An attorney admitted in 1974 has accepted a reprimand by the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society.During settlement negotiations in a domestic caseAt the outset of the Settlement Conference continuation on January…
SW Virginia Law Blog
When are fees incurred
By Steve Minor
In today's opinion about fees, both the majority and the dissent seemed to be looking the wrong way in wrestling with the argument about when are fees are "incurred" for…
Achkar Law Blog
Why sometimes is it better to negotiate a settlement?
When many people think about the legal system, they think about shows involving lawyers, which tend to focus on the courtroom process in highly dramatized scenes where people are debating…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Settlement discussions to continue in All American Check Cashing
The magistrate judge assigned to hold a settlement conference in All American Check Cashing has issued an order stating that the matter did not settle at the settlement conference conducted…
Justice Pays
You Should Still Have An Injury Lawyer For Out Of Court Settlements In Florida
One of the most inconvenient things that can happen to a person is being injured in an accident that isn’t your fault but someone else’s. In the worst cases, those…
Legal Profession Blog
And A Happy Effing New Year
An Arizona Hearing Panel has disbarred an attorney who defaulted on allegations that he had settled a personal injury case without authority and forged the client's name on the checkRespondent…
Minding Your Business
The Seventh Circuit Clarifies the Role Rejection of Settlement Offers Plays in Determining Attorney Fee Awards
By Lucas Kowalczyk, Dina Noureldin
The Seventh Circuit recently clarified an important distinction between offers of judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 and non-Rule 68 offers of settlement, and explained the role rejection…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Seventh Circuit Notes Important Difference Between Rejected Fed. R. Civ. P 68 Offer and Non-Rule 68 Settlement Offer in Determining Reasonable Attorney’s Fee
In Cooper v. Retrieval Masters Creditors, No. 18-2358 (7th Cir. July 29, 2022), the Seventh Circuit vacates and remands an attorney’s fee award that was improperly reduced in a Fair…
California Employment Law Report
Being Prepared For Mediation
Mediation is one of the aspects of litigation that can be confusing for parties in a lawsuit, but there are few rules to understand about the process that can make…