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Settlement
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DC Medical Malpractice & Patient Safety Blog
Civil justice system works, as tribes show in major opioid settlements
No matter how wrong-headed critics may assail the civil justice system, Native Americans have clear evidence that liability lawsuits really do work. For hundreds of tribes and their members, the…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Second Circuit: Court Review Needed for FLSA Dismissals Even Without Prejudice
By: Robert S. Whitman and Kyle D. Winnick Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit held that dismissals without prejudice of FLSA claims are subject to the same judicial or agency scrutiny…
Regulatory Oversight
Thirty-Nine State AGs Reach a $1.85 Billion Settlement With Student Loan Servicer Navient
By Siran Faulders, Ashley L. Taylor, Jr., Chris Carlson, Namrata Kang
On January 13, Navient Corp. (Navient), once the largest student loan servicer in the nation, reached a $1.85 billion settlement with a bipartisan coalition of 39 state attorneys general (State…
California Public Agency Labor & Employment Blog
Tips from the Table: Time & Order of Settlements
We are excited to continue our video series – Tips from the Table. In these videos, members of LCW’s Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining practice group will provide various tips…
Business Litigation Blog
A Reminder That Rule 23 Requires Hearings on All Proposed Class Settlements, Even If There Are No Objectors
Certain class action settlements—like employment and consumer settlements—will very often draw objections from absent class members. But other types of settlements with more sophisticated absent class members—like antitrust and securities—will…
Legal Profession Blog
Substantial Harm
An interim suspension has been ordered by the Oklahoma Supreme Court in the wake of recent complaint filed by the state Bar AssociationThe complaint alleges that Respondent failed to transfer…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Is There A Cap On Illinois Work Comp Settlements And Other Great Questions
By Mike Helfand
We have been helping injured workers in Illinois since 1997. If you would like a free consultation, please call us at 312-346-5578 or fill out our contact form. I get…
Employment & Labor
5 Key Trends In Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2021: Trend #1 Record Settlements
By Gerlad L. Maatman, Jr. Seyfarth Synopsis: As measured by the top 10 largest case resolutions in various workplace class action categories, overall settlement numbers skyrocketed in 2021 to an…
Health Law Prof Blog
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Strategic Settlements in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Hidenori Takahashi (Osaka University), Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: Strategic Settlements in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, SSRN (2021):Delayed justice jeopardizes the function of a just and fair system, disturbing the balance…
Tort Talk
Non-Settling Defendants Precluded From Referencing Joint Tortfeasor Settlement with Another Med Mal Defendant
In the case of Snyder v. North American Partners in Anesthesia, No. 19-CV-83 (C.P. Lacka. Co. Nov. 12, 2021 Nealon, J.), the court granted a Plaintiff’s Motion In Limine in…