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Settlement
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Class Actions Insider
Are Incentive Awards for Named Plaintiffs in Class Actions Allowed? Not According to the Eleventh Circuit
A recent decision by the Eleventh Circuit struck down a practice that is commonplace in class action settlements—providing a modest incentive award to a named plaintiff. In Johnson v. NPAS…
Bill Madden's Blog
Abuse: Appellate consideration of failed application to set aside settlement.
By Bill Madden
With thanks to Greg McAlister and also to Associate Professor Tina Cockburn for noting the long awaited appellate judgment in TRG v The Board of Trustees of the Brisbane Grammar…
Class Action & Mass Torts
The Seventh Circuit Provides District Courts Ammunition To Deal With “Objector Blackmail” In Proposed Class Settlements
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, and Alex S. Oxyer Seyfarth Synopsis: “Objector blackmail” occurs in the class settlement approval process when a few class members object to…
WCMediator Blog
Why Your Cases Aren’t Settling
By Teddy Snyder
Why aren’t your cases settling? In his book, How to Talk to Strangers, best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains that we normally DTT, Default-To-Truth, when we receive communication. When we default to…
Retained Interest
Second Circuit: Lehman Brothers “Flip Clause” Payments Are Protected Settlement Payments and Not Void as Ipso Facto Bankruptcy Provisions
Almost 12 years after the commencement of the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy case, we now know the answer to one of that case’s most interesting questions—namely, whether so-called “flip clauses” are…
Consumer Class Defense Counsel
Blackmailer Beware: Seventh Circuit Disgorges Class Objectors' Inequitable Settlement Proceeds
By Michael D. Leffel, Aaron R. Wegrzyn
The Seventh Circuit held last Thursday that individuals who object to a class action settlement voluntarily assume a limited fiduciary duty to other class members, which they can breach by…
Litigation Finance Journal
QRxPharma Shareholders Finally Learn of Settlement
By John Freund
A series of delays led to shareholders in the QRxPharma case not knowing about the settlement of their case for an entire year. The class-action revolved around claims that QRxPharma…
Illinois Attorney Referrals and Legal Guidance
Settling An Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
We are straight talking, experienced Chicago attorneys who will talk to you for free. Call us any time at 312-346-5320 for a free consultation. A very nice woman contacted me…
Herrick Restructuring Review
S.D.N.Y. Bankruptcy Court Holds that Allegedly Fraudulent Conveyances are Safe Harbored Under Section 546(e) and Provides a New Avenue of Defense
By Stephen Selbst, Elizabeth Plowman
Introduction Creditors of an insolvent debtor may avoid certain transfers as fraudulent conveyances under state or federal law. A fraudulent conveyance is a transfer made without the transferor receiving adequate…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Court: Settlement Discussions at CHRO Mediation Phase Not Admissible
The Connecticut Appellate Court issued a new decision (officially released today) that will have important ramifications for employers proceeding with the CHRO mandatory mediation stage. Specifically, based on this ruling,…