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Settlement
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Justice Pays
How Long Will It Take To Reach A Settlement After My Accident?
One of the questions that we are asked most often by our clients is how long it will take to reach a settlement for their accident injuries. Sadly, there’s not…
The Lawyer's Lawyer
Endorsing at a Distance
By Irwin Kramer
Q. Hit by the wave of COVID-19 layoffs, my client is desperate for money and calls often to see if her settlement check arrived. It just came in today's mail, jointly payable…
FCPA Professor
Corruption Settlements, Coronavirus And The Road Paved With Good Intentions
By Mike Koehler
A guest post today from Hughes Hubbard & Reed attorneys Kevin Abikoff and Aline Osorio. In connection with the 2018 consolidated anti-corruption resolution with Petrobras, the Brazilian prosecutors as part…
Justice Pays
3 Tips On How To Win Injury Settlements
Getting into an accident does not seem to have any other silver lining. For more serious accidents, it gets harder to stay on top of the situation, especially when you…
Inside Energy & Environment
DOJ Moves to Eliminate Supplemental Environmental Projects from Settlements
By John Mizerak
Amidst the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic (but not specifically relating to it), the Department of Justice has announced a major shift in policy towards settling environmental cases. DOJ,…
Justice Pays
Maximize Compensation, Minimize Damage: 3 Things To Remember After A Car Crash
As much as people take the time to be careful on the road and avoid accidents, these can happen because they are just that: accidents. No one can predict accidents,…
Alabama Workers' Comp Blawg
Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Issues Temporary Rules Regarding Workers’ Compensation Settlements
On March 18, 2020, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice, Tom Parker, issued an Order setting forth temporary rules regarding workers’ compensation settlements. Per the Order, the following rules will…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Seyfarth’s Jerry Maatman Presents On 2019 Class Action Trend #4 Settlement Numbers And Trend #5 The #MeToo Movement
Seyfarth Synopsis: With this final video blog posting, we conclude our series of presentations by WCAR author Jerry Maatman on workplace class action litigation developments. Jerry’s discussion of key trends…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Airbus’ $4 billion settlement – Key takeaways for business in the Middle East
By Orlando Vidal, Lolan Sagoe-Moses
Airbus’ record US$4 billion (AED 14.6 billion / 15 billion Saudi Riyal) global settlement with the US Department of Justice (DOJ), France’s parquet national financier (PNF), and the UK’s Serious…
Lash Condo Law Blog
Offers to Settle in Condo Litigation
By Josh Milgrom
In a previous post, we discussed the high costs of ignoring a CAT order in a recent court decision. Here, we focus on offers to settle in litigation. Rule 49.10 of…