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SEC Actions
This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending July 5, 2019)
As the nation moved toward its Independence Day Celebration, Chairman Clayton discussed factors which help drive settlements. Many of the points presented were not a surprise. Toward the end of…
FCPA Professor
Friday Roundup
By Mike Koehler
SEC Chair Clayton on “appropriate settlements,” sentenced, and Odebrecht related. It’s all here in the Friday roundup. “Appropriate Settlements” SEC Chairman Jay Clayton recently released this statement which contains a…
Entertainment Law Resources
COPYRIGHT SUIT AGAINST INFO WARS SETTLED FOR $15,000
By Mark Litwak
Info Wars has settled a copyright infringement suit for a pittance. The site is a fringe media outlet founded by radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. It is notorious…
Proskauer on Class and Collective Actions
How Do Individualized Issues Impact a Class Action Settlement?
By Andrew A. Smith, Steven Hurd
The Ninth Circuit went a long way towards answering that question in an en banc decision last week. The key takeaway is that a district court certifying a class for…
Policyholder Pulse
Insurer Pushing Settlement Off the Rails? A Covenant Not to Execute May Put Things Back on Track
As coverage counsel, we see the situation arise time and again: facing down substantial potential liability in a pending lawsuit, a policyholder engages in good-faith settlement discussions with the plaintiff.…
Religion Clause
In Settlement Airbnb Agrees To Allow Listing of West Bank Properties
In a press release yesterday, an Israeli civil rights group announced a settlement in Sliber v. Airbnb, one of a number of suits challenging Airbnb's decision to delist rentals in Israeli settlements…
Family Law Headquarters
Settlement on the courthouse steps
Most parties desire to settle their divorce or family law matter. Most do not want to end up putting their case in the hands of a judge at trial. At…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
California AG Announces $410,000 Settlement of Overvaluing In-Kind Donations Case
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra recently announced that his office had settled a case it had brought against charity Giving Children Hope alleging that the charity had overvalued in-kind donations…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
In Florida, There Are Penalties For An Insurance Company That Does Not Timely Issue Payment After A Settlement
By Iris Kuhn
An overwhelming number of claims are settled on a mutual understanding with respect to the covered loss and the amount necessary to indemnify the policyholder. The question is then: What…
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY'S FEES
Costs, Probate, Section 998: Insurance Company Controlling Litigation Is De Facto Party Under Probate Code, Liable For Litigation Costs Under Rejected CCP § 998 Offer
Because Insurance Company Controls The Litigation, Court Looks Past "Legal Fiction" That Decedent's Estate Is The Party. Amanda Meleski was injured when Albert Hotlen ran a red light and collided…