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Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 16 Volume 34 – Settlements
By Barry Zalma
Settlements If evidence exists that an adjuster believes will convince a trier of fact that a claimant is presenting a fraudulent claim, the insurer faced with an offer of settlement…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant of the Day: Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (India)
Preetinder Singh “Preet” Bharara ia the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Earning a reputation of a "Crusader" prosecutor, his office has prosecuted prosecuted nearly 100 Wall Street executives,…
Class Actions Insider
Visa/Mastercard Class Action Settlement Struck Down Due To Intraclass Conflict
Yesterday the Second Circuit reversed the approval of what was reportedly the largest antitrust class action settlement in history, valued at $7.25 billion. In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and…
Minding Your Business
When Settlement and Secrecy Do Not Mix
By David Munkittrick, Stephen R. Chuk
Non-disclosure and confidentiality provisions can be an important aspect of resolving a case through settlement. But when one of the parties is a purported class, and the allegation is an…
The D&O Diary
The Interesting Story Behind a Recent $310 Million Class Action Settlement
Any time a civil lawsuit settles for a combined total of $310 million, it is noteworthy, if for no other reason than the sheer size of the deal. But a…
TortsProf Blog
Mueller on MDL Products Settlements
Christopher Mueller (Colorado), who has a terrific Evidence casebook, has posted to SSRN Taking Another Look at MDL Product Liability Settlements: Somebody Needs to Do it. The abstract provides:This Article…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Dismissed Claims Upon Receipt Of Settlement Can Recover Costs As Prevailing Party
By Tony Oncidi
DeSaulles v. Community Hosp. of the Monterey Peninsula, 62 Cal. 4th 1140 (2016) Maureen deSaulles agreed to dismiss her causes of action for breach of contract and breach of the…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Monopolies in Multidistrict Litigation – Part II – Lead Lawyers as Settlement Gatekeepers
In my first post on Monopolies in Multidistrict Litigation, I noted that lead lawyers and defendants seem to benefit in tandem from the settlements they negotiate. This second post, Part II, explains how…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Settlement Reached In Sumner Redstone Competency Fight
I have previously discussed the ongoing competency battle involving Sumner Redstone. Confidential sources are reporting that a settlement has been reached in the dispute between media mogul Sumner Redstone and…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Settlement by Trump Required Alleged Victims to Tell DA They Don’t Want to Assist
The New York Times reported on Tuesday, April 5 that Donald Trump, contrary to his asserted practice of refusing to settle civil cases against him, had settled a civil fraud suit brought…