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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Settlement Reached In Redstone Competency Case
A deal has been struck between embattled billionaire Sumner Redstone and his former girlfriend and health care director Manuela Herzer. While specific terms of the agreement have not been revealed,…
Workforce Bulletin
Southern District of New York’s Rejection of FLSA Settlement Highlights Need to Settle on Terms That Will Pass Judicial Muster
[caption id="attachment_2941" align="alignright" width="113"] Brian W. Steinbach[/caption] In rejecting the terms of a collective action settlement in Yun v. Ippudo USA Holdings, No. 14-CV-8706 (S.D.N.Y. March 24, 2016) the United States…
California Employment Law Update
Unaccepted Settlement Offer Does Not Moot Putative Class Action
By Tony Oncidi
Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, 577 U.S. ___, 136 S. Ct. 663 (2016) In this putative class action involving an alleged violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (prohibiting using an…
Zalma's Insurance 101 Videoblog
Insurance 101 – Chapter 11 – Volume 73 – Exposure of Insured to Other Claims
By Barry Zalma
Exposure of Insured to Other Claims An insurer may refuse a policy limits settlement offer that is only a settlement of third-party claimant’s pain and suffering, which would still leave…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
“Giving” And “Getting”: The NC Business Court On Disclosure Only Class Action Settlements
Disclosure only settlements are in deep trouble in Delaware based on the Court of Chancery's decision last month in In re Trulia Inc. Stockholder Litigation. That decision is said to…
Truck Injury Lawyer Blog
Miami Florida Federal Trial – Case Resolved by Settlement During Trial
By Morgan Adams
I am pleased to announce, after almost a week of trial, that we were able to reach a substantial confidential settlement in a Miami truck accident case. The wreck made…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Do You Want To Be Right Or Do You Want to Settle
I see it all the time. The fight rages on for the fight's sake. Each party sure that they are right. Each party insistent that they must win. The lawyers…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Can You Re-Open Your Case Once It’s Settled?
By Mike Helfand
Short answer, no. Longer answer, I got two calls in a 24 hour period from two injured workers who had settled their cases and now looking back realize that they…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Joanna Shepherd’s Empirical Survey of No-Injury Class Actions
By Byron Stier
Professor Joanna Shepherd (Emory) has posted to SSRN her article, An Empirical Survey of No-Injury Class Actions. Here is the abstract:This report empirically examines the allocation of settlements and awards…
Aviation Law Monitor
Pearl Harbor Helicopter Crash: Settling with Power?
By Mike Danko
Today a Bell helicopter crashed into Pearl Harbor near the Arizona Memorial. Reports are that everyone survived. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/embed/0sTTGlqZDx0[/embed] Some are saying the helicopter experienced engine failure.…