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Settlement
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Technology Law Dispatch
Proposed Settlement in Target Data Breach Litigation
By Paul Bond, Christine Nielsen Czuprynski, Lisa B. Kim
A proposed settlement has been reached in the multi-district consumer litigation Target faces following a data breach that compromised at least 40 million credit cards during the 2013 holiday shopping…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Tidmarsh on Zimmerman on Presidential Settlements
Now available on the Courts Law section of JOTWELL is an essay by Jay Tidmarsh entitled The Settler-in-Chief. Jay reviews Adam Zimmerman’s recent article, Presidential Settlements, 163 U. Pa. L. Rev. (forthcoming 2015).
Marler Blog
Cantaloupe Listeria Outbreak Settled – Finally
By Bill Marler
After three years and six months, the civil litigation on behalf of sixty-six families of the injured and the dead has been resolved against all remaining defendants. The settlement was…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
JPMorgan Chase Robo-Signing $50 Million Settlement to Protect Homeowners in Bankruptcy
Settlement Addresses Robo-Signing and Other Improper Practices in Bankruptcy Cases The Department of Justice’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has entered into a national settlement agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Settlement Agreements in FLSA Cases Must Pass Judicial Scrutiny
It is no secret that most FLSA class action lawsuits settle. The costs of litigation, the fee shifting nature of the statute, plus the fact that oftentimes the merits/defenses are…
Drug & Device Law
The Death of a Client is a Material Fact That Must Be Disclosed in Settlement Negotiations
Today’s case under discussion, Robison v. Orthotic & Prosthetic Lab, Inc., 2015 Ill. App. LEXIS 68 (Ill. App. Ct. Feb. 4, 2015), makes us think of Jim Carrey, George Costanza, and Bruce…
NJ Family Legal Blog
WE CAN DO THIS THE EASY WAY OR THE HARD WAY
"We can do this the easy way or the hard way." I tried finding the movie that this saying came from but it is in many. For better or worse, this…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Understanding settlements for Illinois workers’ compensation claims
By Mike Helfand
Many workers’ compensation claims settle in the end, and there are several things to know before you get to that point in your claim. Don’t get pushed into a settlement.…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Settlement After Threats and Legal Malpractice
Settlement brings the end of a litigation, and sometimes bliss. Other times settlement brings remorse. Parties must sometimes be pushed into settlements, and an inherent conflict between the attorney and…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Settled in another state? You still could settle in Illinois
By Mike Helfand
In almost every type of legal matter there exists a principle that if you settle your case, it's done forever. So if you get in a car accident in Wisconsin…