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Settlement
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Mass Tort Defense
Eighth Circuit Clarifies Cy Pres Rules for Settlements
By Sean Wajert
The Eighth Circuit last week issued an opinion with a set of new guidelines regarding "cy pres' disbursements in settlements. See In re BankAmeri
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Don’t settle unless you are ready to be done forever
By Mike Helfand
A Chicago ironworker contacted me recently. He had worked with the law firm that his union told him to hire and realizes now that it’s a crappy firm and they…
Med Law Blog
PAMED Obtains $200 Million Mcare Settlement
Mike Cassidy was published in the December 2014 Allegheny County Medical Society Bulletin. You can review the article here on page 500.
NJ Family Legal Blog
“Settlement Anxiety” – An Effective Tool or an Unfair One?
Recently, I was at a mediation where the mediator, when telling us his assessment of my client’s case, said that he was creating "settlement anxiety." I had never heard this…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
“Specified Cause of Loss” in Colorado Can Determine Whether There is Coverage
I recently came across a case in Colorado involving a suit filed by a business owner against the insurance company for damage to his building when an underground water main…
TortsProf Blog
Erichson on the NFL Concussion Settlement
Over at Mass Tort Profs, Howie Erichson (Fordham) analyzes the NFL concussion settlement. He's not in favor:We have grown so accustomed to "settlement class actions" that we have lost sight…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
Backstreet Boys Settle Bankruptcy Claims
By Bryan Fears
The Backstreet Boys, the best-selling boy band in history, recently settled their claims against their creator, Lou Pearlman, according to news reports. Perlman, also the creator of other successful boy…
The Policyholder Perspective
Excess Insurance Implications of a Below Limits Settlement
By Courtney Horrigan, Caitlin Garber
While policyholders frequently negotiate the terms and conditions of primary insurance, it is somewhat less common for policyholders to give the same attention to the language in their excess coverage.…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Be Careful What You Wish For – At Least When Seeking Court Approval
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
By Rob Whitman and Howard M. Wexler As we have noted in previous posts, courts have been paying increasingly close attention to the terms of FLSA settlements and, on occasion,…
The Appellate Strategist
Texas Supreme Court Upholds Class Representative’s Authority to Dispose of Unclaimed Settlement Proceeds
By Vance Wittie
A sharply divided Texas Supreme Court recently held that unclaimed class action settlement funds may be disposed of in the manner selected by the parties and are not subject to…