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Settlement
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Consumer Products Counselor
Wary of Class Action Abuses, Seventh Circuit Slams ‘Scandalous’ Settlement Over Allegedly Defective Windows
Recently, a District Court approved a class action settlement of an action against a manufacturer of allegedly defective windows. The class representative was lead class counsel's father-in-law; class counsel was embroiled…
Class Actions Insider
Class Action Settlement in Pella Windows Case Overturned By Seventh Circuit
By Wystan Ackerman, Wystan Ackerman
One of the prominent cases in which a products liability class action has been certified in recent years is Pella Corp. v. Saltzman, 606 F.3d 391 (7th Cir. 2010), involving…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Another $975,000 Award against abusive Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Mary Rose Wilcox (formerly Mary Rose Garrido) is a close friend with whom I went to junior high and high school with in Superior, Arizona. I am so proud of…
New Jersey Law Blog
Having an Open Mind in Mediation Can Help Achieve a Settlement
As a seasoned mediator, I begin each session by affirming my absolute confidence that a settlement of the dispute can be arrived at during the session we are about to…
SDNY Blog
Donziger Moves to Block Settlement Between Patton Boggs and Chevron
Last night, the attorney Steven Donziger and his Ecuadorian clients moved to block a $15 million settlement between Patton Boggs and Chevron. Judge Kaplan ruled in March that Donziger fraudulently…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Still have an open claim? Here’s what you can do
By Mike Helfand
If you have not signed a settlement contract and gotten it approved by the Illinois workers’ compensation commission, then your claim has not been officially closed. You might still have…
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, 2014 WL 1724043 (Cal. Ct. App. 2014) Maureen deSaulles agreed to dismiss with prejudice two of her seven causes of action in…
Employment Discrimination Report
EEOC Mediations: “When Money Counts, EEOC Mediations Are Not Neutral”
Our friend, Merrily S. Archer, Esq., has written an important piece on her website concerning a survey which she helped to conduct among lawyers and others who have appeared before the…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Should You Leave Without Buttoning Down the Deal?
During the current football free agent season, you hear the pundits frequently say that if you get a free agent that you want to sign in your building, don't let…
Class Action & Mass Torts
Seventh Circuit Affirms Lodestar Method to Determine Attorneys’ Fees in TCPA Class Action Settlement
By David Poell, Shannon Petersen
In Americana Art China Company, Inc. v. Foxfire Printing & Packaging, Inc., 743 F.3d 243 (7th Cir. Feb. 18, 2014), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed…