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Settlement
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Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
The Sixth Circuit Rejects Settlement That Benefits Plaintiffs’ Attorneys At The Expense Of The Class
The Sixth Circuit’s decision in In re: Dry Max Pampers Litigation (No. 11-4156) creates a new standard for class action settlements: they must pass the smell test. Judge Kethledge’s decision…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Southside Trustee Settles Her Claim
Southside Board Trustee, Alma Guzman, has settled her claim against the Southside Independent School District. I previously wrote about her lawsuit here, here, here and here. Ms. Guzman lost her…
SDNY Blog
SEC Rejects Harbinger Settlement
As we previously reported, hedge fund Harbinger Capital and its manager Philip Falcone last month reached an agreement in principle with SEC enforcement staff to settle two civil actions. Yesterday afternoon,…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Are Court Appointed Experts Supposed to Try to Facilitate Settlement? If so, then when?
Very often, Judges will appoint their own expert to assist with their resolution of the case. Some times, a Judge will appoint their own experts right from the get go. …
Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch
Citigroup Resolves Mortgage Buyback Dispute with Fannie Mae
$968 Million Settlement During the aftermath of the financial crisis, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been aggressively demanding that Wall Street and big bank aggregators repurchase millions of defaulted…
D&O Discourse
SEC’s Shift in No-Admit-or-Deny Policy Would Create Dilemma for Defendants if Applied in Close Cases
By Doug Greene
Last Tuesday, new SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said at The Wall Street Journal’s annual CFO Network Event that the SEC “in certain cases” will seek admissions of liability as…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Will the CFPB follow the SEC’s policy shift on “neither admit nor deny” settlements?
Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a policy shift concerning settled enforcement actions. The SEC has indicated that it will more frequently require an admission of wrongdoing from…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Chair Says Agency Will Require Admissions in Some Settlements
It has been widely reported that SEC Chair White stated that the agency will seek admissions in settlements in certain cases, because "public accountability in particular kinds of cases can…
California Litigation Blog
California Supreme Court Upholds Multiple 998 Settlement Offers
By Jeff Huron
In a prior post, I discussed the disagreement among appellate courts concerning the effect of multiple settlement offers under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998. Yesterday, in Martinez v. Brownco…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
What is Effectively Compelled and What is Speculation?
Client retains attorney, and reaches settlement of an underlying workers' compensation case. He later sues attorney for legal malpractice. May he? The short answer is yes, a client may sue…