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Settlement
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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Possible BP Settlement with Federal Government Over Deepwater Horizon Gulf Oil Spill
By joetort
Two Wall Street Journal articles in recent days have tracked recent settlements talks between BP and the federal government regarding civil and criminal liability in connection with the Deepwater Horizon oil…
Class Defense Blog
Schlesinger v. Ticketmaster: California Trial Court Rejects “Pure” Coupon Settlement As Well As “Clear Sailing” Agreement To Pay Class Counsel $15 Million In Attorneys’ Fees
On September 26, California Superior Court Judge Kenneth Freeman rejected a proposed class settlement of allegations that Ticketmaster had misled ticket buyers by implying that fully disclosed charges for an Order…
SDNY Blog
Bank of America Settles Merrill Class Action
With summary judgment motions pending before Judge Castel, and a trial date of October 22 fast approaching, Bank of America announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion…
California Litigation Blog
One More Reason to Settle: Courts Split over Review of Orders Approving Good Faith Settlements
By Jeff Huron
In Oak Springs Villa Homeowners Association v. Advanced Truss Systems, Inc. (2012) 206 Cal.App.4th 1304 (Oak Springs), a Court of Appeal held that a trial court’s good faith settlement determination…
The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Facilitates Custody Settlements
By Kirk Jenkins
Resolution of child custody issues -- and particularly, the issue of removing the children from the jurisdiction -- is often one of the most contentious points in a divorce proceeding. On…
SDNY Blog
Case Over Spiderman Musical Settles
According to an order issued today by Judge Forrest, the dispute between director Julie Taymor and the producers of the Spiderman Broadway musical has settled. As we reported two weeks ago,…
Class Defense Blog
Second Circuit: Insufficient Notice of Class Action Settlement Means That Class Members Can Bring Copycat Class Actions
By Kevin Ranlett, Archis A. Parasharami
The Second Circuit’s recent decision in Hecht v. United Collection Bureau, Inc., No. 11-1327 (2d Cir. Aug. 17, 2012), should sound alarm bells for any business that attempts to settle…
Securities Law Prof Blog
In Support of Judge Rakoff
Last week I filed, on behalf of a group of securities law scholars, an amicus brief in SEC v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., in support of the district court's order…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Deciding whether to settle your claim
By Mike Helfand
Insurance companies are not required to offer you a settlement, but often they do. The decision whether to take the settlement is complicated. Your other option is to go to…
The Brand Protection Blog
FTC Announces Google Settlement
The FTC has just announced a settlement with Google Inc. resolving alleged privacy violations involving Apple Inc.’s Safari Web browser. Under the terms of the agreement, Google will pay a…