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Settlement
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Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
If You Don’t Get A Lump Sum Settlement Now, You Might Later
By Mike Helfand
I had a caller the other day who was upset because his Peoria workers’ compensation attorney couldn’t get him the big settlement he was looking for. I’m not a fan…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
A Settlement Doesn’t Matter Until The Ink Is Dry
By Mike Helfand
We had a sad call the other day. The adult son of an injured worker called us. His father was a widower who had gone back to work after his…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Should You Settle Or Go To Trial?
By Mike Helfand
A reader asks: I received a settlement offer on my case and the insurance company only offered the percentage lost and 10 weeks of back pay. I am owed…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Effectively Compelled Settlements in Legal Malpractice
Client settles case and then turn around and sues attorney who settled the case for client, or worse (for the attorney) client settles case on his own, and then sues…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Second Circuit Appoints Attorney to Argue in Support of Judge Rakoff’s Position in SEC v. Citigroup
The Second Circuit appointed John R. Wing, Esq., of Lankler Siffert & Wohl, as counsel "to argue in support of the district court's position" in the appeal of SEC v.…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Mets Owners and Madoff Trustee Settle Charges
Mets owners Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz settled charges brought by the Madoff Trustee, Irving Picard, that they were willfully blind to Madoff's fraud and thus avoided a jury trial. …
California Employment Law Update
TV Writers and Proskauer Client CAA Reach Preliminary Agreement to Settle
Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and representatives of a class of television writers today announced the settlement of a case alleging age discrimination in the representation of television writers. The case…
California Litigation Blog
Does A Second Section 998 Settlement Offer Extinguish The First?
By Jeff Huron
The answer is both “yes” and “no,” because there is a clear split of authority between the California Court of Appeals. Code of Civil Procedure section 998 permits a party…
Environmental Law Prof Blog
After Partial Settlement, Oil Spill Case on a Slow Boil
The BP Oil Spill case settled! Well, part of it. The smaller part. But, still, we must count this a victory for U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier, whose reported 72…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
More Information on the BP Settlement
By joetort
As I've been sifting through news report on the BP class action settlement, I've noticed that it's hard to find information on the actual settlement terms. From what reporters are…