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Settlement
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PropertyProf Blog
The Winter of the Deep Snow
By propertyprof
I've been doing some work on settlement in Illinois in the early -to- mid 19th century and have found several references to the "winter of the deep snow," as in…
Outside Inhouse Lawyer Blog
Agreement To Accept Tender Of Policy Limits To Settle All Claims Is Unconditional Contract
By Grace Healy
One of the things that I enjoy about being a lawyer is dealing with and learning new things every day. This weekend I learned that using the word “tender” as…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
BP, the Gulf Coast Claims Fund, and MDL Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
By joetort
All that in the recent interesting op-ed from New York Times business columnist Joe Nocera -- BP Makes Amends.BGS
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Modifies “Neither Admit Nor Deny” Policy
The SEC's Enforcement Division announced on Friday that it would no longer allow defendants to deny liability in SEC settlements when they have admitted to or been convicted of criminal…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Rakoff’s Supplemental Order in Citigroup
On December 29 Judge Rakoff issued a supplemental order to its December 27 order denying the SEC's request for a stay pending interlocutory appeal. Almost simultaneously with the Judge's issuance of the first…
Federal Securities Law Source
Second Circuit Grants Temporary Stay in Citigroup Case
On Wednesday, December 28, 2011, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the SEC's case against Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (which is before Judge Rakoff in New York). The appellate…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Third Circuit Upholds $295 Million Settlement Class in De Beers Diamond Antitrust Suits
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Third Circuit has released an important case involving settlement classes, Sullivan v. DB Investments, Inc., No. 08-2784 et al. (3d Cir. Dec. 21, 2011) (en banc). Professor Samuel Issacharoff,…
The Ethical Investigator
What the Judge Rakoff Decision Says About Investigating Settlements
By Philip Segal
Federal District Court Judge Jed Rakoff shook up the securities bar with his widely reported rejection of a settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup. The decision and…
Securities Law Prof Blog
SEC Appeals Judge Rakoff’s Rejection of Citigroup Settlement
The rumors have been out there for days, and yesterday the SEC's Enforcement Division filed a notice of appeal of Judge Rakoff's rejection of the Citigroup settlement. An issue that I have…
M & A Law Prof Blog
J Crew settled
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Chancellor Strine approved the J Crew settlement today over the objections of one of the co-lead plaintiffs, Martin Vogel.The only individual acting as a lead plaintiff, Martin Vogel, was also…