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Class Action Countermeasures
Classic Scholarship – Nonpecuniary Class Action Settlements
By The Editors
This month's look at "classic" class action scholarship focuses on the article Nonpecuniary Class Action Settlements by Geoffrey Miller and Lori Singer. Like the name suggests, nonpecuniary settlements are settlements…
Class Actions Insider
Injunctions of State Court Proceedings Pending Approval of a Proposed Class Action Settlement in Federal Court: Injunction Issued in Chinese Drywall MDL
When a federal court grants preliminary approval to a proposed class action settlement, can it enjoin parallel state court proceedings while the notice and final approval process take place? Judge…
Securities Law Prof Blog
BofA Announces $8.5 Billion Settlement of Countrywide RMBS Claims
Bank of America announced it reached agreement to settle nearly all of the claims related to Countrywide-issued first-lien residential mortgage-backed securities, representing 530 trusts with an original principal of $424…
TortsProf Blog
NYC Paid $521 Million in 2010 Settlements
Bloomberg Business Week (AP) reports that New York City paid about $521 million in 2010 to settle personal injury and property damages suits. The Police Department, Department of Transportation and…
inversecondemnation.com
Illinois Ct App: Condemnor Can Abandon Eminent Domain Action, Even After Settling Case
If you hear that property owners should not worry too much when their homes, land, or businesses are targeted for eminent domain because the government has their best interest in…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
“Discourage Litigation….”
[caption id="attachment_2583" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Need a hint on speaker? He lived here. "][/caption] At a recent settlement conference in federal court, the presiding judge read both parties a quote at…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
BP Oil Spill Appeals Judges Appointed
By joetort
The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has appointed twenty-five people to serve as appeals judges for BP's private compensation system. Alabama's Press Register describes the process as follows:Anyone who files a…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Court Issues Final Order and Approves Awards in Google Buzz Settlement
On May 31, 2011, a federal court in California approved the Google Buzz class action settlement and cy pres awards for organizations focused on Internet privacy policy or privacy education.
British Columbia Insurance Blog
An insurer that tenders its policy limits has no continuing obligation to defend.
A defendant in four separate motor vehicle actions resulting from the same action had been defended by counsel retained by his insurer. The insurer paid out its limits in full…
Mass Tort Defense
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves “Sunshine” Bill That Clouds Up Settlements
By Sean Wajert
Here at MassTortDefense we know that while not the "sexy" part of litigation, the nuts and bolts of settlement agreements are crucial to cli