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Settlement
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West Australian Medical Negligence Law Blog
What makes a Good Settlement = more than just $
An interesting recent case has illustrated (again) that the merits of a settlement, can often involve more than just a question of the overall total settlement sum agreed to be…
Class Action Countermeasures
Want a better settlement? Make them put it in writing.
By The Editors
Back in 2005, researchers at (among other institutions) Columbia, the University of Texas, and Microsoft began to look at certain types of new-fangled communications technology (email and instant-messaging) and wondered…
Louisiana Law Blog
Settlement Reached in the NLRB Facebook Case
By Kean Miller
On February 7, 2011, the NLRB and a private employer reached a settlement regarding the employer’s termination of an employee allegedly based, in part, on Facebook posts made by the…
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY'S FEES
In The News . . . . Update: San Juan Capistrano Will Issue Bonds To Pay For Part Of Scalzo Family Trust Settlement
Winner Apparently Waived Attorney’s Fees But City Agreed to Pay for Storm Drain Improvement. [Above: Storm Drain Improvement. Two men pour liquor into storm drain. 1921. Library of Congress.] In…
M & A Law Prof Blog
J Crew – but we had a deal!
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
J Crew has filed a letter with the court in response to the plaintiff's letter. You can download it here. Rather than subvert the MOU, defendants argue in their letter…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Settling Discrimination Lawsuits is Complicated
Settling a discrimination lawsuit is never easy. The employee and employer both have to develop some understanding of evidentiary issues, personnel issues and employment caselaw within a very short amount…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Decision of Interest: 5th Circuit Rejects Katrina Flood Settlement
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Fifth Circuit rejected the $21 million settlement of a class action over damage caused by the levee breaches on the grounds that it did not grapple with the fairness…
Employment Law Watch
UK tax implications for settlement payments in cases of discrimination – recent developments
By Ruth Bonino
Two recent cases give guidance on the tax treatment of settlement payments on termination of employment. A First-tier Tax Tribunal has, for the first time, laid down the correct approach to…
TortsProf Blog
Katrina Limited Fund Class Settlement Rejected by 5th Circuit
This missed by radar, and I'm glad the Drug & Device guys were on top of things (as usual). The Fifth Circuit (pdf) has rejected a proposed limited fund class settlement in…
Securities Law Prof Blog
$7.2 Billion Settlement with Picower’s Estate Adds to Fund for Madoff Victims
Federal prosecutors and the trustee charged with recovering assets in the Bernard L. Madoff bankruptcy announced settlements with the estate of Jeffry M. Picower, a Palm Beach philanthropist who died in…