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Dig Deeper: the price of Merrill Lynch’s divorce from the IFDA
By Bill Stalter
In rejecting the $18 million settlement forced upon IFDA members, an Illinois Circuit Court is telling Merrill Lynch Life Agency to dig deeper into its pocket to compensate funeral homes.…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Rakoff Defers Approval of Proposed Settlement in SEC v. Collins
You may recall that on Jan. 14, 2010, Joseph Collins, former partner at Mayer Brown, was sentenced to 7 years in prison for his role in helping his client Refco…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Google Book Settlement Fairness Hearing
By joetort
I attended three hours of the Google Book Settlement fairness hearing before Judge Denny Chin on Thursday. The event was well-attended, with two overflow rooms filled to the brim. In…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Now In Print: Fordham Law Review Symposium On Owen Fiss’s “Against Settlement”
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The Fordham Law Review hosted a symposium in 2009 entitled "Against Settlement: Twenty-Five Years Later." The issue is now in print, and the contributions to the symposium are available here. Here's…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Black, Hyman, & Silver on the Effects of “Early Offers” in Medical Malpractice Cases
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Professor Bernard S. Black (Northwestern University School of Law), Professor David Hyman (University of Illinois College of Law), and Professor Charles Silver (University of Texas School of Law) have posted…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Judge Questions Terms of Proposed SEC-BofA Settlement
Judge Rakoff has questions about the proposed SEC-BofA settlement. He thinks that the $150 million penalty is "still quite small," wonders if the court should exercise oversight over the implementation…
Securities Law Prof Blog
What Will Judge Rakoff Think?
Of course, like so many others, I'm wondering what Judge Rakoff will think of the proposed settlement between the SEC and Bank of America, which would settle both of the SEC's…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
9/11 Workers Cases are in Settlement Talks
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
The New York Times reports that the lawsuits brought by the rescue and clean up workers might be near settlement, with 12 bellwether trials nearing their start in May in…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Settlements and Subsequent Legal Malpractice
We're proud to point today to the article "Settlements and Subsequent Legal Malpractice" in today's New York Law Journal. One interesting wrinkle on the legal malpractice scene is how settlements,…
Cruise Law News
Royal Caribbean – Rolls Royce Settlement – For $65 Million I’ll Say I Love You
By Jim Walker
Today the Internet is a buzz regarding Royal Caribbean's much touted $65 million dollar settlement with Rolls Royce - the manufacturer of the "Mermaid pod-propulsion system" on Celebrity Cruises' Millennium-class…