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Settlement
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Securities Law Prof Blog
More Questions on the SEC-BofA Settlement
Zachary Goldfarb of the Washington Post consistently provides insightful coverage into the SEC. Check out his article today on the SEC's dilemma in persuading Judge Rakoff to accept the Bank…
EvidenceProf Blog
S-U-C-C-E-S-S: Third Circuit Finds Settlement Offers Admissible As Evidence Of Degree Of Success Obtained For Fees And Costs Analysis
By Colin Miller
Federal Rule of Evidence 408 states(a) Prohibited uses.--Evidence of the following is not admissible on behalf of any party, when offered to prove liability for, invalidity of, or amount of a…
TortsProf Blog
Survivors’ “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” Suit Settles; Wrongful Death Case to Start 9/8
So reports local station KCRA. Details are, as usual, confidential. Prior reports are linked to from here.--BC
Energy & Environmental Law Blog
Amaranth Settlement
By Greg Russell
Amaranth Advisors has agreed to pay a $7.5 million fine to settle charges that it manipulated the price of natural-gas futures contracts on two occasions in 2006, according to this…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Avoiding Legal Malpractice: A Settlement is a Settlement is a Settlement
Actions have consequences, and in legal representation it may be malpractice, Here is an example. Say, for example that you have a robust asbestos practice, and in one of your many pending…
Surf and Turf Law
Maui Reef Damage Case: Settlement Hopeful
The Maui News reports that a settlement is near in the litigation related to reef damage near Makena.Per the article, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources is proposing to…
Lending Law Report
Commitment Letters: A Cautionary Tale
By Susan Alker
At long last, the Huntsman case has settled. As recently reported, the banks providing the commitment for the acquisition financing have agreed to pay $1.7 billion (in a combination of cash…
The Contingency
False Numbers Don’t Kill Settlement, First Circuit Says
Smith Barney promised a lawyer to discount its standard commission rates to as little as three cents a share. It in fact billed him more than its standard rates. The…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Legal Malpractice and the Failure to Report a Settlement Offer
In Boglia v Greenberg ; 2009 NY Slip Op 05278 ; Decided on June 23, 2009 ; Appellate Division, Second Department wee see a successful opposition to summary judgment based…
British Columbia Insurance Blog
A release executed in favour of one party may bar an action against all potential parties
The application to stay the main action and the Third Party action on the basis of a release executed by the Plaintiff in favour of the Third Party was allowed…