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Privacy Compliance & Data Security
TJX Reaches Settlement In Data Security Breach Investigation
TJX agreed to pay $9.75 million to forty-one states to settle an investigation of a data breach that it reported in January 2007. $2.5 million of the settlement amount will be used…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Court Approves Settlement of Class Action and Awards Attorneys’ Fees
Gatz v. Ponsoldt, No. 174-CC (Del. Ch., June 12, 2009), read revised opinion here. Prior decisions in this case by the Delaware Supreme Court and Chancery Court were summarized here and here on…
International Law Prof Blog
Shell Settles Nigerian Lawsuit Alleging Human Rights Violations
Earlier this week, oil giant Shell announced that it has agreed to a $9.6 million settlement to end a lawsuit alleging that its Nigerian subsidiary colluded with the former military government in Nigeria to silence environmental…
InsureReinsure
Lead Plaintiff’s Counsel Pleads Guilty Over Missing Securities Class Action Settlement Funds
More than $9 million of the $65.8 settlement fund in the Bisys Group securities class action is missing. At a hearing in late April before Southern District of New York…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Chancery Court Approves Class Action Settlement Regarding Chicago Board Options Exchange
CME Group Inc. v. Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc., No. 2369-VCN (Del. Ch., June 3, 2009), read opinion here. Prior Chancery Court opinions in this case were summarized on this…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
May You Settle a Case and Then Sue for Legal Malpractice?
In Leone v Silver & Silver, LLP ; 2009 NY Slip Op 04204 ; Decided on May 26, 2009 Appellate Division, Second Department we see that merely settling a case…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Transnational Mass Torts: Lawyer Opposes Nigerian Settlement with Pfizer
By joetort
The AP story is here. The American Constitution Society reports the following on the case:WestHaven lawyer Richard Altschuler has gone to federal court toblock a $75 million Nigerian court settlement…
TortsProf Blog
Robinette on Early Offers and Apologies
Our own Chris Robinette has just published "The Synergy of Early Offers and Medical Explanations/Apologies" in Northwestern Law Review's Colloquy. As the Introduction explains,Medical malpractice law has been subjected to…
California Employment Law Update
Releases Barred Subsequent Lawsuit For Allegedly Unpaid Overtime
By Tony Oncidi
Chindarah v. Pick Up Stix, Inc., 171 Cal. App. 4th 706 (2009) Two former employees of Pick Up Stix (a restaurant) filed a complaint seeking unpaid overtime, penalties and interest…
TortsProf Blog
Bridge Settlement Complete in Minnesota
Some details of the settlement are at KSTP.com--BC