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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Miller on Preliminary Judgments
By joetort
Geoffrey Miller (NYU) just posted an article called "Preliminary Judgments" on bepress. Here is the abstract: This article proposes the preliminary judgment as a meansfor facilitating the settlement of legal…
The New York Probate Litigation Blog
CNBC Reports Settlement Of Tobias Case
CNBC has reported that the litigation over the estate of the late hedge fund financier Seth Tobias is settled pending the approval of a Probate Judge in Florida Monday. Last December…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
New Details on the Kentucky Fen-Phen Settlement
By joetort
Beth Musgrave of the Kentucky Herald-Leader has the latest report on Kentucky fen-phen attorneys William Gallion, Shirley Cunningham Jr. and Melbourne Mills Jr., who are accused of taking more than…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Dow Chemical and Former Employees Settle Litigation Over Unauthorized Discussions
Dow Chemical, J. Pedro Reinhard and Romeo Kreinberg settled their litigation over the board's firing of the individuals because they engaged in unauthorized discussions about a LBO. Reinhard and Kreinberg…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Judge Grants Initial Approval to Pet Food Class Settlement
By joetort
Article in the Associated Press -- Recalled pet food settlement gets initial approval, by Geoff Mulvihill. Here's an excerpt:A judge granted initial approval Friday to a settlement in which companies…
Drug & Device Law
A Race in Which We Have No Horse
By Bexis
Usually, we comment on stuff that affects us. That's way too limiting. Today, we're going to comment on something that doesn't affect us at all. Here's the spat, which we…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Fen-Phen Kentucky Lawyers on Trial
By joetort
There have been several reports lately about the mishandling of Fen-Phen settlement funds in Kentucky. Here are two excerpts. The first is from the Wall Street Journal Law Blog:There are…
ContractsProf Blog
Motorola Judgment Reduced from $4 Billion to Zero
Business Week, picking up a story from the Associated Press, reports that a bankruptcy judge has approved a settlement in the Iridium case, reducing Motorola's liability from $4 billion to…
TortsProf Blog
Foam Manufacturers Settle RI Nightclub Fire Suit
The ABA Journal reports that several foam insulation manufacturers have agreed to a $30 million settlement in the Rhode Island nightclub fire suit in which a pyrotechnics display during a…
TortsProf Blog
Bork Settles
Judge Bork has settled his much-maligned slip-and-fall suit, and Eric Turkewitz has a great overview.--BC