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Settlement
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The New York Probate Litigation Blog
Probate Court Upholds Wrongful Death Settlement Between Widow And Cruise Line
Today's Greenwich Post reports that a one million dollar settlement negoiated with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines by Jennifer Hagel Smith has been upheld by Connecticut Probate Judge David Hopper. You…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Pet Peeve – People Who Use Custody and Parenting Time Issues as Bargaining Chip for Financial Issues
One of my pet peeves is litigants and lawyers that use custody and parenting time issues as a bargaining chip to get better a better financial settlement. I have several…
InsureReinsure
Cornerstone’s Review and Analysis of 2007 Securities Class Action Settlements
Cornerstone Research released its report (here) on its review and analysis of 2007 securities class action settlements.
Securities Law Prof Blog
Raines Settles Charges with Ofheo
Remaining defiant to the end ("I did not break any laws or rules"), former Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines settled Ofheo charges that he manipulated the company's earnings. The settlement,…
Legal Pad
Can We Pay the Lawyers in Coupons?
Legal Pad can’t decide where to come down on coupon settlements. On the one hand, if a consumer class action is at an impasse, it seems like a reasonable way…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
ESPN Settles Lawsuit with Former Baseball Analyst Harold Reynolds
A contentious litigation between Bristol, Connecticut based-ESPN and its former baseball analyst, Harold Reynolds, was settled on Tuesday, according to a report by the Associated Press. The lawsuit, filed in…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Remand Order
Download 4208_order_usdc_western_dist_texas.pdf . When this was first filed I hadn't realized that CC Media was the S-4 filing vehicle. Given this, its participation is valid, and the remand is rightly…
Delaware Business Litigation Report
Supreme Court Affirms PHLX Settlement
In The Matter Of The Philadelphia Stock Exchange Inc., Del. Sup., C.A. 613/615, 2007 (Del. March 27, 2008) This comprehensive decision explains Delaware law on the settlement of a class…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Citigroup Settles Enron Creditors’ Claims
Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. and Citigroup agreed to a $1.66 billion settlement of claims relating to the bank's role in the collapse of Enron. Citigroup is the last of eleven…
TortsProf Blog
44,000 Sign Up for Vioxx Settlement
MSNBC (via AP) reports that 44,000 people have submitted all of the necessary paperwork to participate in the $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement. 85% of eligible claimants had to participate to…