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Settlement
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Securities Law Prof Blog
Genesco and Finish Line Settle Dispute over Merger
Genesco Inc. and The Finish Line reached a settlement that terminated both their merger agreement and the financial commitment that Finish Line had with UBS, just before start of a…
TortsProf Blog
Vioxx Lecture at Cardozo
Cardozo is hosting a lecture entitled "The Vioxx Story: Mass Settlement Without Class Actions" on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:30 p.m. The featured speaker is Christopher Seeger (Seeger Weiss), one…
Legal Profession Blog
No Bias In Encouraging Settlement
The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a civil action against a number of defendants arising out of the sexual abuse of a young woman by her priest.…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Reports of Lilly Reaching Settlement with Federal Prosecutors
By joetort
With all of the attention Merck’s been receiving lately, it’s nice (in an abstract sense) to see some headlines about Zyprexa. The New York Times reported today that Eli Lilly…
Structured Settlements 4Real® Blog
Structured Settlements and Medical Malpractice Settlements
By John Darer
by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC Perform your structured settlement analysis BEFORE you undertake any settlement negotiations Following on Dov Apfel's excellent piece on the above subject…
Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog
Tyson Case Settles
Three Chancery Court decisions in the Tyson Foods case were summarized here, here and here regarding claims based on spring-loading of options. (The last decision was a discovery dispute). Here is…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Prof. Bone’s New Article
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
As Ben Spencer points out over at the Federal Civil Practice Bulletin, Prof. Bone has posted a new article on SSRN titled To Encourage Settlement: Rule 68, Offers of Judgment,…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Vioxx Settlement Update
By joetort
On Friday, Judge Fallon held a status conference on the Vioxx settlement. As reported by the Wall Street Journal this morning, the parties announced that roughly 57,100 claimants out of…
Mass Tort Litigation Blog
Vioxx Settlement Update
By joetort
As the first January 14 deadline looms, the Wall Street Journal reports that "it looks highly likely enough plaintiffs will sign on to seal the deal." Here are a few…
Securities Law Prof Blog
Deloitte Settles with Parmalat Bondholders
Deloitte & Touche has reached a settlement with a committee representing about 32,000 bondholders of Parmalat, the Italian version of Enron that collapsed four years ago amidst scandal. The accounting…