New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Dan Donovan, Ragan Naresh and Carrie Bodner | February 27, 2019
Recent case law highlights that settling a class action is fundamentally different than settling an individual one. The courts take seriously their obligation to scrutinize class action settlements—and often decisions made years before a settlement can hinder the ability to settle a case on a classwide basis.
Delaware Business Court Insider
By Richard L. Renck | February 27, 2019
The Delaware courts have been asked several times in the last few years to interpret contracting parties' intent when they have relegated certain disputes to “an expert, not an arbitrator” as a form of alternative dispute resolution.
Delaware Law Weekly | Analysis
By Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale | February 26, 2019
Corporate and Securities Litigation columnists Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale write: So-called “event-driven” securities class actions are on the rise, with data breaches representing one of the most significant categories of events driving this trend. How the courts will treat the proposed settlements that arise in these cases remains to be seen.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | February 25, 2019
A recent win for truck drivers in the U.S. Supreme Court suggests new possibilities for access to the courts. It is possible that this decision may have even broader implications for employees with boiler-plate arbitration clauses in their contracts.
By Jason Grant | February 22, 2019
Ramos—who says he disposed of 14,000 matters, including 10,000 commercial cases, in a 35-year judicial career—and his former principal clerk view the firm as a means of continuing, and capitalizing on, a “tag-team” method developed over the years that they say efficiently helped many parties resolve long-lasting and expensive cases.
Connecticut Law Tribune | Commentary
By Joette Katz | February 22, 2019
The right mediator can provide a fresh perspective on the risks of an appeal and the benefits of settlement, explain the legal standards that govern the appellate process, discuss the rates of reversal and essentially narrow the legal landscape.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale | February 21, 2019
Corporate and Securities Litigation columnists Mark D. Harris and Margaret A. Dale write: So-called “event-driven” securities class actions are on the rise, with data breaches representing one of the most significant categories of events driving this trend. How the courts will treat the proposed settlements that arise in these cases remains to be seen.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Gerald H. Baker | February 18, 2019
A review of this year's cases: two dealing with UM/UIM benefits, one addressing PIP benefits, and three cases relevant to “automobile injuries” (pedestrian crossings, deployment of airbags, and correlation between property damage and personal injuries).
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Edward M. Spiro and Christopher B. Harwood | February 15, 2019
In this Southern District Civil Practice Roundup, Edward M. Spiro and Christopher B. Harwood discuss a recent decision, 'Rogue Wave Software v. BTI Systems', writing: It is no longer a given that courts will vacate sanctions orders as part of a settlement. Rather, courts will balance the relevant interests at stake, and the more egregious the conduct leading to a sanctions order, the less likely it is that a court will vacate it.
By Charles Toutant | February 15, 2019
The "Skuse" appeals court said the manner of presenting the arbitration clause was too "oblique" and failed to provide the requisite assent of employees.
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