Settlement By Email – Timing is Everything
- Nov 10 2021
By: Jeffrey M. Haber In today’s article, we consider a case in which, as the title indicates, timing is everything. Before we discuss the case, let’s consider the following scenario. …
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Court Denies Motion to Approve a Shareholders Class Action Settlement, Finding the Plaintiffs to Be Inadequate Class Representatives and the Settlement to Provide No Benefit
- Sep 25 2019
As this Blog has noted previously, the courts (in New York and Delaware) have refused to approve the settlement of shareholder litigation where class members receive no financial benefit and …
First Department Finds 45-Year-Old General Release Sufficient To Bar Action To Recover Stolen Art
- Jun 12 2019
Litigations often get settled before trial. When parties decide to settle their disputes, they typically agree to exchange mutual releases – i.e., they agree to give up any claims they …
