By: Jeffrey M. Haber In New York, as in other jurisdictions, settlement agreements “are judicially favored, will not lightly be set aside,” and will be enforced “with rigor and without …
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. …
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 …
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 …
