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Non-Compete Agreement Litigation: Lessons from Recent Eighth Circuit Case

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Litigation over non-compete agreements can be complex, involving simultaneous lawsuits in different states, timely legal maneuvering, and substantial organizational challenges. The stakes are often high. Litigating in this...more

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Creative Solutions In The Commercial Mediation Process

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Volume is a great teacher. Nothing could have fully prepared me for the bench even though I tried many cases in private practice and spent a great deal of time in the courthouse. The sheer number of cases and the decisions...more

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Superior Court of Delaware Finds that Settlement Amounts not Uninsurable Disgorgement

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The Superior Court’s Complex Commercial Litigation Division held in TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC v. Illinois National Insurance Company, C.A. No. N14C-05-178 (JRJ) (CCLD) that amounts TIAA-CREF paid in...more

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Judges Disclose How They Prep Complex Cases For Settlement

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From employment-related class action suits and racial discrimination cases to movie studio executives in dispute with producers over a ?lm in the entertainment industry, mediation is becoming the preferred way to avoid costly...more

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Seventh Circuit Rejects Attorney Fee Award Premised on Administrative Costs

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As we’ve commented before, class actions frequently take on a life of their own. They involve large sums of money, frequently raise difficult discovery and case management issues, and are subject to surprises for all the...more

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In re Lipitor Antitrust Litigation (D.N.J. 2014)

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In the lastest instance of a plaintiff attempting to extend the Supreme Court's holding in FTC v. Actavis that "reverse payment" settlement agreements in ANDA litigation could be anticompetitive and violate the antitrust...more

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Introduction to the MDL Settlement Process

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This four-part series will present a discussion on settling multidistrict litigations (“MDLs”). I will begin with Introduction to the MDL Settlement Process, followed by Best Practices for Settling, Ethical Obligations of...more

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To Settle Or Not To Settle: Eight Questions Corporate Counsel Should Ask In Evaluating Class Action Settlements

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To settle or not to settle; that is the question, right? It is asked when you receive the demand letter threatening a class action, when the complaint is filed and served, at the initial scheduling conference, before the...more

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Complex Civil Appeals: Making the Case for Settlement

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More than 90 percent of civil cases are settled without trail. By contrast, most civil appeals are briefed, argued and decided by the court. In complex cases in which large amounts of money are at stake, settlements pending...more

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