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Contract Drafting Releases Settlement Agreements

Allen Matkins

Time To Update Language Found In Most California Settlement Agreements

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When settling claims, California lawyers will typically include a waiver of Civil Code Section 1542. That statute generally provides that a general release does not extend to claims not known or suspected to exist at the...more

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Know What You Are and Are Not Giving Up in a Release

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Because over 95 percent of civil disputes are resolved without a final judgment, parties routinely enter into settlement agreements that include releases. Further, for those disputes that do not spawn formal litigation, it is...more

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