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Settlements: (1) general reflections
My lawsuit — the one that inspired this blog — settled. Perhaps granting the lawsuit its own dynamic, i.e., phrasing the settlement as if the lawsuit took care of it itself, sounds odd. But it isn’t. It’s accurate. I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged role of judges, settlement negotiations, settlements, Understanding lawsuits
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“Panel overturns $2M wrongful arrest award for mom”
First, I saw this, in the New York Law Journal: Deeply Divided Panel Orders New Trial in False Arrest Case Ben Bedell, New York Law Journal December 17, 2014 A First Department panel vacated a Bronx jury’s $2 million … Continue reading
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Tagged appeals from jury verdicts, appellate courts, jury verdicts, settlements, wrongful arrest lawsuits
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Lawyer steals settlement $$$ from clients
From today’s New York Law Journal: Attorney Charged With Stealing $630K From Clients According to the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Stephen Krawitz of Stephen R. Krawitz LLC stole settlement money from more than 18 clients.
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Tagged Lawyers, problems with lawyers, settlements
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