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Non-disclosure settlements rear ugly head at Fox
These agreements impose silence on sexual harassment victims to protect the company, but this fosters the perception that they are really cover-ups. Source: Secrecy of Settlements at Fox News Hid Bad Behavior – The New York Times That’s the whole … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order, War on women
Tagged American war on women, employment lawsuits, non-disclosure agreements, non-disclosure clauses, non-disclosure settlement agreements, settlement negotiations, settlements, sexual harassment lawsuits
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Defamation: Dear Author and Ellora’s Cave settle…but gee
From today’s Publisher’s Marketplace, this item about a settlement in a defamation case (“terms of the agreement were not disclosed,” natch) brings out a lawsuit component of which I’m sure many are curious. That is, what happens if a lawyer … Continue reading
Posted in Law, suits and order
Tagged defamation lawsuit, Lawyers, lawyers ethics, role of judges, settlement negotiations, settlements, summary judgment briefs
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Settlements: what happens if plaintiff owes money?
The exceedingly short abstract below, from the New York Law Journal, reminds me of a couple of advisory incidents involving settlements and liens, i.e., debts the plaintiff is officially on the hook for–at least in personal injury cases where a … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Law and government agencies, personal injury lawsuits, problems with lawyers, settlement negotiations, settlements
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