Tag Archives: settlement negotiations

Non-disclosure settlements rear ugly head at Fox

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Naomi

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 →

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Defamation: Dear Author and Ellora’s Cave settle…but gee

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Naomi

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 →

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Settlements: what happens if plaintiff owes money?

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Naomi

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 →

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