Ala. Supreme Revives Lawsuits, Questions Attorney’s Authority to Settle All Claims December 5, 2023 By Claims Journal staff The Alabama Supreme Court revived a medical malpractice lawsuit and a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate of a...
Workplace-Safety Sanction Finalized in Alec Baldwin Shooting March 24, 2023 By Morgan Lee No one is objecting to a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of workplace safety violations in the 2021 shooting death...
Fla. Supreme: Plaintiff Can’t Pull Out of Settlement Because Lienholder Named as Payee October 24, 2022 By Jim Sams Adam J. Sounders agreed to settle his personal-injury lawsuit against a trucking company for $500,000, but pulled out of the...
Georgia Plaintiff Who Fired Attorney Still Bound by Settlement Agreement June 23, 2022 By Jim Sams A motor-vehicle accident victim who fired his lawyer and asked for more money must still accept the $17,500 settlement that...
McDonald’s Workers Reach Settlement Deal Over Harassment April 6, 2022 By Dee-Ann Durbin Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with...
Judge in Prince Andrew Suit Says Key Document Can Be Secret October 28, 2021 By Larry Neumeister NEW YORK (AP) — A 2008 settlement agreement that a lawyer for Prince Andrew says would protect him against claims...
The Hartford Agrees to Pay $650 Million in Boy Scouts Bankruptcy April 19, 2021 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) — Insurance company The Hartford has agreed to pay $650 million into a proposed trust fund for...
Vale to Pay $7 Billion for One of Worst Ever Mine Disasters February 5, 2021 By James Attwood Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to...
Attorneys Describe the Art of Dispute Resolution at RIMS May 1, 2019 By Jim Sams BOSTON — Sue or settle? Mediate or litigate? Attorneys and risk managers on Tuesday tapped into years of experience to...
Vectren Agrees to Settlement in Indiana Gas Explosion September 27, 2012 Vectren Corp. has agreed to pay $75,000 in penalties and take other steps in response to a natural gas explosion...