Appeals, Reversal, Settlement Agreements

PCBs and Precedent: What the Monsanto Settlement Means for Future Toxic Torts - (UPDATED)

MG+M The Law Firm on 7/11/2025

Monsanto has recently settled with families who claimed they were exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at a school near Seattle, ending what had become one of the most closely watched toxic tort cases in recent memory....more

2022 Design Patents Year in Review: Analysis & Trends

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. on 2/21/2023

Last year, in our inaugural issue of “The Year in Review,” we reported that since the landmark jury verdict in the IP litigation between Apple and Samsung in 2012, which awarded more than $1B to Apple for infringement of...more

Second Circuit Rejects Proportionality Standard in FLSA Settlement Agreements When Determining Attorneys’ Fees

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/19/2020

In a 29-page decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held in Fisher v. SD Protection Inc., No. 18-2504, that a district court had abused its discretion by rewriting a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...more

2nd Circuit Decision Paves the Way for Streamlined FLSA Offers of Judgment

Fisher Phillips on 12/16/2019

In a much-anticipated decision, a federal appeals court just ruled that Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims resolved through Rule 68(a) offers of judgment do not require fairness review and judicial approval. The 2nd...more

CFPB files amicus brief in Maryland Court of Appeals seeking rejection of class action settlement

Ballard Spahr LLP on 12/9/2019

The CFPB has filed an amicus brief in the Maryland Court of Appeals urging the court to affirm the decision of the Court of Special Appeals reversing the trial court’s approval of a settlement agreement in a class action...more

Lucky Opening Brief on Cert.: Second Circuit’s Novel “Defense Preclusion” Rule Turns a Blind Eye on Bedrock Preclusion Principles

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 10/29/2019

In June 2019, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc., et al. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc., No. 18-1086. As set forth in our prior blog posts, Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. and related...more

Third Circuit Tackles Third-Party Funding Issues in In Re: National Football League Players’ Concussion Injury Litigation

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/11/2019

Third-party litigation funding has received increased scrutiny over the past several years, particularly in the context of mass torts, class actions, and multidistrict litigation. Most of this scrutiny has focused on...more

Claimant Is Not Required To Conduct An Investigation Into The Veracity Of The Representation To Prove Justifiable Reliance When...

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/6/2018

Fisk Elec. Co. v. DQSI, L.L.C., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 17914 (5th Cir., June 29, 2018) - DQSI, L.L.C., (“DQSI”) a general contractor, was hired by the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) for a pump station construction...more

Can Parties Use Settlement Agreements to Vacate a Prior Judgment?

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 7/26/2016

In Hartford Accident and Indemnity v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance et al., the Eleventh Circuit recently reversed a District Court’s decision refusing to vacate its prior judgments even though vacatur was a condition of...more

Court Voided Judgment Based On Family Settlement Agreement Where Party Revoked Consent

Winstead PC on 7/11/2016

In In re Estate of Spiller, a party appealed an order admitting a will to probate and ordering the independent administrator to distribute the estate in accordance with a family settlement agreement. No. 04-15-00449-CV, 2016...more

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