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[Webinar] Labor Arbitration – Maximizing Your Chances for Success - August 21st, 10:00 am PT

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Labor arbitrations often seem like the proverbial “box of chocolates” – you never know what you’re going to get. While uncertainty abounds, there are numerous steps companies and counsel can take to assess, prepare, and...more

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Two Recent CHRT Rulings Rein in Over-Broad Human Rights Litigation - What Employers Should Know

Employers that defend against human rights complaints often find themselves grappling with pleadings and submissions that wander well beyond the events the complainant experienced. ...more

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal...

The Dubai Cassation Court's recent ruling on the legal concept of Without Prejudice.

In the UAE, the common law legal principle of without prejudice is usually not applied in onshore courts. This legal concept, which is found in many legal systems, ensures that statements made during settlement discussions...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How Fault Is Determined in Florida Auto Accident Cases

To seek full compensation for an auto accident in Florida, you need proof of fault. While personal injury protection (PIP) insurance provides “no fault” coverage, this coverage is limited, and it won’t nearly cover all of the...more

Oberheiden P.C.

I Have Received A Civil Investigative Demand – What Happens Now?

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Civil investigative demands (“CIDs”) are powerful tools used by state and federal agencies to gather information that will be used to investigate and prosecute individuals, corporations, physicians, and executives, etc. for...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

What's in a name?

What Plaintiffs call a “confidential settlement negotiation”. By any other name would be an “other paper” and establish the amount in controversy. The Middle District of Florida recently considered the issue of whether...more

Smith Anderson

Helpful But Prejudicial Trial Evidence May Come at a Cost

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Be careful what you ask for. If that juicy prejudicial evidence seems just too good to pass up, you should consider the Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in 'Macsherry v. Sparrows Point.' Trials are expensive and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office Issues Guidance for Corporate Cooperation

On 6 August 2019, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) released Guidance on what it expects from organisations seeking cooperation credit in the agency’s investigations. The long-awaited Guidance is a codified and clarified...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Satellite Science? No, Just a Damage Award Supported by Substantial Evidence

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendants’ motion for a new trial on damages, finding that the jury verdict on damages was based on...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Launch of the “Prague Rules”: an Attempt to Improve Efficiency in International Arbitration

In December 2018 the “Prague Rules” were released, providing users of international arbitration with suggested streamlined procedures aimed at increasing speed and reducing cost. It is intended that this will be achieved...more

Jones Day

Texas Appellate Court Rules on Discoverability of Settlement Agreements

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In In re GreCon, Inc., a Texas appellate court recently addressed when a party must produce settlement agreements. The plaintiff sued multiple defendants in tort after a fire, and settled with all except GreCon. After...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Not So Fast: Limits of "Settlement Negotiation" Protections

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Think Twice Before Assuming Your "Settlement Negotiations" May Not Be Used Against You - Most people who are involved in resolving disputes or negotiating deals for their businesses have seen documents labeled...more

Snell & Wilmer

California Mediation Confidentiality May Apply to Third Party “Participants” Retained to Provide Analysis

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California Evidence Code section 1119 governs the general admissibility of oral and written communications generated during the mediation process. Section 1119(a) provides that “[n]o evidence of anything said or any admission...more

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