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Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Goldilocks Zone of Mediation

I am often asked, “When is the best time to schedule a mediation?” Some lawyers like to schedule mediation as early as possible in the litigation, as soon as it becomes clear the parties will not be able to settle it...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Excessive Fees or Incessant Litigation – Time for Legislative and Employer Action on Retirement Plans!

Commonly referred to as "excessive fee" litigation, class actions that allege retirement plan investments charge too much and earn too little have increased over the past two decades. Excessive fee cases are difficult to...more

Proskauer - Minding Your Business

Where Do We Go From Here? Practical Considerations When Multidistrict Litigation Comes to an End

When product liability actions involving one or more common issues of fact (e.g., an allegedly harmful product or chemical) are filed in multiple jurisdictions, they are typically consolidated for pretrial proceedings in a...more

Harris Beach Murtha PLLC

New York Court Rules to Affect Medical Malpractice Motions

Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence K. Mark’s December 29, 2020 Administrative Order includes several new rules that will be extended from the Commercial Division to other civil courts, including Supreme Court, the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Changes to the Law of Summary Judgment in Virginia

It has long been said that summary judgment is not available to litigants in Virginia state courts. The difficulty resulted from Virginia's prohibition against using discovery depositions in support of a motion for summary...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Former Employee’s Release Agreement Bars ERISA Claim Against ESOP Fiduciary

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A recent summary-judgment decision explains how individual releases can bar the individual from pursuing ERISA fiduciary-breach claims on behalf of the plan. A plan, employer or fiduciary that wants to ensure a release that...more

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