There are currently a significant number of unresolved claims in Qatar as a result of the construction activities that took place in the lead-up to the FIFA World Cup, including due to the minimum ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Almost every legal settlement includes a full release of claims.

Disputes relating to digital assets are already common, and will only increase in frequency as the popularity of this exciting new sector continues to grow. Many such disputes are settled before or ...

Ninety-seven percent of all cases settle before trial. Many of these settlements occur with a handshake at a JPT or pretrial conference. Inevitably, some of those settlement agreements spawn ...

Class settlement and the U.S. Supreme Court case are independently necessary and mutually reinforcing elements in multi-pronged strategy to significantly contain the litigation Funding of the class ...

Given the significant costs and risks associated with litigating a case through trial, parties often benefit from settling their disputes. While it may be advantageous to settle early, before ...

Representing a client in a trust case? A signed mediation settlement agreement (MSA) needn’t mean that your work is done. The requirement of a signed final MSA, while indispensable, nevertheless can ...

Contrary to what many might believe, it’s important to push hard at the outset of a civil legal dispute to reach a settlement agreement, because in litigation, there are no guarantees, says Andrew R.

From Judge Thomas Rice (E.D. Wash.) Aug. 29 in Prepared Food Photos, Inc. v. Pool World, Inc., a copyright case in which the question is whether defendant has to redact certain materials from its ...