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Moot Court, Working on my Fitness, and Dealer's Choice

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US court reluctant to blow up Boy Scouts’ $2.46 billion sex abuse settlement | Reuters - On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia considered whether to overturn the Boy Scouts...more

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Maximizing Value, Release Valve, and L.A. Law

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True Value files bankruptcy with a bid to sell to a hardware rival | CNN - On Monday, 75-year-old hardware store brand True Value filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell its entire operations to rival company Do it Best,...more

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Supreme Court Okey-Doke, LME Double Dip, Audacy Tuning Out, and PO Boxing Match

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US Supreme Court Lets $2.46 Billion Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement Proceed | Reuters - On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion settlement with sexual abuse victims to...more

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Taxing Solution, Settlement Smack Down, Involuntary Reaction, and Regulatory Risk

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Endo creditors seek to resolve U.S. government claims for $465 mln| Reuters - According to court documents filed last week, Endo and a group of the company’s lenders are offering up to $465 million to settle U.S. government...more

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And Justice for All – Tax Refunds for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Victims

The media has filled the airwaves with stories of sexual harassment and abuse in every corner of American Society. The media itself has been the perpetrator of many of these claims. On average, there are 463,634 victims (age...more

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University of Michigan settles 1,000+ sex abuse claims against dead doctor for $490 million

Michigan’s top academic institutions now share a dubious distinction, with the University of Michigan joining Michigan State University in agreeing to pay out whopping settlements totaling almost $1 billion for big numbers of...more

Patrick Malone & Associates P.C. | DC Injury...

For the vulnerable and injured, more proof that civil lawsuits provide key way to obtain justice

No matter what the carping critics may claim about the shortcomings of the civil justice system, when Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, and big organizations exploit and harm the vulnerable, lawsuits and what follows may provide a...more

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Advice for Working with Sex Abuse Claimants – Sensitivity and Empathy are Key

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In recent years, there has been an increase in litigation involving sexual abuse, as evidenced by recent lawsuits involving the Boy Scouts of America, numerous Catholic dioceses, and sports figures such as Larry Nassar. While...more

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The University of Southern California’s Revised $215 Million Settlement Receives Initial Approval from Court

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On June 13, 2019, The University of Southern California’s (USC’s) $215 million settlement to resolve proposed class claims alleging that a former gynecologist, Dr. George Tyndall, sexually abused women for decades, has...more

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In the News: USA Gymnastics Files Bankruptcy Due to Fallout over Sex-Abuse Scandal

A sex-abuse scandal has landed another organization in bankruptcy court. USA Gymnastics (“USAG”) filed chapter 11 last week in Indiana following a team doctor’s conviction for abusing hundreds of girls. ...more

McAfee & Taft

Confidential sexual harassment settlement payments no longer tax-deductible

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In a workplace era that may soon be referred to as “Pre-Weinstein,” employers not only could quietly settle sexual harassment claims by including a nondisclosure agreement that virtually assured the matter would be kept...more

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Policy Observer - July 2013

Getting Over the Bar: Second Circuit Requires Actual Payment of Underlying Limits In Order to Trigger Excess D&O Policies - In June, the Second Circuit held that two Federal Insurance Company ("FIC") excess D&O...more

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