A proposed settlement by FirstEnergy would provide $275 million in restitution to customers and resolve years of ...

Before you start the negotiation process, make sure you know what offers to make (and the factors to consider).

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — If they reject a proposed settlement offer, officials from the NCAA and power conferences stand to face a catastrophic $20 billion in back damages as well as risking a bankruptcy ...

Johnson & Johnson aims for a positive vote from 90% of claimants, which is well above the three-quarters required. This move has secured preliminary support from Allen Smith, a prominent tort lawyer ...

In today's high-rate environment, where credit card APRs regularly top 21% and household debt is hitting record levels, more people are struggling to keep up with their regular bills and their debt ...

A battle for speech in a district court. So, what brings these events together? A 70-year-old statutory rule best known as ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Some residents of seven Louisiana nursing homes who were sent to ride out 2021’s Hurricane Ida in a warehouse are being offered shares of a nearly $9 million settlement. Retired ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Guinevere Moore is a civil and criminal tax litigator. “I love paying attorneys’ fees” said no one, ever. Taxpayers who are ...

Scott Taffet discusses how New York litigators are overlooking the Offer to Compromise as a powerful but underused settlement tool that “when used thoughtfully, can fundamentally alter the negotiation ...

A rejected settlement offer has left Insurance Australia Limited with a $108,159.49 costs bill in a Federal Court fight over ...