Sentences with phrase «than court settlements»

Choosing more casual means of reaching settlement, like mediation or arbitration, can save relationships and cost less than court settlements.

Not exact matches

With a settlement, your lender is essentially striking a deal to «settle» for a lower amount than what you borrowed if it means resolving your debt without the need for collections, court judgments, or other actions.

Claims by the Secretary of State for Wales that the current devolution settlement does not need major changes are misguided and could help to entrench an unsatisfactory system in place where the courts become the final arbiter of laws rather than the electorate, the Welsh Liberal Democrats Assembly Member, Peter Black has said.

FEMA was warned more than 11 months ago of allegations that government contractors had forged documents to underpay flood insurance settlements after superstorm Sandy, according to court papers.

News International has agreed to pay out more than # 600,000 to 18 victims of News of the World phone hacking, including Jude Law, Lord Prescott and Ashley Cole, in a series of settlements read out at the high court in London.

There are unfunded mandates and lack of aid from the state, and while he has provided more money for education, it is less than the Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement [the 2006 court ruling requiring the state to pay billions in backpay to shortchanged school districts]... When [Assembly Speaker Carl] Heastie proposed a slightly progressive income tax, he just rejected it.

Newly minted State Senate majority leader John Flanagan wrote a letter in 2013 to his constituents in Huntington urging them to take a settlement LIPA was offering rather than let the case be decided in court.

Dr. Michelle Fine, a professor at City University of New York, testified in court that the settlement ensured no school bore the burden more than another.

Also whilst Rightscorp claims to have settled 170,000 cases last year they don't say how many of those so called settlements were dismissed court cases as it seems that if instead of paying them people say take me to court they get the case dismissed rather than face legal scrutiny.

While the publishers involved in the case settled out of court but maintain that there was no wrongdoing — citing that the settlement terms were ultimately less expensive than the legal fees to fight the lawsuit — Apple was not offered that opportunity yet has remained smugly confident that it will come out on top.

Rather than the current mode of bringing in attorneys, a small claims court lets individuals take legal action that is typically much faster and far less expensive, although the judgments and settlements tend to be on the small potatoes scale.

The settlement will also finalize any penalty to the company, and could be a far better deal than what the penalty could cost if the publisher opted to continue the investigation and court proceedings.

Penguin Group's CEO John Makinson issued a statement yesterday that basically outlines the company's reasons for going to court over the issue, rather than accept the punitive settlement offered to the publishers.

It's trading at its 52 - week highs, but its settlement of a court case with the State of New York means that it's at a greater than 60 % discount to its liquidation value on a sum - of - the - parts basis.

If the bank believes your complaint may be investigated by the Ombudsman or that you are resolutely going to stick at court action, take up the new arguments and make it send costly barristers — it may offer a full, or more likely part, settlement — as that could be cheaper than incurring the expensive of fighting.

The longer things go after the credit card company has started litigation in the court system the more likely it becomes that a creditor will refuse to participate in your debt settlement plan and you must settle a credit card account for more than you might want to or you will face a court hearing and its consequences such as garnishment.

Creditors usually accept the deal because an easy settlement now is a lot better than having to fight for a share of the money in court.

Most creditors would rather work things out amicably in a negotiated settlement than spend more money taking a customer to court (with no guarantee of being able to collect on a judgment).

In papers filed yesterday, the consumers argue that the Andersons have continued to violate a court order and the terms of a settlement agreement the parties entered into more than three years ago, by selling puppies from substandard breeding facilities and violating disclosure requirements as to where the puppies they sell come from.

But rather than become mired in a protracted court case, the arcade giant and the enterprising college students reached a settlement.

NARUC said the government's failure to begin accepting used nuclear fuel has resulted in more than $ 5 billion dollars in court - awarded damage settlements, at taxpayers» expense.

In a joint status report filed yesterday, the parties reported that they had agreed to continue their preliminary settlement discussions until April 14 and to report back to the court no later than April 21.

a class action in which a motion for approval of an amended settlement to replace the original settlement was rejected because the court held that the amended settlement was unfair, even if better than the original.

[130] Having regard to institutional fairness will elevate the standard for approval and send the message that courts will not rubber stamp settlements and turn a blind eye to what are in truth strike suits or suits where the defendant or the defendant's insurer pays a modest price for buying peace rather than paying a fair price to compensate the class members for their injuries.

The insurance company may say something like a settlement is being offered for «nuisance value,» or the amount that the insurance company is willing to pay to settle the claim because it would spend even more (on attorney's fees, court costs, expert witnesses, etc.) than the offered amount to defend against the «nuisance» of the victim's claim.

But when someone offers a plaintiff a settlement it is only because they believe the amount will be less than the settlement awarded in the court.

The focus on settlement moves the case to resolution faster than the typical court - directed case.

On the other hand, while settlements make compensation more likely, they can sometimes result in you receiving less compensation for your injuries than you would in court.

Attorney wanted the full contingency amount owed under his agreement and MICRA, while the trial court applied a local court rule allowing 25 % of the settlement recovery ($ 50,000 rather than the $ 61,666 contingency recovery).

More often than not, where appropriate, a personal injury lawyer works towards an out of court settlement rather than going for a trial.

Essentially, the Court of Appeal recognized that Reeb would be better off accepting the plaintiff's settlement offer under the $ 1 million limit of his mother's home owner's policy, than continuing to pursue the application to determine if there was any coverage in excess of the limit, under the two additional insurance policies.

In relation to an award by an employment tribunal or sum due under an ACAS settlement, the High Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2009 (SI 2009/577) will allow beneficiaries to enforce by way of execution against goods in either the High Court or county court where the sum involved is less than # 5Court and County Courts Jurisdiction (Amendment) Order 2009 (SI 2009/577) will allow beneficiaries to enforce by way of execution against goods in either the High Court or county court where the sum involved is less than # 5Court or county court where the sum involved is less than # 5court where the sum involved is less than # 5,000.

And finally, the families of victims who opted to sue the airlines rather than accept compensation from the settlement fund still wait for their day in court, as reported in this article from last week's New York Times.

The monopoly of dispute settlement maintained by the EU courts under Art. 344 TFEU obliges the Member States to settle disputes concerning the interpretation or application of the Treaties by no other means than the ones provided for in the latter and thereby strengthens the jurisdictional order of competences within the EU.

On a recent day in court, Judge Mary Jane Hatton encouraged a couple in a support case to work on an amicable settlement, rather than immediately resorting to the court to settle things.

Plaintiffs may also be awarded prejudgment interest, which runs from the date the plaintiff makes an offer of settlement, rather than the time damages are awarded by a court.

[16] In terms of the relationship between the terms of settlement offered and the final judgment of the court, the offer was better than the result, but the offer was only for the sum of $ 1 plus disbursements.

You may be eligible to file any of these claims and sometimes more than one: private lawsuit, bankruptcy trust fund, out - of - court settlement or VA claim.

So rather than just take on your case, we provide real advice about whether it is worth you going through the court system or settlement process in order to seek compensation in your Kansas City personal injury case.

A court monitor looking into the firm's practice found that 77 Blott claimants received more than 380 loans from various lenders against their settlement.

If the settling defendant is based in a different jurisdiction than the plaintiff, the defendant should also consider including a choice of venue / jurisdiction provision and a waiver of personal service on the counterparty with respect to any complaint arising from breach of the settlement agreement (e.g., if a company based in San Francisco is sued in a Small Claims Court in New York and the San Francisco company agrees to settle the claim, it should consider including a provision in the agreement that the courts in San Francisco shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising from the breach of the settlement agreement, and the counterparty submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts).

This requirement adds an extra layer of incentive for the lawyers involved to work towards settlement rather than escalating conflict because they know that they will not be able to continue working if things move to the courts.

Benjamin Alarie, who designed software that can predict with greater than 90 - per - cent accuracy what a tax court would hold in new circumstances, points out that his product may have a dramatic impact on the likelihood of settlement.

Often, when a verdict is rendered in lieu of a settlement, the losing party will have to pay out considerably more money than in a settlement — because trials are expensive, and costs for putting on the trial, paying for the judge, the court reporter, the jury members» per diem, the bailiff and others, can mean even more financial pain.

A good personal injury attorney with decades in the field of accident law can yield much higher settlements than someone unfamiliar with injury law, local courts, and defense teams.

Defended, prosecuted, and brokered settlement in insurance fraud / breach of contract matter that spanned more than six years (having been filed in four different courts and administrative agencies) and implicated dozens of parties.

Princess Tessy, having married into the Luxembourg royal family, is likely to secure a more generous settlement in the English courts than if her case was to be heard elsewhere.

Consequently, as the trial court correctly recognized, the hospital could not «receive more than 1/3 of the verdict, judgment, award, settlement or compromise.»

If you make an ICBC claim in BC Supreme Court and win (winning meaning you obtain a judgment in your favour greater than an ICBC formal settlement offer) you are generally entitled to «costs» in addition to your award of damages.

TARC is more likely to pay out - of - court settlements than either the TANK bus system in northern Kentucky and Cincinnati's Metro.