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INCREASED SCRUTINY OF SETTLEMENTS How Practitioners are Applying Changes to Rule 23, and Revisiting Approaches to Reaching and Implementing Settlement Agreements
A. Craig Cleland
Partner
Ogletree Deakins LLP (Atlanta, GA)
Michael J. Gray
Partner
Jones Day (Chicago, IL)
- The aftermath of recent changes to Rule 23: Reaching cost-effective settlements amid increasing court scrutiny of settlement agreements
- The top 5 most overlooked takeaways from wage and hour settlements over the last twelve months
- What are now to biggest challenges confronting defense counsel and their clients?
- Concrete examples of successfully navigating the court approval process
- How much you can limit the discovery process to narrow the scope for a settlement?
- What restrictions may be placed on the acting parties, who have reached a settlement agreement?
- Re-examining the role of the DOL in the settlement process