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 ...

The court ruled that an unsigned settlement isn't enforceable if the parties disagree on key terms, like the scope of claims. Signing minor documents doesn’t count as partial performance. Courts ...

Text Callout : Key Takeaways – Car Accident Settlement Agreement: 3 Mistakes to Avoid As much as you might like to see the driver who hit your car squirm on the stand at trial, the reality is that ...

Closeup of Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC. The IRS has reintroduced Form 1099-NEC as the new way to report self-employment income instead of Form 1099-MISC as traditionally had been used. If you ...

In his Settlement and Compromise column, Thomas E.L. Dewey, a member of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, writes that The majority and more recent rule in federal courts is that settlement agreements are ...

Read this notice carefully as it may affect your rights OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 12, 2026 /CNW/ – On August 11, 2025, Ms. Buis (the “Representative Plaintiff”) entered into a National Settlement ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 8, 2025, a New York federal court held that an employee’s refusal to sign a confidentiality and non-disparagement acknowledgement form that was part of a settlement ...