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Mesa Laboratories v. Federal Insurance Co.: The Seventh Circuit Confirms There’s No Way Around the TCPA Insurance Exclusion

Ross Weiner May 3, 2021

In 2018, Mesa Laboratories sent faxes promoting its dental-industry-related services. After receiving one of those faxes, James Orrington, II, a Chicago-area dentist, filed a class

The Pitfalls of a Common Fund Settlement

Ross Weiner April 7, 2021

When resolving class actions, plaintiffs and defendants often weigh the pros and cons of a common fund vs. a claims-made structure. (See our previous article

Seventh Circuit Class Action Opt-Outs: Learn and Follow the Rules

Ross Weiner April 5, 2021

On March 11, 2021, the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision in In re Navistar Maxxforce Engines Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation (No.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Class Action Settlement Take Rates

Dean Gresham March 29, 2021

By now, we have become accustomed to the significant changes that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought. Online shopping, Zoom conferences, facemasks and vaccination appointment competition

Reducing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Public-Notice Class Action Settlements

Kevin Skrzysowski March 22, 2021

In settlements in which consumers self-identify as class members, the question is not whether there will be fraud but rather the extent, nature, and cost

How Does Litigation Finance Dovetail with Corporate Strategy?

Dean Gresham March 16, 2021

As the saying goes, nature abhors a vacuum. There’s a corporate version of that, too: Companies fear uncertainty. Even newer companies in embryonic industries (think

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Mesa Laboratories v. Federal Insurance Co.: The Seventh Circuit Confirms There’s No Way Around the TCPA Insurance Exclusion

May 3, 2021

In 2018, Mesa Laboratories sent faxes promoting its dental-industry-related services. After receiving one of those faxes, James Orrington, II, a Chicago-area dentist, filed a class

Trends in Advertising Class Action Litigation and Settlements

April 29, 2021

In the first episode of the Alternative Litigation Strategies podcast, Risk Settlements’ National Director Kevin Skrzyowski is joined by Roger Colaizzi, Partner in Venable’s Washington

Law.com: As Transactions Accelerate, Litigation Buyout Insurance May Help Keep Companies ‘Deal Ready’

April 8, 2021

This article was originally published in the Corporate Counsel magazine on law.com. Mergers and acquisitions are expected to make a strong comeback in the months

The Pitfalls of a Common Fund Settlement

April 7, 2021

When resolving class actions, plaintiffs and defendants often weigh the pros and cons of a common fund vs. a claims-made structure. (See our previous article

Seventh Circuit Class Action Opt-Outs: Learn and Follow the Rules

April 5, 2021

On March 11, 2021, the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision in In re Navistar Maxxforce Engines Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation (No.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Class Action Settlement Take Rates

March 29, 2021

By now, we have become accustomed to the significant changes that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought. Online shopping, Zoom conferences, facemasks and vaccination appointment competition

Blogs & Articles

Mesa Laboratories v. Federal Insurance Co.: The Seventh Circuit Confirms There’s No Way Around the TCPA Insurance Exclusion

Ross Weiner May 3, 2021

In 2018, Mesa Laboratories sent faxes promoting its dental-industry-related services. After receiving one of those faxes, James Orrington, II, a Chicago-area dentist, filed a class

The Pitfalls of a Common Fund Settlement

Ross Weiner April 7, 2021

When resolving class actions, plaintiffs and defendants often weigh the pros and cons of a common fund vs. a claims-made structure. (See our previous article

Seventh Circuit Class Action Opt-Outs: Learn and Follow the Rules

Ross Weiner April 5, 2021

On March 11, 2021, the Seventh Circuit issued an important decision in In re Navistar Maxxforce Engines Marketing, Sales Practices, and Products Liability Litigation (No.

The Impact of COVID-19 on Class Action Settlement Take Rates

Dean Gresham March 29, 2021

By now, we have become accustomed to the significant changes that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought. Online shopping, Zoom conferences, facemasks and vaccination appointment competition

Reducing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Public-Notice Class Action Settlements

Kevin Skrzysowski March 22, 2021

In settlements in which consumers self-identify as class members, the question is not whether there will be fraud but rather the extent, nature, and cost

How Does Litigation Finance Dovetail with Corporate Strategy?

Dean Gresham March 16, 2021

As the saying goes, nature abhors a vacuum. There’s a corporate version of that, too: Companies fear uncertainty. Even newer companies in embryonic industries (think

Case Studies

Consumer Products Case Study

November 16, 2016

Using CASI, Risk Settlements was able to accomplish what five prior failed mediations could not do: settle the class action litigation by providing the company what it needed most–cost certainties to stay in business.

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