In the May 17, 2018 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Edward Kang, Managing Member of Kang Haggerty, writes Key Points in Negotiating and Preparing Settlement Agreements and Releases. With fewer and fewer cases going to trial, lawyers must be competent in settling claims and preparing settlement documents that accurately capture the terms…
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Legal Intelligencer: Edward T. Kang on Being Careful What You Say in Settlement Discussions
In the July 27, 2017 edition of The Legal Intelligencer, Kang Haggerty Managing Member Edward T. Kang writes on Being Careful What You Say in Settlement Discussions. Be Careful What You Say in Settlement Discussions By Edward T. Kang There seems to be a common misunderstanding about the proper way to use…
Floorgraphics Corporate Officers Held Liable for Appropriating $12 million
On September 23, 2014, in Potok v. Rebh, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas held that the corporate officers of Floorgraphics, an advertising company, were held liable for appropriating $12 million from a settlement deal from the sale of their company in 2009 to News America Marketing. As a brief…
Settlement Reached In Long Island Hospital Dispute
The State University of New York has reached a deal with unions and Northern Brooklyn community groups regarding the future of its Long Island College Hospital. In February of 2013, SUNY’s board of trustees voted to close the hospital and were seeking sell the property to (likely one of four)…