Lexis Nexis Principles Guiding Civil Claim Settlements
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Jeffrey A. Parness
Jeffrey Parness teaches a variety of civil procedure courses as well as administrative law. He taught for six years at the University of Akron School of Law prior to arriving at Northern Illinois University in 1982. He has been appointed a visiting professor at Marquette University Law School, University of Kansas School of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, Southern Illinois University School of Law, Case Western University School of Law, The John Marshall Law School (Chicago), and Loyola University Chicago School of Law. He served as law clerk to Judge James B. Parsons of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1974-1976. His primary areas of scholarship include federal and state civil procedure laws, maternity and paternity laws, the legal status of the unborn, state constitutional equality laws, crime victim restitution, witness abuse in civil litigation, and judicial rulemaking. In January 2006 Professor Parness was named by The Chicago Lawyer as among the 10 Best Law Professors in Illinois.
Table of contents
Chapter 1, Introduction to Civil Claim Settlement Laws
Chapter 2, Settling Procedural Law Issues Before Civil Claims Arise
Chapter 3, Settling Substantive Law Issues Before Civil Claims Arise
Chapter 4, Civil Claim Settlement Talks Before and During Litigation
Chapter 5, Authority to Settle Civil Claims By or Against Individuals
Chapter 6, Authority to Settle Existing Civil Claims By or Against Entities
Chapter 7, Contractual Requirements for Civil Claim Settlements
Chapter 8, Nonparty Interests in Civil Cases
Chapter 9, Effects of Partial Settlements on the Viability of Remaining Claims
Chapter 10, Effects of Partial Settlements on Later Trials
Chapter 11, Secrecy of Civil Case Settlements
Chapter 12, Enforcing Civil Case Settlements
Chapter 13, The Later Effects of Civil Case Settlements
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