This week, we examine under what circumstances a party may appeal an agreed judgment and also look at a potential pitfall for parties who have been denied opportunity for interlocutory appeal.
This week we take look at a recent decision from the Seventh Circuit addressing when Section 1927 sanctions are appropriate and when they can be awarded by an appellate court despite the trial court denying sanctions.
In this installment of the Hoosier Litigation Blog, we look at the rare circumstance of an appellate court reversing a trial court’s denial of motion for leave to amend complaint.
In this installment we look at whether a broad release that references all parties prevents a defendant that pays the plaintiff the full settlement amount from seeking contribution from jointly liable defendants and whether the voluntary payment doctrine prohibits contribution.