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December 2011
How airtight is a confidentiality provision in a settlement agreement?   In a recent case out of Florida, the court protected a confidential settlement agreement from disclosure to a remaining party.    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Nicolette Strachan et al., ___ So. 2d __, 36 Fla. L. Weekly D2262, Case No. 4D11-2539 (Fla. 4th DCA Oct. 12, 2011). However,...
Fine art losses come in many shapes and sizes. Oftentimes, fine art is a relatively small piece of a homeowner’s or commercial property claim. Occasionally, however, the art represents the vast majority of a claim. You may have heard of the story in 2006 about casino mogul, Steve Wynn, who accidentally poked a hole in...