BNSF Railway Company v. Pacific Steel, Inc.

discussion between the attorneys and the settlement judge of every aspect of the lawsuit in an 28 effort to achieve an early resolution of the case. All conference discussions will be informal, off the record, privileged, and confidential. Counsel for any non-English speaking party is responsible for arranging for the appearance of an interpreter at the conference. 2. Appearance via Videoconference Required: All parties, adjusters for insured parties, and other representatives of a party having full and complete authority to enter into a binding settlement, and the principal attorneys responsible for the litigation, must be present via videoconference and legally and factually prepared to discuss settlement of the case. Counsel appearing without their clients (whether or not counsel has been given settlement authority) will be cause for immediate imposition of sanctions and may also result in the immediate termination of the conference. Counsel for a government entity is excused from this requirement so long as the government attorney who attends the ENE conference (1) has primary responsibility for handling the case,…