Title VII plaintiff bound by oral settlement offer 
Published: December 6, 2012
Tags: employment discrimination, settlement, Title VII
An employment discrimination plaintiff was bound by the terms of an oral settlement offer made by his attorney during the course of mediation, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Auto accident defendant can’t enforce oral settlement
Published: November 20, 2012
Tags: negligence, settlement
A personal injury defendant could not enforce an alleged pre-litigation oral settlement agreement between the parties’ attorneys, the New Mexico Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing judgment.
Counsel fees may be awarded in settlement
By:
Thomas Egan
Published: February 25, 2011
Tags: AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, attorney fees, class action, Rehabilitation Act, settlement
Plaintiffs who initiated a class action against governmental defendants could be awarded counsel fees despite the fact that the case concluded with a court-approved settlement rather than a verdict or a formal consent decree, the 1st Circuit has ruled.
Client can sue law firm over settlement
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: June 7, 2010
Tags: legal malpractice, settlement
A legal malpractice lawsuit was not barred by the plaintiff’s failure to first attempt to overturn a settlement in the underlying action, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
