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Settlements and Unenforceable Penalties
When a case is settled, and the defendant will make payments over time, it's common to include a stipulated judgment. But if the amount of the...
New Settlement Case
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Settlements
It's common in California to include, in settlement agreements that will be paid over time, a stipulated judgment that can be filed if the party making the payments defaults before all payments...
New Case Discussing Settlements
Below is a free sample of a new case summary from the newly published issue of my publication California Case Summaries Monthly™, with summaries of the 48 new California civil and family law cases published in December of 2021.
California Courts of Appeal
Settlement
CSAA Insurance Exchange v. Hodroj (2021) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2021 WL 5631492: The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's order granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in an action by plaintiff carrier against defendant for breaching his agreement to settle a personal injury claim for the policy limit of $100,000. When parties agree on the material terms of a contract with the intention to later reduce it to a formal writing, failure to complete the formal writing does not negate the existence of the initial contract. The Court of Appeal concluded that the communications between defendant's lawyer and plaintiff reflected a settlement which would be later memorialized in...