Ethical Compass: Three Different Judicial Treatments for Settlement Fever

Authors

Elayne E. Greenberg, St. John's University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer

Publication Date

2021

Volume

14(1)

First Page

7

Abstract

(Excerpt)

This is the first of a three-part series that examines different aspects of the settlement fever that has stricken our justice system. What can we learn from judicial decisions about how individual judges assess the settlement means that lawyers, in consultation with their clients, have chosen to resolve their case?

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Reprinted with permission from the New York State Bar Association.