Affirmance of District Court Judgment for Insurance Client
Prevailed in Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals for insurance company client, obtaining an affirmance of a district court judgment enforcing a settlement agreement. The parties had settled litigation pursuant to the federal court’s early mediation program. The plaintiff then challenged the settlement arguing fraud. The district court rejected the plaintiff’s challenges and entered a judgment enforcing the settlement as drafted by the defendant. During the appeal at the Eighth Circuit, the plaintiff filed a post-judgment motion for relief and filed a second appeal following the denial of that motion. The Eighth Circuit granted summary affirmance to our client and dismissed the second appeal.
