When a lawsuit is settled, the clients cut a deal, the legal gladiators lay down their briefs, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief. But is that sigh premature?
The dynamics of settlement negotiations often invite parties and their counsel to cut corners—and to fall into traps when they wander off the path. Falling into a settlement trap may mean further litigation: a Bloomberg Law search reveals that more than 1,000 lawsuits have been brought in the past decade for breaches of settlement agreements.
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