Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky llp

There are circumstances in which the parties must obtain court approval to dismiss an action, and by extension, the parties’ settlement agreement. Courts consider a variety of factors when the parties request approval of a settlement agreement, attorney fees provided in a settlement agreement, and whether a court will even allow the parties to settle their dispute at the current stage of litigation. A case decided in the Eastern District of New York last month provides an exc