Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky llp

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In his NYLJ Settlement and Compromise column, Thomas E.L. Dewey discusses a recent EDNY case that provides an interesting example of a party seeking a court’s assistance to set aside a settlement agreement based on Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). One of the goals of virtually any settlement agreement is to provide the parties with clarity concerning their respective rights and obligations, as well as any relevant assumptions that form the basis of the agreement. The ob