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Judge to issue order after dispute over insurance affidavit in Lewis settlement
Summary
In a Clayton County State Court motions hearing, defense counsel asked the court to enforce an alleged settlement in a motor-vehicle claim; plaintiff's counsel opposed enforcement, arguing the insurer's affidavit did not meet the precise disclosure language in the demand. The judge reserved ruling and said the court would issue an order.
At a May 7, 2025 motions calendar in Clayton County State Court, Judge Tammy Long Hayward heard argument on a defendant's motion to enforce an alleged settlement in Angela Lewis v. Luis Vasquez, a motor-vehicle personal-injury case stemming from an accident on Dec. 7, 2022.
Defense attorney Jimmy Canela said the parties reached a settlement after plaintiff's counsel submitted a demand on March 20, 2023, and the defendant accepted that demand on April 10, 2023. Canela told the court he sent a check and an affidavit of no other coverage on April 18, 2023, and later followed up by email and phone when the plaintiff's release was not returned. "We would ask that the motion to enforce settlement be granted," Canela said, summarizing the…
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