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Appeals court revisits enforcement of an aborted settlement agreement
Summary
In Franzosa v. Rossman, the parties disputed whether an apparent settlement exchange of emails and counsel statements created an enforceable agreement; appellant counsel said there was no present meeting of the minds and the lawyer who testified had not communicated draft terms to his client.
The panel heard argument in a legal‑malpractice/settlement dispute in which appellant Steven Franzosa contends a court order enforcing an aborted settlement was error.
Appellant counsel Mary Ellen Manning argued the district court erred in finding that an agreement existed because the attorney…
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