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Judge indicates she will enforce $9,500 settlement in Regina Butler case despite plaintiff objection
Summary
In Regina Butler v. Strata Hanover LLC, the judge said an attorney-of-record’s acceptance of a $9,500 offer may be enforced against the client; Butler told the court she did not authorize the settlement and the court said it would issue an order enforcing the settlement and address counsel’s motion to withdraw.
Judge Tammy Long Hayward told Regina Butler on the record that, under Georgia law, an attorney of record who represents a client may bind the client when the attorney affirms settlement authority and the opposing party relies on that representation.
Defense counsel Jay O'Brien said he accepted a $9,500 settlement in writing after an oral offer by plaintiff counsel (Rouse). Rouse told the court he believed he had authority to agree at that amount based on developments in discovery…
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