Draft Agreements with Clarity or…

If you ever want to know why a contract or any agreement should be clearly written, here is the reason. In a recent case, 41 Acquisition Holdings, LLC v. Haff, 48 Fla.L.Weekly D1127a (Fla. 3d DCA 2023), the settlement agreement contained the following language: The court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce this agreement and, an enforcement action or motion, if any, shall be made by the party claiming a breach against the party alleged to have committed the breach and shall not affect any party who is not alleged to have breach this agreement and the prevailing party in any enforcement...

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Enforce Settlement Agreement OR Breach of Settlement Agreement

Posted by David Adelstein

in Trial Perspectives

When you enter into a settlement agreement, the intent is for the parties to comply with their settlement obligations. Why enter into a settlement agreement that you know you are not going to comply with? That would not make sense, right? Unfortunately, it occurs. A party may not comply with a continuing obligation. And, it is always frustrating when this happens for the other party expecting that obligation to be performed. When a settlement agreement is entered, particularly if it requires obligations that will not occur immediately, a party will want to dismiss the case requesting the trial court enter an order...