Striking Improper Use of Settlement Communication

October 19, 2023  |  New York Law Journal

Can a lawyer include in a complaint information learned during settlement discussions when the information would otherwise be available during discovery in the case? Southern District Judge Paul G. Gardephe recently confronted this issue in My Mavens, LLC v. Grubhub, Inc., granting a motion to strike the information from the complaint. Morvillo Abramowitz partners Edward M. Spiro and Chris B. Harwood discuss this case in their latest article for the New York Law Journal, “Striking Improper Use of Settlement Communication.”

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