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IN COURT STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT WAS BINDING DESPITE AGREEMENT TO FINALIZE IT IN WRITING (THIRD DEPT

The Third Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined that the in-court stipulation was binding, notwithstanding the agreement to memorialize it in writing:

The threshold question presented is whether the parties reached a binding settlement. A stipulation of settlement placed on the record by counsel in open court is binding, all the more so when, as here, the parties contemporaneously confirm their acceptance on the record (see CPLR 2104 … ). “To be enforceable, an open court stipulation must contain all of the material terms and evince a clear mutual accord between the parties” … . As a matter of policy, stipulations of settlement are encouraged to promote judicial economy and to “provide litigants with predictability and assurance that courts will honor their prior agreements” … . The nuance here concerns the additional component of a more specific writing to follow the open court settlement, as interjected by the court without objection by counsel. Following the October 19, 2017 appearance, plaintiffs forwarded a draft written settlement to defendant … . While acknowledging that it was prepared to finalize the settlement agreement, defendant raised concerns about the scope of the indemnification language and a provision requiring defendant “to make tax-related representations.” The agreement was not signed and the subject motion ensued.

The parties acknowledge that they agreed to memorialize the record stipulation in a written agreement and, at the same time, agree that the record stipulation is binding. Although defendant has professed an intent to finalize the settlement once certain language issues as to the release and indemnification are resolved, it is significant that defendant does not contend that there are any necessary material terms not included in the oral stipulation… . As recounted above, it bears emphasis that the scope of both the required release and indemnification are in fact outlined in the oral stipulation. In our view, defendant’s language concerns present an implementation issue that the parties expressly accounted for in the record stipulation by having Supreme Court retain jurisdiction. Given the above, we conclude that the record stipulation constitutes a binding settlement, notwithstanding the parties’ dispute over finalizing the written agreement. It follows that the court erred in declining to “so order” the transcript, and, given defendant’s default in payment, by denying plaintiffs’ motion for judgment. Birches At Schoharie, L.P. v Schoharie Senior Gen. Partner LLC, 2019 NY Slip Op 01277, Third Dept 2-21-19

 

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