Zlozower v. Meredith Operations Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-07468
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Zlozower v. Meredith Operations, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled case without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration.
Neil Zlozower and Meredith Operations Corporation d/b/a Dotdash Meredith; the case was discontinued and closed after the reported settlement.
What happened
Neil Zlozower sued Meredith Operations Corporation d/b/a Dotdash Meredith in Zlozower v. Meredith Operations Corporation. The opinion says the parties reported that the case had been settled.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party. The order allows an application to restore or reopen the case if filed within 45 days; later applications may be denied solely because they were late.
Judge Ronnie Abrams also said that any request for the court to retain authority to enforce the settlement must place the settlement terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the period stated in the order. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
The detailed version
- Zlozower v. Meredith Operations Corporation · No. 1:24-cv-07468
- Ronnie Abrams
- Jan. 10, 2025
Background
Neil Zlozower was the plaintiff, and Meredith Operations Corporation d/b/a Dotdash Meredith was the defendant. The court stated that it had been informed that the case had settled.
Court’s Action
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s docket if an application to restore it was made within 45 days. It further stated that any application to reopen the action had to be filed within 45 days of the order, and that an application filed later could be denied solely because it was late.
The court also stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, authority—to enforce the settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same thirty-day period identified in the order. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
The action was discontinued without costs and without prejudice to timely restoration. The opinion does not describe the settlement’s terms or the underlying claims.
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