Peleus Insurance Company v. United Specialty Insurance Company
- Vyskocil
- 1:24-cv-07039
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Peleus Insurance v. United Specialty, Judge Vyskocil discontinued the action after settlement in principle, allowing restoration by April 1, 2025.
Peleus Insurance Company, United Specialty Insurance Company, State National Insurance Company, and Esther Mariano.
What happened
Peleus Insurance Company v. United Specialty Insurance Company involved letters from the appearing parties stating that they had reached a settlement in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to any party and allowed it to be restored if the parties could not put their settlement in writing and applied by April 1, 2025.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that if no restoration application is made by that date, the dismissal will be with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Peleus Insurance Company v. United Specialty Insurance Company · No. 1:24-cv-07039
- Vyskocil
- Feb. 28, 2025
Background
The court received letters from the appearing parties stating that they had reached a settlement in principle. The opinion says the settlement, once finalized, would result in dismissal of the action.
Ruling
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s calendar if the parties were unable to memorialize their settlement in writing. Any application to restore the action had to be made by April 1, 2025. The court further ordered that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect
The order ended the action subject to the stated restoration deadline. The opinion does not describe the underlying insurance dispute or resolve its merits.
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