Robinson v. McKesson Corporation
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-01761
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Robinson v. McKesson, Judge Abrams discontinued the settled-in-principle case without costs, allowing restoration within 30 days.
Bernard Robinson and McKesson Corporation; the action was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 30 days.
What happened
Robinson v. McKesson Corporation involved Bernard Robinson’s case against McKesson Corporation. The court was told that the case had been settled in principle.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application was made within 30 days. The court also said any request to keep jurisdiction to enforce a settlement had to place the agreement on the public record and receive the court’s approval within that period.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case. The order does not describe the settlement’s terms or decide the underlying dispute.
The detailed version
- Robinson v. McKesson Corporation · No. 1:24-cv-01761
- Ronnie Abrams
- July 10, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been reported that the case had been settled in principle. The opinion identifies Bernard Robinson as the plaintiff and McKesson Corporation as the defendant but does not describe the underlying claims or the settlement’s terms.
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 30 days. It stated that an application to reopen filed after that period could be denied solely because it was late.
The court further stated that, if the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to oversee enforcement—to enforce a settlement agreement, the agreement’s terms had to be placed on the public record and approved by the court within the same 30-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
The order discontinued and closed the action based on the reported settlement in principle. It did not resolve the merits of the underlying dispute or state whether the settlement was finally completed. This is a procedural order.
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