Maplewood Senior Living, LLC v. M&T Insurance Agency, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:23-cv-01240
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Maplewood Senior Living v. M&T Insurance Agency: Judge Abrams discontinued the case after settlement in principle, allowing restoration within 45 days.
Maplewood Senior Living, LLC and M&T Insurance Agency, Inc.; the case was closed, subject to a possible application to restore it within 45 days.
What happened
Maplewood Senior Living, LLC v. M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. was reported to have settled in principle. The opinion does not describe the parties’ underlying claims or the settlement terms.
The court discontinued the action without costs to either party and without prejudice to restoring it if an application is made within 45 days. The court also stated that settlement-enforcement terms must be placed on the public record and approved by the court during that period if the parties want the court to retain enforcement authority.
Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case.
The detailed version
- Maplewood Senior Living, LLC v. M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-01240
- Ronnie Abrams
- July 31, 2025
Background
The court stated that it had been informed that Maplewood Senior Living, LLC’s action against M&T Insurance Agency, Inc. had been settled in principle. The opinion does not identify the underlying claims or provide the settlement’s terms.
Order
The court ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring it to the court’s docket if an application to restore the action is made within 45 days. It further stated that any application to reopen filed after that period may be denied solely because it was late.
If the parties want the court to retain jurisdiction—the authority to enforce a settlement agreement—they must place the agreement’s terms on the public record and obtain the court’s approval within the same 45-day period. The Clerk of Court was directed to close the case.
Disposition
Judge Ronnie Abrams discontinued the action under the stated settlement-related conditions. The order did not decide the underlying dispute on its merits.
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