Mercury Public Affairs, LLC v. Airbus Defence and Space, S.A.U.
- Vyskocil
- 1:19-cv-07518
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mercury Public Affairs v. Airbus Defence, Judge Vyskocil dismissed the settled action without costs, subject to restoration by January 22, 2021.
Mercury Public Affairs LLC and Airbus Defence and Space, S.A.U.; the case was discontinued under the stated restoration deadline.
What happened
Mercury Public Affairs LLC and Airbus Defence and Space, S.A.U. told the court that they had signed a settlement agreement.
The court discontinued the case without costs to either party and allowed either party to seek restoration of the case by January 22, 2021.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that, if no restoration request was filed by that date, the dismissal would become with prejudice.
The detailed version
- Mercury Public Affairs, LLC v. Airbus Defence and Space, S.A.U. · No. 1:19-cv-07518
- Vyskocil
- Dec. 22, 2020
Background
Mercury Public Affairs LLC sued Airbus Defence and Space, S.A.U., formerly known as Airbus Military. The opinion states that the parties informed the court that they had executed a settlement agreement.
Ruling
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered that the action be discontinued without costs to any party and without prejudice to restoring the action to the court’s calendar. The court allowed an application to restore the action if made by January 22, 2021. The order states that if no such application was made by that date, the dismissal would be with prejudice.
Effect
The order resolved the case based on the parties’ settlement and did not decide the underlying claims. The opinion does not describe those claims or the settlement’s terms.
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