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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 14, 2022

Norwark v. Maazel

Judge
Andrew Carter
Docket
1:21-cv-02233
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedureContract
In one sentence

In Norwark v. Maazel, Judge Carter approved the parties’ fair and reasonable settlement and dismissed the case with prejudice.

Who this affects

The ruling affected Kristen Norwark and Dietlinde Maazel, et al., the parties to the case, by approving their settlement and dismissing the case with prejudice.

What happened

Norwark v. Maazel involved a revised settlement agreement submitted by the parties for the court’s review.

The court reviewed the agreement as required by the applicable settlement-review standard and found it fair and reasonable.

Judge Carter approved the settlement and ordered the case dismissed with prejudice in its entirety, without fees or costs except as the parties agreed.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Norwark v. Maazel · No. 1:21-cv-02233
Judge
Andrew Carter
Date
Jan. 14, 2022

Background

The court received the parties’ revised settlement agreement.

Court’s Analysis

The court reviewed the agreement under the required standard for approving settlements. It found the agreement fair and reasonable.

Ruling

Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr. approved the settlement. The court ordered the entire case dismissed with prejudice, meaning the case was closed and could not be refiled, without fees or costs except as agreed to by the parties.

The authoritative version

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