Structure Tone, LLC v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:22-cv-03705
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Structure Tone v. Travelers, Judge Caproni dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs after the parties reported an agreement in principle.
Structure Tone LLC and Travelers Property Casualty Company of America. The case was closed after the parties reported an agreement in principle; the parties retained a 30-day opportunity to seek reopening or to request that the court retain jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement.
What happened
Structure Tone, LLC v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America involved a dispute that the parties told the court they had agreed in principle to resolve. The order does not describe the underlying claims.
The court canceled all scheduled conferences and deadlines, dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, and directed the clerk to close the case. The parties could ask to reopen the case within 30 days by showing good cause.
Judge Valerie Caproni issued the order. She also stated that the parties could ask the court to retain power to enforce their settlement agreement, but they had to submit the agreement and a request for retained jurisdiction within the same 30-day period.
The detailed version
- Structure Tone, LLC v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America · No. 1:22-cv-03705
- Valerie Caproni
- July 5, 2022
Background
Structure Tone LLC, identified in the caption as successor by merger to Structure Tone, Inc., sued Travelers Property Casualty Company of America. The opinion does not state the claims or describe the underlying dispute. On July 1, 2022, the parties notified the court that they had reached an agreement in principle resolving all issues.
Court’s Action
The court canceled all previously scheduled conferences and other deadlines. It dismissed the case with prejudice and without costs, including attorneys’ fees, to either party. “With prejudice” means the dismissal bars refiling the same case. The clerk was directed to terminate all open motions and close the case.
The parties could apply to reopen the case within 30 days of the order. The application had to show good cause for keeping the case open despite the parties’ settlement. The court stated that a request filed after 30 days or without a showing of good cause could be denied on that basis alone.
If the parties wanted the court to retain jurisdiction—that is, continuing authority—to enforce their settlement agreement, they had to submit the agreement and request an order expressly retaining jurisdiction within the same 30-day period. The order did not decide the merits of the underlying dispute.
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