Enforceability Of Oral Settlement Agreements

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• Long Term Mgmt., Inc. v. Univ. Nursing Care Ctr., Inc.
  704 So. 2d 669· Fla. 1st DCA· 1997-12-12 ·cited 44×
  Long Term Management, Inc. (LTM) appealed an order enforcing a settlement agreement reached with University Nursing Care Center, Inc. (UNCC) during litigation over a management contract dispute. The appellate court reversed the enforcement order, finding that the parties did not
• Lyles v. Commercial Lovelace Motor Freight, Inc.
  684 F.2d 501· 7th Cir.· 1982-07-19 ·cited 22×
• Perimeter Invs., Inc. v. Amerifirst Dev. Co. OF Cent. Fla., Inc.
  423 So. 2d 586· Fla. 1st DCA· 1982-12-20 ·cited 16×
  Defendants in mortgage foreclosure actions sought injunctions to prevent the plaintiff from continuing litigation, claiming a settlement agreement had been reached. The court held that the Statute of Frauds applies to oral settlement agreements involving the transfer of property,
• United States v. Newport News Shipbuilding & DRY Dock Co.
  571 F.2d 1283· 4th Cir.· 1978-02-27 ·cited 16×
  The court held that the parties' negotiators did not reach a binding oral settlement because the agreement was conditioned on higher approval and the Attorney General, whose approval was essential, rejected the terms. The court also found that the government did not negotiate in
• Richardson v. Knight
  197 So. 3d 143· Fla. 4th DCA· 2016-07-27 ·cited 13×
  This case addresses the validity of an oral marriage settlement agreement (MSA) announced in open court during a dissolution of marriage proceeding. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court's final judgment because the parties never provided sworn testimony or
• Glazer v. J. C. Bradford & Co.
  616 F.2d 167· 5th Cir.· 1980-04-30 ·cited 13×
  A client is bound by their attorney's settlement agreement, even without express authority, if the opposing party was unaware of any limitations on the attorney's apparent authority.
• Rayford L. Taylor v. Gordon Flesch Co., Inc.
  793 F.2d 858· 7th Cir.· 1986-06-16 ·cited 6×
  Oral settlement agreements in Title VII actions are enforceable under federal law, even if parties later disagree on the written formulation, provided the assent was knowing and voluntary.
• Peoples v. Fla. Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc.
  364 So. 2d 79· Fla. 2d DCA· 1978-11-08 ·cited 2×
  Appellants sought to enforce an alleged oral settlement agreement with the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, but the trial court granted summary judgment for the appellee, holding the agreement unenforceable because it lacked written evidence. The appellate court affirmed o
• Alina M. Matos v. Matos
  932 So. 2d 316· Fla. 4th DCA· 2006-02-01
  Alina Matos appealed a final judgment of dissolution that awarded her no relief, based on an oral settlement agreement from 2001. The Fourth District Court of Appeal reversed, finding that the husband failed to prove the wife's assent to the executory provisions of the agreement,
• Roskind v. Roskind
  552 So. 2d 1155· Fla. 3d DCA· 1989-11-07
  An oral settlement agreement dictated into the record and understood by the parties is enforceable, even if not reduced to writing.