Title: Ana Velazquez v. St. Barnabas Hospital

State: new-york

Issuer: New York Appellate Court

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This memorandum is uncorrected and subject to revision before
publication in the New York Reports.
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No. 214  SSM 40
Ana Velazquez,
            Appellant,
        v.
St. Barnabas Hospital,
            Respondent.
Submitted by Abdul K. Hassan, for appellant.
Submitted by William D. Buckley, for respondent.
MEMORANDUM:
The order of the Appellate Division should be modified,
without costs, by denying defendant's motion to enforce the
settlement agreement and remitting the case to Supreme Court for
further proceedings and, as so modified, affirmed.  
The parties do not dispute that they agreed to settle
the action for a specific amount; however, details regarding
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conditions of the settlement, including a disputed
confidentiality agreement, were never recorded or memorialized. 
No agreement was made in open court or filed with the county
clerk.  Accordingly, it is not binding upon the parties (see CPLR
2104; Matter of Dolgin Eldert Corp., 31 NY2d 1, 9-11 [1972];
Andre-Long v Verizon Corp., 31 AD3d 353, 354 [2d Dept 2006]).
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On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.11 of the Rules,
order modified, without costs, by denying defendant's motion to
enforce the settlement agreement and remitting the case to
Supreme Court, Bronx County, for further proceedings and, as so
modified, affirmed, in a memorandum.  Chief Judge Lippman and
Judges Ciparick, Graffeo, Read, Smith, Pigott and Jones concur.
Decided December 17, 2009