Opinion ID: 4544175
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Revised Settlement Agreement Terms

Text: On February 6, 2015, the circuit court entered an order granting Defendants’ Motion to Enforce (Order Granting Motion to Enforce). The circuit court found that “[t]he parties herein entered into a binding settlement agreement during a settlement conference held on October 21, 2014.” The circuit court also found that “[t]he [proposed settlement agreement] submitted to [McKenna] contains terms beyond the material terms of the Settlement Agreement.” The circuit court accordingly struck the following provisions of the Settlement and Release Agreement: a. Paragraph 4 Attorneys’ Fees: All language after “The Settling Parties shall bear their respective attorneys’ fees and costs incurred in the Lawsuit. b. Paragraph 5, Non-Disparagement shall be stricken in its entirety. c. Paragraph 6, Release by Plaintiff, [] all language after the word “Lawsuit”. d. Paragraph 8, Release of Unknown Claims shall be stricken in its entirety. e. Paragraph 11, Indemnification [] all language after SAC is stricken. f. Paragraph 12(c) Acknowldgment [sic]. Inasmuch as 11  FOR PUBLICATION IN WEST’S HAWAIʻI REPORTS AND PACIFIC REPORTER  Plaintiff has refused to participate in the drafting of the Settlement Agreement, she cannot be deemed drafter. g. Paragraph 13. Tax Consequences shall be stricken in its entirety. h. Paragraph 18, Further Assurances shall be stricken in its entirety. The circuit court ordered that Defendants revise the proposed settlement agreement in conformity with the stricken provisions (revised settlement agreement) and submit it to the circuit court for execution by the Clerk of Court. The circuit court also ordered that Defendants submit the stipulation for dismissal with prejudice to the circuit court for execution by the Clerk of Court. Defendants submitted the revised settlement agreement and the stipulation for dismissal. The case was dismissed on March 16, 2015.3 The circuit court entered a Final Judgment in favor of Defendants on March 10, 2016.