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Dismissal of Cases Pursuant to Settlement

Prior to submitting a proposed order of dismissal pursuant to settlement, counsel should review the following Seventh Circuit cases, which discuss the retention of federal jurisdiction to enforce the terms of a settlement agreement:  Blue Cross & Blue Shield Ass’n v. American Express Co., 467 F.3d 634 (7th Cir. 2006), and Shapo v. Engle, 463 F.3d 641 (7th Cir. 2006).  The parties may also wish to review the following article:  “What’s an Attorney to Do?   Ensuring Federal Jurisdiction Over Settlement Agreements in Light of Recent Seventh Circuit Cases,” by Judge Denlow (Ret.), which may be accessed here.


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