Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Indiana

civil law settlement

If a plaintiff agrees to settle with a defendant, but the defendant doesn't pay the full amount agreed upon at the time of the signing, can the plaintiff then withdraw the settlement agreement and go to court?


Asked on 3/13/07, 12:29 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Samuel Hasler Samuel Hasler

Re: civil law settlement

You do say what kind of settlement. Settlement generally refers to settling a lawsuit but from what you have written there is no lawsuit. So it would be just another contract which has been breached by non-payment - or it sounds from your description.

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Answered on 3/21/07, 10:33 pm


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