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Firm Settlement

ADT Security Service v. Fluent Home 2023 Ont SCJ (Div Ct)

The parties settled at a pretrial and informed the pretrial judge that it was a firm and binding agreement. The defendant then raised issues about the release and wanted payment terms that had not previously been discussed. The court noted that if parties settle litigation and then disagree on non-essential terms of the settlement, the court imposes reasonable terms. The court held that 30 days for payment was reasonable and that the precise wording of the release, on which the parties ultimately agreed, was not an essential term in the context of the settlement.

Written by Jonathan Speigel, the founding partner of Speigel Nichols Fox LLP, leads the litigation and construction practices.