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Jun. 16, 2015

Release me: beware broadly worded release provisions

Two recent decisions reiterate the importance of drafting a settlement agreement release provision and exceptions to the release. By Matthew R. Hicks


By Matthew R. Hicks


Two recent Court of Appeal decisions reiterate the importance of drafting a settlement
agreement release provision and exceptions to the release (or carve-outs) ensuring
the provision best protects your client and meets your client's settlement goals and
expectations. Those two cases, Belasco v. Wells, 234 Cal. App. 4th 409 (2015), and Cline v. Homuth, 235 Cal. App. 4th 699 (2...

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