Legal Opinion
American Security Vanlines, Inc. v. Robert J. Gallagher
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 31, 1986No. 85-5344PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion Per Curiam.
2Per curiam
Defendant-appellant Robert J. Gallagher, an attorney, dishonored an agreement settling an action in which he had been charged with malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty. The agreement, incorporating modifications suggested by the trial judge, was entered as a district court judgment on March 1, 1984. Gallagher made initial payments pursuant to the agreement but soon defaulted, prompting plaintiffs’ application to the district court, on May 22, 1984, to enforce the settlement. The district court considered Gallagher’s several challenges to the agreement and, in a…
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