Steiner v. Van Dorn Co.

I believe the trial court had jurisdiction to rule on appellants’ motion for the pro rata allocation and distribution of attorney fees and expenses. The trial court retained jurisdiction to effectuate the settlement agreement, and the court has jurisdiction to enforce the settlement agreement. Spercel v. Sterling Industries (1972), 31 Ohio St.2d 36, 60 O.O.2d 20, 285 N.E.2d 324; Mack v. Polson Rubber Co. (1984), 14 Ohio St.3d 34, 14 OBR 335, 470 N.E.2d 902. The award of attorney fees and provision for allocation of such fees is a term of the settlement agreement, which the court has the…