Legal Opinion
Tourangeau v. Uniroyal, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 3, 1996No. Nos. 1807, 2086 and 2102, Dockets 96-7103, 96-7149 and 96-7483PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge:
This case presents three main issues: (1) whether, under the unusual circumstances presented, a successor in interest to a litigating party is bound by the terms of an agreement which settled that litigation even though the successor was not a formal participant in the litigation; (2) if the settlement agreement does bind the successor in interest, whether, absent a showing of plaintiff-specific cost increases, the agreement forbids the successor from increasing the rates plaintiffs, a class of retirees, must pay to receive certain retirement benefits; and (3) whether…
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