State v. Philip Morris Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Andrias, J.
The issue before the Court is whether a Commercial Division Justice has the power to initiate a sua sponte inquiry into an arbitration panel’s award of legal fees rendered pursuant to *59the provisions of a settlement agreement, where the Consent Decree and Final Judgment settling the matter limited the parties’ future applications to the court to those necessary or appropriate to implement or enforce the Consent Decree, and prohibited any modifications unless a party demonstrated it would “suffer irreparable harm from new and unforeseen conditions.”
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