DHX, Inc. v. Allianz AGF MAT, Ltd.

The parties arrived at a complete financial settlement but agreed to continue to litigate. Without informing us, the parties created a facade: Allianz entered into a complete financial settlement with DHX, but Allianz also paid DHX attorney’s fees so that DHX could continue to litigate the case and play the part of an aggrieved party, even though DHX no longer had any interest in the matter.

The parties have settled their entire underlying dispute, depriving us of a live case or controversy which permits adjudication. I write separately to emphasize the fundamental principle that settlements…