Neely v. Miller Brewing Co.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

This case concerns a settlement agreement in an employment discrimination dispute that stated that the settlement was subject to Older Worker Benefit Protection Act timings. The “timing” provisions under this Act give a settling party time to reconsider and withdraw from a settlement before it becomes irrevocable.1 Plaintiff Theresa Neely contends that this “timings” clause in the agreement gave her the right to withdraw from the agreement. The court below agreed with her employer, Miller Brewing Company, that the settlement agreement was final and binding, without any…