Legal Opinion
Bennett v. La Pere
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 12, 1986No. Civ. A. No. 85-0286-SPublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
The case before the court raises the interesting — and essentially open — question of whether a nonsettling defendant in a civil action may compel the disclosure of an accord reached between the plaintiffs and (former) codefendants. The parties to the accommodation find the settlement to be more appealing if not shared with the non-settling defendant — after all, “stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant,” Proverbs 9:17 — and have refused to reveal the details of their bargain. The tale follows.
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2Cases cited11 opinions
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- United States v. Robert F. TierneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Bottaro v. Hatton AssociatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
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3Cited by29 opinions
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