Serico v. Rothberg

**171This appeal arises from plaintiff Lucia Serico's1 motion for attorney's fees and other litigation expenses pursuant to Rule 4:58 after a jury trial on medical malpractice claims against Robert M. Rothberg, M.D. At issue is whether Serico may collect attorney's fees from Rothberg despite entering into a "high-low agreement"2 that *346limited the amount she could recover at trial to $1,000,000. We determine that the high-low agreement is a settlement subject to the rules of contract interpretation. Accordingly, based on the expressed intent of the parties and the context of the agreement, we…