The plaintiff, Dennis Rubel, was permanently injured while working at Lowes Home Center Inc., and hired Michael
Question:
The plaintiff, Dennis Rubel, was permanently injured while working at Lowe’s Home Center Inc., and hired Michael Dzienny to represent him in a personal injury lawsuit. When discussing a settlement with Lowe’s, Rubel instructed Dzienny to “get the best he could get on this case.” Dzienny then settled Rubel’s case for \($21,000\) in exchange for Rubel’s release of all claims against Lowe’s. Rubel then stated that he never, expressly or impliedly, authorized Dzienny to accept a settlement on his behalf or to accept \($21,000\) as settlement of his claims against Lowe’s. Is Rubel bound by the settlement Dzienny negotiated? Why or why not?
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The Legal And Ethical Environment Of Business
ISBN: 9781454893028
2nd Edition
Authors: Gerald R. Ferrera, Mystica M. Alexander, William P. Wiggins, Cheryl Kirschner, Jonathan J. Darrow