Attorneys often sign settlement agreements under the words "approved as to form" or "approved as to form and content". In signing the settlement agreement, an attorney may not expect to be bound by the settlement, but should...more
On August 13, 2018, the California Fourth District of Appeal held in Monster Energy Company v. Schechter that an attorney who signed his client’s settlement agreement under the phrase “approved as to form and content” was...more
In Monster Energy Co. v. Schechter, et al. (No. E066267 – 8/13/2018), the Fourth Appellate District reversed the trial court’s partial denial of the attorney defendants’ (“Attorneys”) underlying special motion to strike...more