Email settlement agreement is enforced
Parker-Hannifin Corp. And Parker Intangibles LLC, v. Schlegel Electronic Materials, Inc., C.a. No. 07-266-MPT, December 9, 2008.
Thynge, M.J. Magistrate grants defendant’s motion to enforcement of settlement agreement which was set forth in email correspondence.
Magistrate considers defendant’s motion to enforce a settlement agreement based on email correspondence sent by the plaintiff acknowledging that an agreement in principal had been reached. Plaintiff previously dismissed all claims against defendant and only defendant’s inequitable conduct and patent infringement claims remain. Considering the negotiations between the parties, a reasonable interpretation of the correspondence at issue indicates that it constituted an offer which concluded those prior negotiations. Thus defendant’s motion is granted.
