Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
On October 18, 2002, on the eve of trial, the parties stipulated in open court to an award of damages in settlement of this medical malpractice action, and the plaintiffs thereafter executed a stipulation of discontinuance and a general release. The stipulation explicitly noted that the settlement was contingent upon the approval of the Suffolk County Legislature (hereinafter the Legislature).
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