RAWALD v. DORMITORY AUTH. OF THE STATE OF N.Y.

Index No. 112121/11. Appeal No. 14600. Case No. 2021-00938.

199 A.D.3d 477 (2021)

156 N.Y.S.3d 201

2021 NY Slip Op 06109

Ronald Rawald et al., Appellants, v. Dormitory Authority of the State of New York et al., Defendants, and Sea Crest Construction Corp. et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided November 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Dwyer & Bernstien, LLP, New York ( Steven Aripotch of counsel), for appellants.

Perry, Van Etten, Rozanski & Kutner, LLP, Melville ( Joseph K. Strang of counsel), for respondents.

Concur—Renwick, J.P., Singh, Kennedy, Rodriguez, Pitt, JJ.


This appeal arises out of an alleged agreement by which plaintiffs' counsel and counsel for defendants Sea Crest Construction Corp. and Peter Scalamandre & Sons, Inc. (together, Sea Crest) agreed to settle the underlying personal injury action for $275,000. The settlement agreement was stated in an email communication in which plaintiffs' counsel stated, "This is to confirm settlement in the sum of $275,000. Please send release...

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