Does a Settlement Agreement That is Silent on a Fee Claim Waive a Judicially-Reserved Claim for Attorneys’ Fees Based on a Discovery Violation?
E-Discovery LLC
FEBRUARY 15, 2025
Farace v. Cross, 2025 WL 484543 (Appl. Ct. Md. Feb. 13, 2025)(unreported), arose out of a tragedy – – the death of both parents of a two-year-old child in an auto accident. Both sets of grandparents then sought custody. In this unreported decision, the Court addressed a novel [1] Maryland issue where out-of-State decisions were mixed. The issue was whether a subsequent family law settlement agreement that did not expressly reserve a claim to attorneys fees for discovery violations wa
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