How the courts handle settlements in personal injury cases?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Varsanyi v Mityok, 2002 ABQB 720 (CanLII):
A review of the cases suggest that the above quote may be an oversimplification of how the courts handle settlements. The unreported decision Meiklejohn and Wesley v. American Northland (Alta C.A. 1996) which is said to support the general statement could not be located by either counsel or myself.
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