United States First Circuit

A settlement that is the product of a private negotiation between parties to a lawsuit is not an "award" since it is not an extrajudicial determination by third-party decision makers.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/04/2005
• Published 02/04/2005

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and FUSTÉ, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William A. Graffam, with whom Jorge F. Blasini and Jiménez, Graffam & Lausell, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Derek A. Walker, with whom Heather J. Valliant and Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, L.L.P., were on brief, for appellees.