ADWOA GYABAAH, Plaintiff-Appellant-res

7654. ADWOA GYABAAH, Plaintiff-Appellant-res — v. RIVLAB TRANSPORTATION CORP., Defendant-res-ap, JOHN DOE, def, JEFFREY A. ARONSKY, P.C. Non-Party res-res — Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm, New York (Barry Liebman of counsel), for appellant-res — Kral, Clerkin, Redmond, Ryan, Perry & Van Etten, LLP, Melville (Elizabeth Gelfand Kastner of counsel), for Rivlab Transportation Corp., res-res — Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & De Cicco, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for Jeffrey A. Aronsky, P.C., res-res — Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Julia I. Rodriguez, J.), entered March 14, 2011, which, granted nonparty law firm Jeffrey A. Aronsky, P.C.'s (Aronsky) motion to the extent of granting Aronsky leave to place a lien against the action, and denied the motion insofar as it sought an order enforcing a purported settlement and setting Aronsky's fee accordingly, affirmed, without costs.

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7654. ADWOA GYABAAH, Plaintiff-Appellant-res — v. RIVLAB TRANSPORTATION CORP., Defendant-res-ap, JOHN DOE, def, JEFFREY A. ARONSKY, P.C. Non-Party res-res — Law Offices of Kenneth A. Wilhelm, New York (Barry Liebman of counsel), for appellant-res — Kral, Clerkin, Redmond, Ryan, Perry & Van Etten, LLP, Melville (Elizabeth Gelfand Kastner of counsel), for Rivlab Transportation Corp., res-res — Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & De Cicco, New York (Brian J. Isaac of counsel), for Jeffrey A. Aronsky, P.C., res-res — Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Julia I. Rodriguez, J.), entered March 14, 2011, which, granted nonparty law firm Jeffrey A. Aronsky, P.C.’s (Aronsky) motion to the extent of granting Aronsky leave to place a lien against the action, and denied the motion insofar as it sought an order enforcing a purported settlement and setting Aronsky’s fee accordingly, affirmed, without costs.

The issue that divides this panel is whether this action has been settled. Aronsky, plaintiff’s outgoing attorney, commenced this personal injury action on plaintiff’s behalf on August 25, 2010. By letter to Aronsky dated October 1, 2010, defendant’s carrier tendered its $1 million policy limits for purposes of settlement. Aronsky explained the proposal to plaintiff who, at that time, chose to accept the settlement. Accordingly, plaintiff executed a general release on October 5, 2010 and a hold harmless agreement on October 12, 2010. Aronsky advised plaintiff that he would hold the release pending receipt of defendant’s affidavit of no excess insurance and advice from plaintiff as to whether she preferred to have the settlement structured.

ADWOA GYABAAH, Plaintiff-Appellant-res

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