When a personal injury case was dismissed for inaction, plaintiff lawyer Michael Alvarez won reinstatement by asserting he had held back because he thought the defendant agreed to settle.
But an appeals court reversed on Thursday, finding that Alvarez’s say-so was not enough, given that defense counsel denied agreeing to settle or even discussing the topic. Further, the trial court never cross-examined the lawyers or held a hearing to resolve the dispute.
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