Chancellor v. Select Portfolio Servicing

The plaintiff reached an oral agreement to settle a litigation arising out of a home mortgage loan, but the defendants insisted that as part of the settlement he would have to release any claims he had against another bank, and against a trust company, neither of which had been a party to the litigation. The district judge agreed with the defendants’ position. The Seventh Circuit vacated and remanded for a factual inquiry, noting that it has not been proved that anyone had told the plaintiff during the settlement conference that by agreeing to the settlement he would also be releasing any claim he might have against the two nonparties to the litigation. View "Chancellor v. Select Portfolio Servicing" on Justia Law