Settlements
§ 5037. Settlements. Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the right of a plaintiff, defendant or defendants and any insurer to settle dental, medical or podiatric malpractice claims as they consider appropriate and in their complete discretion.
Nothing in this article limits the right of any plaintiff, defendant, or insurer to settle dental/medical/podiatric malpractice claims however they see fit, in their complete discretion. ★ (Structured-payment rules don't block a plain settlement.)
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 2 — The JG-22 CPLR and in Volume 1 — The JG-22 in Plain English.