N.Y. Court: Spouse Waited Too Long to File For Settlement Approval

The surviving spouse of a decedent failed to file for nunc pro tunc approval of past settlements in a timely manner while attempting to comply with a court order, a New York appellate court ruled.The 3rd Appellate Department of the New York Supreme Court ruled unanimously to deny all settlements made prior to a July 2006 court order that the applicant apply for nunc pro tunc approval of those settlements. The appellate court denied the applications for approval because the applicant failed to file the applications for approval in a timely manner. The case is Lautenschuetz v. CNA Insurance Co.,...