What is the reasonableness of a settlement in a personal injury case?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bellissimo v. Alfano, 2012 ONSC 4575 (CanLII):
One factor on the issue of reasonableness is whether the settlement was made “under legal advice”. Ingram-Ellis v. Edwards, [1991] B.C.J. No. 2651 (B.C.S.C.)
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