Whittier Union High School District v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

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• voluntary dismissal set aside but defendant entitled to offset amount paid in settlement against any subsequent judgment for plaintiffs
• “the law is well settled that an attorney must be specifically authorized to settle and compromise a claim, that merely on the basis of his employment he has no implied or ostensible authority to bind his client to a compromise settlement of pending litigation”
• setting aside unauthorized voluntary dismissal

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