Ruling by
Richard M. AronsonLower Court
Orange County Superior CourtLower Court Judge
Sheila B. Fell
A stipulated judgement for more than four times a settlement amount is an unenforceable penalty under 'Greentree' because it bears no reasonable relationship to the range of damages the parties could have anticipated would result if defendant failed to timely pay.
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