Settlements and the method by which they are reached are often very important in legal malpractice.  Usually, the issue is whether the settlement truely reflects what plaintiff bargained for, or is the plaintiff merely dissatisfied?  Here is a case from the 2d Circuit that comments on this problem.  In court settlements are generally sacrosanct in New York state and federal courts, and this case is no exception.  Here is the decision in Powell v. Omnicom, 06-0300-cv ,Decided: August 7, 2007 in the U.S. COURT OF APPEALS SECOND CIRCUIT