A $23,000 Swing on a $5,000 Demand
A minor $5,000 adjustment demand against a client became an $18,000 settlement payment to the client, with global mutual releases.
$23K
swing on a $5,000 demand
- Resolved
- Pre-suit
The situation
A $5,000 adjustment demand was asserted against the client.
The approach
The small demand was used as the entry point to a wider accounting of the trading relationship rather than argued as an isolated item.
The outcome
$18,000 was paid to the client with global mutual releases — a $23,000 swing from where the dispute opened.
Adjustment claimsMutual releasesCommercial settlement
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each matter is different, and the results described here were achieved on the specific facts of those matters.