Siemens Settlement Upheld in Wages Suit Despite Refusal to Sign

A settlement reached between Siemens Industry Inc. and a former employee can stand after a federal appeals court said the plaintiff is bound by her oral acceptance of it.

In a case that “smacks of buyer’s remorse,” Judge Gustavo A. Gelpí said Thursday that there isn’t a “valid reason for denying enforcement of a knowing and voluntary settlement.”

The district court didn’t err in enforcing the settlement without an evidentiary hearing since an enforceable oral settlement agreement existed between Siemens Industry and Ann Marie Maccarone, even though she later refused to sign the settlement agreement. The US Court of Appeals ...