Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the 1988 settlement reserved future worsening of health and therefore was not finally binding
Decisione estratta
No such reservation was established, and a good-faith interpretation showed the settlement was intended to resolve the matter definitively.
Motivazione estratta
The written offer merely accepted the 35% rate; it contained no reference to future benefits. A settlement normally aims at definitive closure, and the insured, assisted by counsel, could not infer a reservation for later deterioration.