Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The attorney for the plaintiff had apparent authority to settle the case for $15,000 ( see e.g. Lynch v. Lynch, 122 AD2d 572). The settlement placed on the record was thus binding on the plaintiff, notwithstanding his alleged belief that the case had settled for $50,000, since the plaintiff's mistake was made in the absence of "ordinary care" ( McClain Realty v. Rivers, 144 AD2d 216, 218, citing 21 NY Jur 2d, Contracts § 121, at 529; see Almap Holdings v. Bank Leumi Trust Co. of N.Y., 196 AD2d 518; Ghostley v. Hetland, 295 Minn 376, 204 NW2d 821; Jones v. Jones, 689 So 2d 116 [Ala 1996]).