legal settlements
Lawsuit ending deals
Legal settlements are agreements that resolve disputes without a full trial.
When parties to a lawsuit negotiate terms—typically involving payment from one side to the other—they reach a settlement: The company paid $2 million to settle the discrimination claims.
Settlements often include confidentiality clauses and admissions of no wrongdoing.
Most civil cases end in settlement rather than verdict.
- damagesCompensation for injury
- pain and sufferingDistress from harm
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- good faithSincere, honest intent
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
plaintiff · negotiation · litigation · defendant · divorce settlement · restitution · plea bargain · structured settlement · offer · non-disclosure agreement · mediation · breach of contract · cease and desist · claimant · liability · file · dispute resolution · out of court
- settlement taxestaxable income, tax liability, settlement agreements, structured settlement, taxation rules
- debtscredit card debt, car loan, student loan, loans, bank loan
legal settlementsjury verdicts
Formal decisions from deliberating citizens
court judgments · trial verdicts · judicial rulings · bench trials · adjudication