settlement offers
Negotiated resolution attempts
Settlement offers are proposals to resolve a legal dispute without going to trial, typically involving payment or other terms in exchange for dropping claims.
They may come from either party—a defendant offering compensation, or a plaintiff agreeing to accept less than originally sought.
Their lawyer advised them to reject the first settlement offer.
Most civil cases end through settlement rather than verdict.
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- good faithSincere, honest intent
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
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settlement offersverdicts
Formal trial conclusions
judgments · court rulings · jury verdicts · bench trials · trial outcomes
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