How to Use out-of-court settlement in a Sentence

out-of-court settlement

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  • The 19-year NBA vet was held in contempt of court and agreed to another out-of-court settlement.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2023
  • In 2019, Retton reached an out-of-court settlement with Biomet.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Unlike the out-of-court settlement with George Pino, his wife agreed to a consent agreement to pay the $16 million.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The suit was dismissed this year following an out-of-court settlement.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • About a month later, Andrew and Giuffree reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
  • An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Tinsley denied the allegations and reached an out-of-court settlement with Frost-Winn in June 2019.
    — Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
  • But if there were to be an out-of-court settlement, the deal would need to include the retraction plus a payout larger than the massive sum that Dominion got.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
  • After suing Estée Lauder for their firings, the artists reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
  • The film overcame an injunction with an out-of-court settlement and released on schedule on Wednesday.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The filmmaker and Amazon reached an out-of-court settlement in November 2019.
    — Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
  • However, defamation cases like these are often resolved, even at the last minute, with an out-of-court settlement.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Terms of the out-of-court settlement, which was made public in a court filing, weren’t immediately available.
    — Tierney Sneed, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Matsumoto appealed and in 2003 arrived at an out-of-court settlement with Nishizaki in which both agreed to being co-authors.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 20 Feb. 2023
  • At the time, Fox’s negotiators were entering discussions about an out-of-court settlement ahead of the swearing in of what was shaping up to be a diverse jury.
    — Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 2 May 2023
  • Saris, however, urged the parties to find an out-of-court settlement because of the complexity of a case involving more than a dozen defendants.
    — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • That could trigger legal action by WBD, an arbitration process or an out-of-court settlement.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
  • At the time, Fox’s negotiators were entering discussions about an out-of-court settlement before the swearing in of what was shaping up to be a diverse jury.
    — Jeremy W. Peters, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
  • The parties litigated for nearly two years before reaching an out-of-court settlement.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 July 2024
  • David Blunkett, home secretary in the Labour government in the early 2000s, said Lewis was his main interlocutor when the company offered him an out-of-court settlement.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement with Andrew, who denied her allegations.
    — USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
  • His mother later received an out-of-court settlement from the production company.
    — Vulture, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Bonita Ford later filed a paternity lawsuit against Malone and the two eventually reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The fan dropped his civil suit against McGregor a month later, and authorities declined to pursue a criminal case after McGregor and the victim reached an out-of-court settlement.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
  • Absent a successful appeal, early resolution to the case or an out-of-court settlement, the injunction will remain in place at least until a trial, which likely won’t occur until 2025 or later.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Newsmax and the voting technology company Smartmatic could still reach an out-of-court settlement, and further delays are possible.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Dominion’s lawsuit seeks $1.6 billion in compensatory damages, an amount that experts said would likely be whittled down substantially depending on the jury’s judgment or in an out-of-court settlement.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2023

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