Settlement Quotes

You're always hopeful in contract talks. Both sides want to reach a settlement, but at this point nothing has changed. - Candice Johnson

Your good lawyers realize that a good settlement is worth more than a good (jury) judgment. They don't appeal the settlement, and you get it quicker. If you can get just as much in six months with mediation as you're going to get in two years with a two- or three-week trial, you'd be foolish not to mediate the case. - Tom Conway

You take the population of vehicles in the field (A) and multiply it by the probable rate of failure (B), then multiply the result by the average out-of-court settlement (C).
A times B times C equals X. This is what it will cost if we don't initiate a recall.
If X is greater than the cost of a recall, we recall all the cars and no one gets hurt.
If X is less than the cost of a recall, then we don't recall. - Chuck Palahniuk

You really have an unfair, ironic and outrageous situation here... The one company that had the courage and took the steps of breaking with the entire industry ? is now in a position where it's going to be bankrupt if the settlement is enacted. - Marc Kasowitz

You know what, I'm ignorant to the whole West Bank settlement of Israel. I'm American. Can you elaborate on that, please? - Serena Williams

You know if there's a reasonable settlement opportunity that we'd be there. I think we showed last year that we were willing to settle that. - CFO Dennis Kavelman

You all know me, you know that when I fight for something right and correct, I carry it out... I will do that also on the issue of separating from Gaza, and a few small settlements in Samaria. It is imperative for Israel and its continuing development, and that's what will be done. - Ariel Sharon

Yasser Arafat must be made to live up to his promise to fight the terrorists -- to stop coddling them... If he does, it would be a major move forward and we could move toward achieving a final settlement. - Benjamin Netanyahu

Would vigorously oppose their seeking to stay our settlement. - Melvyn Weiss