1.   His epileptic client eventually settled his case against the company for a confidential amount.

2.   Many civil cases can be settled out of court.

3.   Most criminal cases are therefore settled without trial by the process of plea bargaining between the prosecutor and the defense attorney.

4.   Neither firm admitted wrongdoing in settling the case.

5.   No one knows how many personal injury cases are settled quietly before trial with the help of apologies which never become public.

6.   The case was finally settled by the Appeal Court.

7.   The case was settled for an undisclosed sum last year.

8.   The large number of court cases in which the complainant dropped the prosecution is an indication that many cases were settled informally.