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No. I’ve never seen that term used except for a court ordered payment. Anything else is called a “settlement,” or “settled for $x” or even more explicitly “sett
by jtbayly 5y ago
No. I’ve never seen that term used except for a court ordered payment. Anything else is called a “settlement,” or “settled for $x” or even more explicitly “settled out of court for $x”
- barbegal 5y agoIn England it is used in the context of a settlement. E.g. in part 36 https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rules/part36 https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil/rule...
- dahfizz 5y agoThat page refers to claims of damages, not actual damages (as decided by a court). It makes sense that the settlement is in relation to the damage the plaintiff claims (i.e. what they would have sued for in court).