Sentence examples for settlements to avoid from inspiring English sources

"They should be finding solutions to reach negotiated settlements to avoid industrial action".

Few of these suits have resulted in judgments, but several companies have agreed to large settlements to avoid expensive litigation and reputational harm.

Instead of offering small settlements to avoid trial, the city started to identify weaker cases and has been contesting them in court, pushing many to trial.

Meanwhile, ever since the 1960s, civil "class-action suits" have taught managers the wisdom of seeking rapid, discreet settlements to avoid long, expensive and embarrassing trials.The drawbacks of America's civil tort system are well known.

The companies agreed to pay sums ranging from £25,000 to £200,000 to 771 people under out-of-court settlements to avoid a trial, while accepting that "their secret vetting operation should never have happened".

As the arbiter of payouts for families of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, his job was to put a value on the lives of the victims and offer government settlements to avoid lawsuits.

The university said it agreed to the settlement to avoid spending time and money on litigation.

The airline said it reached the settlement to avoid a lengthy legal battle.

The company is reportedly negotiating with the US Justice Department to reach a settlement to avoid criminal charges for shredding the documents.

The department tries to negotiate a settlement to avoid litigation and small claims court, said Elaine M. Price, its director.

GlaxoSmithKline said it had agreed to the settlement to avoid the delay and expense of a trial.