settle a lawsuit

phrase

: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it

They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.

Examples of settle a lawsuit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The most recent controversy came in January, when the county paid $135,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused Kramer of improperly slashing a property’s value by millions of dollars — then retaliating against the employee who raised alarms about it. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

The Oglethorpe County School District just paid nearly $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with a former Georgia teacher of the year finalist. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026

The city of Los Angeles will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of a teen who lost his leg in a 2023 hit-and-run in Boyle Heights. — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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