How to Use out-of-court settlement in a Sentence
out-of-court settlement
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The 19-year NBA vet was held in contempt of court and agreed to another out-of-court settlement.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2023
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In 2019, Retton reached an out-of-court settlement with Biomet.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
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Unlike the out-of-court settlement with George Pino, his wife agreed to a consent agreement to pay the $16 million.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
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An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
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An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached the following month.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 21 Aug. 2023
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The suit was dismissed this year following an out-of-court settlement.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023
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A couple of weeks ago Watson reached an out-of-court settlement with the accuser.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2024
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About a month later, Andrew and Giuffree reached an out-of-court settlement.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
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An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 25 Dec. 2023
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An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed amount was reached in February.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Feb. 2024
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An out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed sum was reached that February.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Tinsley denied the allegations and reached an out-of-court settlement with Frost-Winn in June 2019.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
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But if there were to be an out-of-court settlement, the deal would need to include the retraction plus a payout larger than the massive sum that Dominion got.
—Marshall Cohen, CNN, 20 Apr. 2023
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After suing Estée Lauder for their firings, the artists reached an out-of-court settlement.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 26 May 2023
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The film overcame an injunction with an out-of-court settlement and released on schedule on Wednesday.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
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The filmmaker and Amazon reached an out-of-court settlement in November 2019.
—Jordan Hoffman, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024
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However, defamation cases like these are often resolved, even at the last minute, with an out-of-court settlement.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Terms of the out-of-court settlement, which was made public in a court filing, weren’t immediately available.
—Tierney Sneed, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
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Matsumoto appealed and in 2003 arrived at an out-of-court settlement with Nishizaki in which both agreed to being co-authors.
—Mark Schilling, Variety, 20 Feb. 2023
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At the time, Fox’s negotiators were entering discussions about an out-of-court settlement ahead of the swearing in of what was shaping up to be a diverse jury.
—Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 2 May 2023
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Saris, however, urged the parties to find an out-of-court settlement because of the complexity of a case involving more than a dozen defendants.
—Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
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That could trigger legal action by WBD, an arbitration process or an out-of-court settlement.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 July 2024
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At the time, Fox’s negotiators were entering discussions about an out-of-court settlement before the swearing in of what was shaping up to be a diverse jury.
—Jeremy W. Peters, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023
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The parties litigated for nearly two years before reaching an out-of-court settlement.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 July 2024
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David Blunkett, home secretary in the Labour government in the early 2000s, said Lewis was his main interlocutor when the company offered him an out-of-court settlement.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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Giuffre reached an out-of-court settlement with Andrew, who denied her allegations.
—USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
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His mother later received an out-of-court settlement from the production company.
—Vulture, 14 Mar. 2023
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Bonita Ford later filed a paternity lawsuit against Malone and the two eventually reached an out-of-court settlement.
—oregonlive, 20 Feb. 2023
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The fan dropped his civil suit against McGregor a month later, and authorities declined to pursue a criminal case after McGregor and the victim reached an out-of-court settlement.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
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Absent a successful appeal, early resolution to the case or an out-of-court settlement, the injunction will remain in place at least until a trial, which likely won’t occur until 2025 or later.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Aug. 2024
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