Keeping settlement details private helps prevent public perception from equating settlement with guilt

Evidence

Is Settling Out of Court an Admission of Guilt? - LegalClarity (LegalClarity)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Settlement terms can be engineered to publicly obscure a defendant’s guilt — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2600; Corporate defendants fear settlements will invite copycat lawsuits, not just cost money — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2594; Private arbitration systems resolve disputes without public accountability. (+2 more)

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• Settlement terms can be engineered to publicly obscure a defendant’s guilt (similarity 0.80)
• Corporate defendants fear settlements will invite copycat lawsuits, not just cost money (similarity 0.80)