Settlement terms can be engineered to publicly obscure a defendant’s guilt

Evidence

A new trial would make it look as if Grace wasn’t really guilty. They could even have the families say to the press that Beatrice and chemical companies in north Woburn were responsible for the contamination of the wells. — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2600

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2600
• XREF: connects to: Credible settlement leverage requires genuine willingness to proceed to trial — Jonathan Harr, A Civil Action, 2447; Keeping settlement details private helps prevent public perception from equating settlement with guilt — Is Settling Out of Court an Admission of Guilt? - LegalClarity; Altered charges can distort the truth of the allegations. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 2565 (+5 more)

Related

• Keeping settlement details private helps prevent public perception from equating settlement with guilt #corroborates (0.90) — Is Settling Out of Court an Admission of Guilt? - LegalClarity

Broader Connections

• Model opacity makes algorithmic decisions unaccountable in courtrooms #corroborates (0.55) — Brian Christian, The Alignment Problem, 61