Responsible parties make settlement offers in order to avoid the risks of being judged by a jury made up of regular citizens exercising their common sense under the law. (monseesmayer.com)
Card companies don't have any obligation to accept settlement offers and many won't even deal with debt settlement companies. (debt.org)
The plaintiff was also allowed to disclose formal settlement offers from the defendant provided that the terms remained confidential. (mccagueborlack.com)