Sentences with phrase «instead of negotiating a settlement»

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Fortunately, we were able to hire a lawyer who was able to negotiate a settlement — we ended up paying $ 3,000 instead of the original $ 8,000 in copyright infringement penalties Mr. Leech was originally seeking.

Instead, Syracuse officials negotiated a legal settlement of their tax dispute with Jacobowitz, removing the threat of foreclosure and paving the way for Jacobowitz to pursue his own renovation of the property.

«What is needed instead is to urgently reconvene the Geneva peace talks and unrelenting international pressure for a negotiated settlement of the conflict.

Jepsen, also a Democrat, announced in December 2013 that he was suspending an effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling against the state by a three - judge panel of the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in May of that year, and instead said he would try to limit the state's exposure to damages by seeking to negotiate a settlement with SEBAC.

As many states scrambled to introduce legislation that would require online retailers to collect the taxes, Amazon negotiated a number of settlements with various states; in some cases, Amazon opted instead to cancel the affiliate status of a number of website owners, as lawmakers pointed to those partnerships as being considered a «physical presence in the state.»

I was able to negotiate a debt settlement for the debt and was able to convince them to accept $ 22,000 instead of the full $ 60,000.

The company's negotiators will negotiate a reduced interest rate and payment on each account, instead of actually negotiating your balance down like with debt settlement, and debt freedom will be obtained within 3 - 5 years with consumer credit counseling, verse 3 years or less with debt settlement.

Assuming you can find a legitimate debt settlement company, (one that actually negotiates you debt instead of taking your money and running away with it) the costs can be very high.

The parties can voluntarily resolve all their issues through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation or a negotiated settlement instead of proceeding to court.

Once the divorce is filed, the couple may negotiate a settlement agreement instead of having the court decide the terms of the divorce.

Instead of encouraging a couple to fight, lawyers need to calm the waters, tell their clients what the court will most likely do and help them negotiate a fair settlement.

Instead of fighting it out and trying to «win» over each other, the spouses and their divorce attorneys negotiate with each other in private meetings in order to reach a mutually agreeable settlement.

Your barrister may also be the person who negotiates a settlement of your case instead of it going to trial.

Webb simply told his clients that, as of 1990, he would no longer go to court on their behalf; he would instead help his clients negotiate creative settlements.