What’s the difference between settling and trial?
The answer depends on many factors. You should assume that your case will go to trial. You and your lawyer must approach your case from the beginning as if it will so go trial. If the other side sees that you are ready, willing and able to go trial they are more likely to make a reasonable offer without trial. While your attorney can guide you on whether or not to accept an offer, ultimately, the decision to settle or go to trial is yours. You must decide to either accept the highest offer that can be obtained or to fight in court to try to obtain a better result. Trial, in the most general of terms is similar to what we see on television or the movies. It consists of the parties and witnesses being question by the attorneys, followed by those attorneys arguing on behalf of the plaintiff (the injured party) or the defendant (the party causing the injury) before a judge and/or a jury. Trials result in verdicts – either for the plaintiff or the defendant. Settlements result from situatio
