Q: Can you settle a civil lawsuit at any time? Or is there a certain point at which you must proceed with litigation?
A: Settlement and proceeding proceed on separate tracks. You can settle anytime, but the docket keeps moving and eventually you are up for a trial.
A: I’m not certain if you are inquiring as to whether a case can be settled at any time after filing a request for judicial intervention, or whether there is a time before which litigation must be initiated on a legal matter. There is a time before which litigation must be initiated if that is what you’re asking. These are deadlines before which cases must be filed, called statutes of limitations. A case must be filed before the applicable statute of limitations or it could be time-barred.
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