What happens during settlement negotiations?

Plaintiffs, defendants and their lawyers meet outside the courtroom to discuss issues and try to agree on a monetary value. If the parties agree to an agreement negotiation, the parties will sign the agreement and it will act as a contract. A settlement conference is designed to bring together all parties to the lawsuit to try to negotiate and resolve your case. If you were there, in addition to the people you have sued, tempers would explode and everyone's objections, opinions and feelings would get in the way of having real negotiation discussions.