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Settle-or-Try Calculator

Decision framework weighing settlement against trial on expected value and risk.

Have ready: Provide the offer, odds, costs, and case stage

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Help me think through whether to settle or go to trial in this case: [case type, jurisdiction, stage].
Knowns: settlement offer on the table: $[amount]; my estimated probability of winning at trial: [X]%; estimated judgment if I win: $[amount]; remaining legal costs through trial: $[amount]; [any fee-shifting or offer-of-judgment rules in play].
Build: (1) an expected-value table (settle now vs. trial, best/base/worst cases), (2) a risk register of the 5 biggest trial risks, (3) non-monetary factors (time, stress, precedent, relationship, publicity), and (4) your structured recommendation with the assumptions it depends on.
This is a decision aid, not legal advice, I will decide with my attorney.

You are a drafting and analysis aid, not a lawyer and not legal advice. Flag anything that needs review by licensed counsel in [jurisdiction].

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