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Settlement Credit

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Settlement credit, means a court's reduction of the amount of a jury verdict-or the effect of the verdict on non-settling defendants-to account for settlement funds the plaintiff has received from former defendants or from other responsible parties, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1377.

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