The defending parties of civil suits, because of the cost of litigation and the attendant bad publicity, choose not to fight a case and instead enter into a ________.

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A consent decree is a legal agreement between the parties involved in a civil suit that an agreed-upon resolution will be reached without admitting fault or guilt. This allows the defending party to avoid the cost and negative publicity associated with a trial while still resolving the dispute. Guilty pleas are associated with criminal cases, not civil suits, and price-fixing clauses and replacement orders are not typically used as resolutions for civil suits.

The Defending Parties of Civil Suits, Because of the Cost