[hhjj]

well i think the defense lawyer was a bit disingenuous. I guess the only step should have been to confirm the agreement with the girl, forward it to troll and then tell them you have a license so get lost or see you in court. But it looks like they didn't go to court at all...

[teawrecks]

My understanding is that the troll would love to take it to court and keep it there until you can't afford to fight anymore.

[MertsA]

IIRC, so long as you made a settlement offer early on in the process for some low value, from that point onwards if the case eventually gets decided in the defendant's favor or even if it doesn't but the judgement awarded is less favorable than the settlement offer, then the plaintiff is liable for any legal fees after the settlement. There have been plaintiffs that won in court, were awarded a judgement, but wound up having to pay more to the defendant than what the judgement was even for. It's a rule 68 offer of judgment that triggers this fee shifting and is meant to disincentivize pointless litigation after a reasonable settlement offer has been made.

[munificent]

Court costs trolls too. They don't want things in court. They want you to settle.