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Originally Posted by OKCMallen
The only thing about this settlement is that would would take a pretty sophisticated set of negotiations to hammer one out, I venture. If there aren't any rumors with legs about these negotiations taking place, I think it's less like that your average case to be settled at this point.
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If they're even talking at this point, It's very hush, hush. It will be interesting to see if the judge's rulings today might get talks started.
This is from this mornings Seattle Times.....
Sonics | Seattle vs. Sonics: Trial starts next week, if there's no settlement | Seattle Times Newspaper
The dialogue between the team and the city had been terse. And that's when they were even talking — they haven't engaged in meaningful negotiations since February.
"It's always a good idea to talk," Seattle City Attorney Tom Carr said. "It's usually a failure if a case ends up getting to trial. Generally, there's a solution to every problem."
Carr would not speculate on the prospects for a pretrial settlement; nor would Dan Mahoney, spokesman for Sonics chairman Clay Bennett.