Yes Voodoo, I agree most people do get that a trial will be long, grueling and a waste of the courts and the estates resources, so Yes.. I do get it..
The problem is she has to convince the resisting parties to negotiate with Equity and that is not easy to do.. She can use the derivative approach if she wants to exert pressure on the hedgies and PIERS.
So Yes, she does want a Settlement by the end of the year.
~Don~