Appellate Practice Attorney serving New York, NY
Settlements are voluntary agreements to resolve disputes. You can't force someone to settle if they don't want to. You can contact the agent and attempt to resolve your dispute before you commence a lawsuit, but if he refuses, or makes you an offer which you think is inadequate, you could not force him to settle. You would then have to decide whether it was worth it to you to commence a lawsuit. Don't take too long to make up your mind - you only have a certain amount of time to file a lawsuit before it is barred by the statute of limitations.
Answered on Nov 26th, 2012 at 10:35 AM