Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
It was hardly as if City, having bought the action in the first place, would then be looking for an out of court settlement. Therefore, it seems a reasonable assumption that they have been given access to the documents they wanted. I say this as someone who is not an expert in this field, so if anyone is able to put an alternative interpretation on this news, I would be interested in reading it.
I have no reason to doubt jon1959's explanation but out of court settlements are otherwise common in order to save both sides escalating legal fees as well as uncertainty.