They decided to drop the charges against the newspaper and settle out of court.

他们已决定撤销对那家报纸的指控，在庭外和解。

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Apple could settle out of court, or it could try to show that Nokia either doesn't own the patents or that they're not valid in this case, both of which would be difficult, said Schultz.

Schultz表示，苹果可以廷外解决，也可以试图证明诺基亚或者并不拥有这些专利，或者这些专利在本案中并不适用，但这两条路都很困难。

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I've discussed the matter with my lawyer, and we have decided to settle the case out of court.

我已与我的律师谈过这件事，我们决定不经法庭处理这个案子。

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It remains possible that the two sides will settle out of court before the trial begins.

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As such, the only way to mitigate the severity of the damage is to (a) settle this matter out of court with the Sullivan family in a dignified, expedient, and non-combative fashion, and (b) honor the memory of Declan Sullivan in any and all ways imaginable.

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Does it mean that Apple and Samsung will settle the rest of their disputes out of court?

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