Lawyers for the church, however, do not always take a tough line with plaintiffs.

"In terms of how to build these new courses, I'm sure something can be worked out with the plaintiffs."

Are they, in their official action, on the same side of this controversy with plaintiffs?

But it settled with the plaintiffs in May, paying $2.65 billion.

Two former directors are still negotiating with the plaintiffs in the case.

One of the teenagers settled with the plaintiffs before trial.

"What happens with named plaintiffs is that they get everything they're owed," he said.

A Federal civil rights case, with multiple plaintiffs and defendants, was outside his expertise.

Eventually the hotel management and most of the other defendants in the civil case settled with the plaintiffs.

And a court-imposed solution would almost certainly cost far more than a deal with the plaintiffs.