Mabel has balanced the cost against the benefit of bringing a lawsuit against Harvey. She has decided to sue him for monies owed to her as per a contract the two entered into. However, she would much rather settle her case at the pretrial hearing. If you were advising her about the statistics of cases that settle before they go to trial, what would you tell her?

a. that less than 10 percent of all cases settle

b. that she is wasting her time as less than 5 percent of all cases settle.

c. that 50 percent of all cases go to trial.

d. that more than 90 percent of all cases settle.