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Rule 3-510 is intended to require that counsel in a criminal matter convey all offers, whether written or oral, to the client, as give and take negotiations are less common in criminal matters, and, even were they to occur, such negotiations should require the participation of the accused.

The insurance company writes a check. The insurance company will then issue a settlement check that will be written under your name. Your lawyer will review the check once received. In California, the insurance company must pay and issue a check immediately after all parties agree and accept the settlement claim.

The requirement is actually that two settlements cannot be adjacent to each other (yours or your opponents'). This means that you need at least two roads between your settlements but that is not necessarily sufficient if there are other settlements nearby.

You can break an opponent's road by building a settlement on an unoccupied intersection along that road!

You are correct. Your own cities do not affect your status towards the "Longest Road" You can view the official rules here, from pg. 9 (emphasis is mine). You can break an opponent's road by building a settlement on an open intersection along his road!

If a party breaches the terms of the agreement, the other can bring a motion to enforce the consent to judgment. A consent to judgment can be an invaluable part of a mediated or negotiated settlement agreement since it disincentives a potential breach. It also makes enforcement more expeditious and less expensive.

Yes. You can build the settlement in the middle of an opponent's road (as long as your own road connects to it and there is at least one gap before any other existing settlements).