Justine: Pellman, Inc. settled the lawsuit out of court by paying $1 million. ... ...

Justine: Pellman, Inc. settled the lawsuit out of court by paying $1 million. That Pellman settled instead of going to trial indicates their corporate leaders expected to lose in court. Simon: It’s unclear whether Pellman’s leaders expected to lose in court. But I think they expected that, whether they won or lost the case, the legal fees involved in going to trial would have been more costly than the settlement. So settling the lawsuit seemed the most cost-effective solution. The dialogue provides the most support for the claim that Justine and Simon disagree with each other about which one of the following?
(A) If the lawsuit against Pellman had gone to trial, it is likely that Pellman would have lost in court.
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Dec 2012 LSAT (PT68): Logical Reasoning A

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