Originally Posted by
Iride01
This was actually 40 plus years ago. A lot has changed since then. Back then I think they were even using a rubber hand stamp to print on the checks that cashing the check signified ones acceptance of the settlement. He didn't cash it, so obviously according to their own words it was never settled.
My use of the term "agent" is just that from a layperson perspective, anyone working as a representative for a company is an agent in a general sense of the word.