trying new technologies to solve this rather than fighting it out in court.
You mean, "fighting it out AGAIN" of course.
This settlement came after at least four lawsuits brought by LADWP against enforcement actions by various agencies. The fact that it is a setttlement means that it WAS fought out in court. It just took going 0 for 4
in court to get LA to quit filing.
"Court" is not synonymous with "trial". In fact most of what goes on "in court" is NOT trials.
