What is so great about compromise? Ask the lawyer

Q: We went to mediation. The mediator (a retired judge) kept saying that compromise is OK; you could lose, you will spend all that money — better to have a solution now and be done with it. Since we feel we are victims of misconduct by the other party, and have provable losses, why should we compromise?
-B.C., Monrovia
A: There is a saying: “A good settlement sends the parties home equally unhappy.” So if the parties reach a money settlement, one side feels it paid too much, an