Article continues below advertisementBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni's sudden legal settlement may have stopped a courtroom showdown, but it has also sparked a familiar question: what does a settlement actually mean?The resolution brought an end to a long dispute tied to Lively's allegations that Baldoni orchestrated a retaliatory smear campaign after she raised concerns about alleged sexual harassment on the set of It Ends With Us. Baldoni denied the claims, and the legal fight was ultimately settled with no money exchanged.