> 90% of litigation is pressuring a settlement.

90% of legal work where there is a plaintiff and defendant is pressuring a settlement. My wife, an attorney, does not consider that to be "litigation".

As a former litigator, I would consider that to be litigation the moment a complaint is filed in court, regardless of whether the dispute is settled without trial.

But, for your sake, it's probably best that you accept your wife's definition.