If there are not, then the court can apply the law to the undisputed facts , and render judgment for the party who is entitled to win under the current state of the law. Summary judgments are therefore very difficult to win, since the courts are reluctant to throw a case out of court when there are contested facts. For example, in a traffic accident, if the defendant says the light was green but the plaintiff says it was red, there is a question of fact, and summary judgment cannot be obtained. The courts require that all the evidence necessary to establish the motion be presented in exhaustive detail, no small feat when most courts restrict the moving papers to 15 pages. The more complicated the facts, the less likely you are to get summary judgment.
Settlement happens when one side pays money to the other.
It can be a tiny amount, or a great deal. But that's where most cases end up. You can always settle your case. Assuming that you have in mind something you'd be willing to accept from or give to the other side, and further assuming that the other side agrees with what you want to offer or accept, then you can settle the case. If you're not in agreement, the courts require you to explore all possible avenues of settlement before you can go to trial.