How in the heck do the parties agree to ask for a 30 day stay for the purpose of settlement, and not arrive at settlement? Then a second stay, and not arrive at settlement?

One would assume that both sides had a good handle on strengths and weakness of the case at hand. What could possibly have created so much difficulty to arrive at a settlement when both sides agree to settle? We started at 200 mil and over time it got whittled down to 20 or less? It would seem that if the settlement was what we've seen to date, then the MOU, and the amount of time needed to arrive at it seems unjustified. Attorneys running amuck? Opty