On Dec 19, I lost (I settled) a libel suit in a philadelphia district court because the other party, which had deep pockets said they would bring in an expert to show I harmed their business, even though my comments were true. My lawyer sold me out and I agreed to pay 2,500.00. Question>> if I agreed to pay this in 14 days, will it still appear on my credit report, and if it does how bad will it effect my score? Thanks for your response(s):(