Macmillan, another large publishing group, also chose to fight instead of settle on the grounds that
agreeing to the settlement terms dictated by the DOJ would have meant strengthening the alleged monopoly Amazon had already begun to build by lowering e-book prices in the first place.
Their only reason for
agreeing to the settlement terms was to avoid paying even more than the amount of the settlement in fighting a lengthy legal battle.
The publishers, who at the time were Penguin, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette but who only now include Random House due to its merger with Penguin (Random House took no part in the price fixing allegations), settled for around $ 166 million without admitting to any wrongdoing, only
agreeing to the settlement terms because it would have been far more expensive to go to trial to defend themselves.
Once
you agree to a settlement the terms will be binding and will keep you from recovering additional damages in the future.
If the injured person
agrees to the settlement terms, then a formal lawsuit is avoided.
On the other hand, if those same emotional Achilles heals are not effectively managed, the couple may end up not being able to
agree to settlement terms, forcing the couple to spend tens of thousands of dollars (or more) on legal fees in a contested, litigated trial where the judge makes all of the decisions for them regarding a Parenting Plan and property / debt division in ways that neither of them likes.
Not exact matches
Unitech Ltd, Telenor's Indian partner, has
agreed to sell its share of their mobile phone joint venture in what it
termed as an amicable
settlement after months of dispute.
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to (a) your use or misuse of the Sites, Content or Products, (b) any User Content you create, post, share or store on or through the Sites or our pages or feeds on third party social media platforms, (c) any Feedback you provide, (d) your violation of these
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Under the
terms of the 2011
settlement with the FTC, Facebook
agreed to get user consent for certain changes
to privacy settings as part of its resolution of federal charges that it deceived consumers and forced them
to share more personal information than they intended.
The details of the FTC
settlement are available here, but in simple
terms, VTech
agreed to pay US$ 650,000
to settle charges related
to technical violations of COPPA and previous weaknesses in our data security.
5 Under the
terms of
settlement, the defendants
agreed to cease and desist from violating the CEA and CFTC regulations, however, no financial penalty was imposed.
The parties
agreed to a confidentiality clause that kept the
terms of
settlement secret.
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settlements, litigation, damages, and / or costs (including, but not limited
to, fees, costs and other expenses of attorneys and expert witnesses) arising out of or related
to: (i) your use of the Site, including, but not limited
to, any Materials or User Content, (ii) any violation of these
Terms of Use or applicable law by you in connection with your use of the Site, including, but not limited
to, any Materials or User Content, (iii) any actual or alleged infringement by you, or any person accessing the Site, including, but not limited
to, any Materials or User Content, using your password or account identifier, of any intellectual property or privacy or other right of any third party, or (iv) any unauthorized use of password protected Materials or User Content utilizing your account information, whether or not known or authorized by you.
Trump's administration has
agreed to contact travelers from seven majority - Muslim countries who were excluded from the U.S. due
to his first executive travel ban order and advise them of their right
to reapply for admission under the
terms of a
settlement announced yesterday.
«So she [the AG] went
to the Supreme Court and discontinued the oral examination so that she could look at the
terms of
settlement and see if it was acceptable, or meet with his lawyers and
agree on what the
terms were with the option
to come back in the event she was not satisfied with the
terms,» he stated.
The emails and documents show that negotiators had
agreed to terms that included a $ 20,000 breach of confidentiality clause in the contract should any of those involved in the deal go back on the
settlement terms.
They note that Cater already
agreed to a $ 50,000 legal
settlement with Hoyt and wonder if she abrogated the
terms of that agreement by going public and suing him.
HSUS also noted that the agency has failed
to repost documents that it
agreed to make public under the
terms of a 2009 legal
settlement with the animal welfare group.
The Santee - based institute's federal suit was settled for a reported $ 225,000 late last month, although school officials said they
agreed not
to disclose the
terms of the
settlement and thus could not confirm the figure.
Under the
terms of that
settlement, L.A. Unified
agreed that its practice of conducting teacher layoffs according
to strict seniority created a hardship for students in the most disadvantaged schools so severe that it amounts
to a deprivation of rights.
The West Contra Costa Unified School District has
agreed to share parcel tax revenue with charter schools located in the district under the
terms of a lawsuit
settlement announced Thursday.
Under the
terms of the
settlement, the three publishers may not
agree to contracts with e-book retailers that restrict the retailers» «discretion over e-book pricing,» the court said in a 45 - page opinion last week.
While the
terms of the
settlement have been
agreed upon, it is still ultimately up
to the courts
to decide if these
terms meet the best interests of the consumers.
You will be made aware of all
settlement opportunities, and if you
agree with the
settlement terms that we've negotiated, you will communicate that with your case manager and they will contact you
to finalize the debt negotiation
settlement.
If you
agree to IRS
settlement terms, you'll still have
to pay back some taxes, but it could be a much smaller amount.
If you
agree to the
terms and accept this agreement, certified funds for the
settlement amount of one hundred dollars ($ 100.00) will be sent
to Collection Agency in exchange for full deletion of all references regarding this account from my credit files and full satisfaction of the debt.
[XYZ] Collection Agency
agrees to delete ALL information regarding this account from the credit reporting agencies WITHIN TEN CALENDAR (10) DAYS following receipt of payment as specified above and will not discuss the
terms of this
settlement with anyone, excluding your client on this account.
If your company
agrees to the above
terms, please prepare a letter on your company letterhead explicitly
agreeing to the
terms in the above
settlement offer and have it signed by an authorized representative of [XYZ] Collection Agency.
An insurance company
agrees to pay the injured individual a predetermined amount of cash for a fixed length of time or for the duration of the life of the claimant, depending on the
terms of the
settlement agreement.
A debt collector could claim your payment as evidence you
agreed to the
terms set by your original creditor — and the
settlement you worked so hard
to get goes up in smoke.
In a
settlement reached on Friday, Sept. 9, Furry Babies
agreed to terms put forth by the legal power behind the case — the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Humane Society of the United States and international law firm Locke Lord LLP.
With the exception of paragraph 5, the parties
agree not
to disclose the
terms of this
settlement, including Appendix A
to anyone other than their legal or financial advisors, Manulife and the Grievor's immediate family.
You should consider hiring a personal injury lawyer if: you have sustained serious injuries that may have long -
term repercussions, if the other driver is uninsured or underinsured, if you are in dispute with the other driver over who was at fault, if you are being pressured by the adjuster into
agreeing to a quick
settlement, or if you feel that you have not been offered fair compensation.
Sometimes, people manage
to agree part or all of the
settlement terms directly with each other and then ask their solicitors
to give effect
to these.
Agree to taking the interest as part of the
settlement terms or put a firework under the listing officer's desk at the friendly court concerned.
Settlement: Once you and your spouse have
agreed to the
terms of your divorce your attorneys will draw up contracts
to reflect those decisions.
[10] The Working Group further
agreed that the
term «
settlement agreement» should refer
to «an agreement in writing, that is concluded by parties
to a commercial dispute, that results from international conciliation, and that resolves all or part of the dispute.»
Importantly, negotiated
settlements and arbitration awards usually can not be appealed if both parties
agreed to the
terms beforehand.
The case may seem
to imply
to employers that if a
settlement has been reached with an employee and, for some reason, do not come through and satisfy the
terms of that
settlement as
agreed, employers may be given a break, contingent on how quickly such breach is remedied.
Every state has different requirements in
terms of how
to complete a divorce, but all require a judge
to review and approve the divorce
settlement or, if the spouses can't
agree to a
settlement, decide how property will be divided and how parenting time will be shared.
If you and your spouse decide
to go through with the divorce and can
agree on the
terms, you can create a Divorce
Settlement Agreement and avoid expensive and wrenching litigation.
If it is reasonably foreseeable that the sale or closure date may be delayed, consider the benefits of
agreeing to more generous severance package
terms in exchange for an early
settlement coupled with a right for the employer
to later apportion what part of the severance will consist of working notice and pay in lieu of notice.
I advise on
agreeing changes
to employment
terms and consulting with employees over changes, I provide employees with advice when their employment is terminating and they have been invited
to agree terms in a
settlement agreement.
By contrast, with a NPA, the government
agrees not
to bring charges against the corporate defendant if it complies with the
terms of the
settlement; NPAs are not required
to be disclosed, though they frequently are by the corporate defendant and / or the DOJ.
When everything is ironed out and the parties
agree to all of the
terms, their attorneys will draft a written
settlement agreement.
With a DPA, the DOJ files a criminal information, which under the DPA the DOJ
agrees to dismiss after a
term of months or years if the corporate defendant complies with all other
terms of the
settlement.
If uncontested, meaning both people consent
to the divorce and have
agreed on the
settlement terms, you or your spouse can file a divorce complaint after completing the requisite period of separation.
If you are filing an uncontested divorce, your name change should be included as one of the
settlement terms to which the parties
agree.
Agreeing to a
settlement before these long -
term costs are taken into account can leave you responsible for future medical expenses and other costs.
However, since the legislation has been enacted, the BCHRT has been very reluctant
to award costs, only doing so in cases where parties have been dishonest in the process, for example fabricating facts giving or false testimony, and / or for refusing
to adhere
to already
agreed - upon
terms of
settlement.