Sentences with phrase «companies agreed to a settlement»

The mining companies agreed to a settlement deal, estimated at $ 395 million, with law firms representing thousands of miners who contracted silicosis and tuberculosis while working underground for decades.

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May 1 - Jacob Jacobson agreed to resign as Xerox Corp's chief executive as part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the company's shareholders that raised questions over Xerox's agreed deal with Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp, a New York court filing showed on Tuesday.

The company agreed to settle in August 2016 and finalized a settlement for about $ 4 million in May, according to Inverse.

The Justice Department is planning legal action to halt the pending acquisition of Time Warner by telecom giant AT&T if the government and companies can't agree on a settlement, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The green coffee bean manufacturer, Applied Food Sciences Inc., agreed to pay a $ 3.5 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission charged the company with using the results of the flawed study to make baseless claims, the agency announced in September.

Last year, the company agreed to pay $ 5.15 billion to the Environmental Protection Agency as part of a settlement in a suit against an Anadarko subsidiary called Tronox, Inc..

In announcing the settlement with the FTC, Herbalife also said it had agreed to let Icahn increase his ownership stake in the company to nearly 35 %.

Unauthorized Wells Fargo Accounts Wells Fargo Chair and CEO John Stumpf appeared before the Senate Banking Committee to discuss his company's settlement with federal officials in which Wells Fargo agreed to pay $ 185 million in fines over fraudulent accounts opened without customers» permission.

Wells Fargo Chair and CEO John Stumpf appeared before the Senate Banking Committee to discuss his company's settlement with federal officials in which Wells Fargo agreed to pay $ 185 million...

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In what is described as South Africa's largest class - action settlement, mining companies have agreed to resolve a lawsuit with gold miners who contracted lung diseases.

This morning, the Journal said the DOJ was «actively considering a lawsuit to challenge» the deal; now it says the Feds are «laying the groundwork for a potential lawsuit» but only «if the government and companies can't agree on a settlement.»

The company agreed to a $ 14.7 billion settlement with the United States in 2016, which requires Volkswagen to repurchase the dirty diesel cars it sold, or give cash payouts to owners who decide to keep the cars and get them fixed.

Once you reach the amount saved that you and the debt settlement company have agreed upon, they'll try to settle the debt by offering that amount all at once in exchange for forgiveness of the rest.

Six people have pleaded guilty, and 13 companies, including the District - based private - equity firm Carlyle Group, have agreed to settlements with the government that would recover more than $ 130 million, Cuomo's office said.

Since 2009, the six largest bank holding companies have agreed to pay an estimated $ 130 billion in settlement costs.

[34] Schneiderman reached a settlement with the companies in March 2016, under which DraftKings and FanDuel agreed to stop operating in New York until September 2016 and Schneiderman agreed to drop all of the state's suits against DraftKings and FanDuel — except for a false advertising claim against FanDuel — if the New York State Legislature passed legislation legalizing daily fantasy sports by the adjournment of the session.

In June, the company agreed to a $ 98,000 settlement with JCOPE for underreporting its lobbying expenses in 2015 and 2016.

HOOSICK FALLS — In the face of vehement community opposition, the Hoosick Falls Village Board agreed Thursday night to table a vote on a proposed $ 850,000 settlement with the companies blamed for polluting the community's drinking water.

One year after the Village of Hoosick Falls tabled a controversial settlement agreement, the Rensselaer County community has agreed to accept payments from companies blamed for polluting local water supplies.

The local affiliate of Great Expectations - a company called DMZ Group, also signed a settlement in which it agreed to restrict its marketing practices and give partial refunds to unsatisfied customers.

In 2010, Great Expectations agreed to a settlement that provided partial refunds to some customers and restricted the way the company markets its services in Washington.

Now, Sony may have agreed to this settlement, but the company «neither admits nor denies liability in connection with this matter.»

Under the settlement, the company agreed to pay 125 million dollars (equivalent to 87 million euros) to resolve outstanding claims and establish an independent Book Rights Registry.

Nearly two years ago, Apple agreed to pay a settlement worth $ 450 million for a lawsuit that accused the company of being in conspiracy with publishers in a price fixing scheme for e-books.

Apple has agreed to pay a $ 450 million settlement to 33 U.S. states and consumers who accused the company of conspiring with publishers in an e-book price fixing scheme.

The company denied it ever misled customers in a settlement in 2011, but agreed to change its sales practices and pay $ 5 million.

A settlement means that the lender, collection agency, or credit card company agrees to take a significantly lower payoff amount than what you actually owe, wiping your slate clear from the financial obligation.

Debt settlement companies and law firms will negotiate with creditors to agree the overall figure, and then set an austerity structure that will see the debt cleared on time.

Debt settlement companies approach your creditors and negotiate a plan in which each creditor agrees to cancel the loan for less than what you owe in exchange for a lump sum payment.

You'll pay the debt settlement company a monthly installment to pay down the debt over an agreed upon period.

In all cases, once the creditor agrees to the reduced amount (settlement amount) and confirms this in writing - the funds will get paid directly to the debt collection company from the client's savings account, and the balance will reflect as «zero dollars owed.»

Why would a creditor even agree to work with a debt settlement company?

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.

In all cases, once the creditor agrees to the reduced amount (settlement amount) and confirms this in writing — the funds will get paid directly to the debt collection company from the client's savings account, and the balance will reflect as «zero dollars owed.»

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.

Before agreeing to consolidate your loan, debt settlement companies will need a proof that you can pay them off.

The negotiating company will negotiate a settlement with your creditor, once an attractive settlement is achieved, the debt negotiation company contacts the consumer to provide the details of the settlement, once the consumer agrees to the offer, the creditor then gets paid directly from the consumers trust account.

Debt settlement companies can no longer advise clients to stop paying creditors and are required to notify clients that creditors may not agree to reduce balances owed, and that debt settlement plans can negatively impact consumer credit scores.

That is why it is important for consumers to thoroughly research the debt settlement company that they choose to work with before agreeing to any type of settlement or before paying any fees to the debt settlement company.

While many credit counseling agencies are non-profit, debt settlement companies are for - profit businesses that agree, with no guarantees, to negotiate with creditors to pay off your debts in a lump sum for a fraction of what you owe.

Debt management firms can only stop credit card companies by having them agree to a negotiated debt settlement or a delay in the litigation.

Debt negotiation or debt settlement is an option where the company negotiates with creditors to reach an agreed - to amount to pay off the original debt.

So the creditors don't agree to the settlement or the debt settlement company just decides, well, you haven't saved enough money so therefore we're booting you from the program.

Many had long been slated for retirement, in part to comply with a 2007 settlement with the George W. Bush administration in which the company agreed to settle violations of the Clean Air Act by spending $ 4.7 billion to retire or retrofit aging units.»

Vivint does not agree with all the points agreed to, but Bywater and the company signed off on the settlement, saying it would ensure and protect utility customer choice in Utah for the next several years.

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa437.pdf The settlement of the tobacco litigation, in November 1998, was a legal and public policy debacle of truly historic proportions.5 The tobacco companies agreed to abide by a new set of regulatory constraints and to make multibillion - dollar payments annually to the states (and the trial lawyers from private practice who were hired to represent most of them) in perpetuity.

The settlement is usually resolved early in the litigation process when the plaintiff agrees to give up the right to pursue any further legal action in connection with the accident or injury, in exchange for payment of an agreed - to sum of money from the defendant or an insurance company.

Do not do the following when settling with ICBC: (1) Hold back your treatment expenses; (2) Agree to repay your employer's insurance company after the settlement; (3) Put an inappropriate value on your case; and (4) provide unnecessary and irrelevant documents.

All of this documentation may need to be presented to the insurance company or other corporations as part of the negotiation, and possibly filed with the court for your legal claim if the insurance company will not agree to a fair settlement.