Sentences with phrase «people agree to a settlement»

If the injured person agrees to the settlement terms, then a formal lawsuit is avoided.

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If both sides, through their eyes and their people's eyes, have concluded that the plaintiff is absolutely going to win this case, and the plaintiff is going to get a lot of money because they're totally on board with everything that has been presented, then that might be a good reason for the defendant to agree to a settlement with the plaintiff for less money than the potential exposure if the jury comes back and finds willful infringement.

Deutsche Bank to pay $ 6 mln to ex-exec over tradesDeutsche Bank AG agreed to pay former executive Colin Fan roughly $ 6 million to settle a lawsuit he filed over trades that bank lawyers concluded improperly earned him millions of dollars, according to people familiar with the settlement.

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As part of the settlement, Hilton Grand Vacations agreed to limit future calls but can place some calls to people with whom Hilton already does business, Cuomo said.

The two sides agreed on doctors who treat workers being reimbursed at 140 percent of Medicaid (the Republicans had hoped to lower this to 125 percent, but the Democrats refused), a 10 percent cap on lawyers fees and strong language to prevent people from getting cash both through this bill and the recent 9/11 lawsuit settlement.

In February, DuPont / Chemours, a former major manufacturer of PFOA, agreed to a $ 670 million settlement in a federal class - action lawsuit in Columbus, Ohio, that was filed on behalf of approximately 3,550 people who said they were afflicted with diseases as a result of PFOA contamination of their drinking water.

As part of its settlement with federal and state authorities, the board has agreed to overhaul its system for purging voters, restoring the names of people improperly removed, and submit to monitoring.

A federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn gave preliminary approval to a class - action settlement in which the city agreed to pay a total of $ 5 million to 470 people who were put in solitary confinement on Rikers Island under a now - scuttled policy between Nov. 23, 2012, and Sept. 16, 2015.

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.

Debt settlement is a process by which negotiators contact debtors and get them to agree to a lower amount to wipe a debt off of a person's record.

Or, if the bank does agree to the settlement, it will show up on the other person's credit too and they won't be able to dispute it with the credit bureau.

Plus you have peace of mind that once you have agreed to the settlement it is put to rest and will never reappear as it has for people that have tried this on their own.

Photographer hereby releases, indemnifies, and agrees to hold harmless the Museum, its trustees, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability, claims, suits, actions, damages, settlements and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of injuries to persons, damages to property, claims based on alleged defamation or infringement of rights to copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDEto hold harmless the Museum, its trustees, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability, claims, suits, actions, damages, settlements and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of injuries to persons, damages to property, claims based on alleged defamation or infringement of rights to copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDEto persons, damages to property, claims based on alleged defamation or infringement of rights to copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDEto property, claims based on alleged defamation or infringement of rights to copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDEto copyright, trademark, service mark or other intellectual property, or rights to privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDEto privacy and / or any and all other damages in connection with Photographer's activities and use of the Museum's facilities or equipment, whether from an occurrence at the Museum facility during such use, or at any other time and place, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY NEGLIGENCE THAT MIGHT BE ALLEGED AGAINST, OR ATTRIBUTED TO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDETO THE MUSEUM OR ANY PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER.

The move to restore Ogoniland, located in southern Nigeria and home to more than 800,000 people, comes a year and a half after Shell agreed to an $ 84 million settlement with residents for two massive oil spills in 2008 and 2009.

If the paying party does not agree settlement on a provisional damages basis then the injured person would need to issue court proceedings to seek a determination by a court as to whether there will be an order for provisional damages.

Anthem Inc (ANTM.N), the largest U.S. health insurance company, has agreed to settle litigation over hacking in 2015 that compromised about 79 million people's personal information for $ 115 million, which lawyers said would be the largest settlement ever for a data breach.

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.

However, for a settlement to proceed, all named plaintiffs (injured person and immediate family) must agree to accept the offer.

A recent California Court of Appeal case, J.B.B. Investment Partners v Fair, held that a person who typed his name at the bottom of an email saying «I agree» to settlement agreement sent to him by email, did NOT intend to sign the agreement and was not bound by it.

A recent California Court of Appeal case, J.B.B. Investment Partners v Fair, held that a person who typed his name at the bottom of an email saying «I agree» to settlement agreement sent to him by... [more]

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.

Many settlements of money issues require that one person refinance the mortgage to the matrimonial home in his or her own name and thereby raise the money to pay the other person whatever was agreed to by the parties.

In many cases, the person who is not at fault will agree to settle out of court, if a fair settlement is found.

I agree with opponents to the life insurance settlement business that it is not healthy in a society to have investors who are wagering on the death of a person.

Facebook agreed as part of its settlement to establish and maintain «a comprehensive privacy program» that would address privacy risks and protect people's information.

In litigation, you can use the timing and immense stress and fear of impending trials to get people to sign settlements they never would agree to if they actually had time to consider them.

Following the mediation process, clients arrange for an attorney or other qualified persons to prepare a settlement agreement, based on the decisions agreed upon in the Memorandum of Understanding.

Both of these tendencies weaken the durability of the divorce settlement; people agree to things that are not reasonable or realistic — but because of guilt or exhaustion, they sign an agreement that doesn't meet their long - term needs.

Obviously, what is behind the decision is the court's recognition that parties should be encouraged to settle matters and when they agree to confidentiality the person paying the settlement has paid for such a clause.