All this may end up in some sort of billion dollar settlement between Sprint and iPCS, or it could languish in the courts for years, stunting the growth of the Clearwire project.
The one billion dollar settlement with injured former players is fine, but if not used in a helpful way, it could be a waste.
Hinckley and other company attorney's argue that most of the million dollar settlements go to the plaintiff's attorneys and other legal fees, leaving a long line of investors with little to show for their effort.
On August 15 , 1997 Harvey Weinstein reached a hundred-thousand dollar settlement with the actress Rose McGowan, binding her to not pursue legal action against him after she alleged that he raped her at the Sundance Film Festival, in Park City, Utah, earlier that year.
The Eastons used this family's story to compel the insurance company to seek an early mediation, which led to the remarkable multi-million dollar settlement.
And, while a 5.9 million dollar settlement makes headlines, it doesn't come close to restoring a man's life, or bringing his killer to justice.
In February 2012, the Santa Monica based company, sellers of precious metals, gold & gold coins, was charged with 19 criminal counts and agreed to a 4.5 million dollar settlement with the Santa Monica City attorney over criminal allegations of deceptive business practices.
He admitted that he had his share of problems, battled alcohol addiction and ran into other troubles, and even went as far as admitting he lost the three-million dollar settlement he had received from the city of Los Angeles.
On Jan . 9 2014, CareFusion entered into a 40.1 million dollar settlement with the United States Department of Justice to settle allegations that included 11 million dollars in kickbacks, allegedly given to Dr. Denham by CareFusion [ 27].
From 2003 to 2009, it is estimated that nationwide the Catholic Church spent over one billion dollars in settlements in cases of priests who sexually exploited, abused and raped thousands of young boys across the country.
