Sentence examples for cases to be settled from inspiring English sources
German law provides for some criminal cases to be settled with smaller punishments, such as fines, though the size of the payment in Ecclestone's case has led some to question a system that effectively favours wealthy defendants.
German law provides for some criminal cases to be settled with smaller punishments, such as fines, though the size of the payment in the Ecclestone case has led some to question a system that in effect favours rich defendants.
It's a mixed bag: on one hand, blood money allows cases to be settled without prison or other potentially unproductive punishments; on the other hand, those with means can more easily buy their way out of crimes.
In 1994-95 the United States reformed its process, depriving applicants of permission to work while waiting for their cases to be settled, as long as that took no more than six months.
Fox, with his pristine white shirt and gold cufflinks, is obviously more at home talking about the balance sheets than charge sheets and yet, with at least 70 more civil cases to be settled and criminal cases still possible, he admits hacking has thrown a "cloud over this company".
Barry Scheck, a professor at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in Manhattan, and Sean O'Shea and John Gallagher, former assistant United States attorneys now in private practice in New York, said they expected the case to be settled before it comes to trial.
it is unusual, however, for a case to be settled on a cy pres basis without even attempting to compensate the plaintiffs directly, objecting lawyers say.
A judge gave preliminary approval for the case to be settled by paying users up to $10 £6.200; 7.60 euros) each out of a settlement fund of $20m.
When Jenijoy La Belle, who had been hired in 1969 but refused tenure in 1974, filed suit with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Christy pressed for the case to be settled and La Belle to be given tenure.
It is hard to imagine many people being shocked if the case were to be settled out of court.
The Geoghan case appeared to be settled months ago, when, in March, after nearly a year of negotiations, the archdiocese said an agreement had been reached to pay the 86 plaintiffs $14.9 million to $29.8 million.
