Palaniappan Chidambaram, India's finance minister, said he was "happy" a settlement had been reached and saw no need for any inquiry.
Even so, the Senate balks, in part because a few Democrats aren't happy with the settlement, partly because of delaying tactics from Republicans.
"Mr. Goldfield is happy with the settlement and is looking forward to putting the matter behind him," Robert Heim, his lawyer, said.
Ultimately, as much as the payment hurts, Bank of America is probably quite happy with the settlement given that it could have potentially faced billions of dollars more in liability in the case.
"All we are allowed to say is that we are very happy with the settlement," Lewis told the Guardian outside the court standing next to a smiling Ali-Khan.
Kevin Turner, 44, a former fullback for the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots who has had A.L.S., also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, for four years, said he was happy with the settlement because it will provide money to needy players like himself and avoid years of potential litigation.
Verizon's unions were quite happy with the settlement they reached Thursday night with the company, but some analysts contend that the deal could make it harder for the nation's large telephone service providers to face increasing threats to their business from the cable industry and a variety of upstarts.
