Sentence examples for in private settlements from inspiring English sources

Most abuse cases involving the Scouts have ended in private settlements, and it is unknown how much the group has paid to victims.

But Microsoft has settled state and federal lawsuits in the United States while paying more than $4 billion in private settlements related to the federal case.

Known as a maverick in legal circles, Judge Rakoff has in the past found the death penalty illegal, inserted himself into corporate governance reform at WorldCom, and pushed for the release of documents in private settlements.

Messaging service Snapchat has ended a bitter dispute over the app's beginnings, in a private settlement.

In general, analysts said, the private settlements between Microsoft and competitors provided for cross-licensing and sharing technology.

Recent news has exposed how evidence of massive fraud was used to extract a bigger fine from JP Morgan in private, negotiated settlements, rather than as an opportunity to bring public, criminal prosecutions.

That leak, in 2008, is said to have led to hundreds of private settlements with HMRC, but only one prosecution.

Accusers often get funneled through a byzantine process that ultimately leads to private settlements reminiscent of the ones that kept Harvey Weinstein's victims in the dark for decades.

Not all private settlements are anti-consumer.

Andrea Constand claimed that she had been drugged and molested by Cosby at his home in January 2005, but following a private settlement in the case, all documents relating to it were sealed, casting the whole matter under a deep layer of secrecy.

A vast number of Syrian refugees are also expected to come to Canada from Jordan in the coming months through private settlement, in which the sponsor is responsible for their costs and helping them integrate into society for at least one year.