Morgan Stanley believes seven big chains that have sued Visa and MasterCard recently, including Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Best Buy, either have gotten their fees cut or are in settlement talks to do so.
British Columbia Hydroelectric, based in Vancouver, admitted no legal liability or wrongdoing in settlement documents submitted for approval to the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
A handful have faced the lesser sanction of being barred from running another bank or company, or agreeing in settlements with regulators not to do so.
This could mean "restrictions on companies, groups and individuals working, based or living in settlements," while extreme right-wing activists could be subject to "personal sanctions," including denial of entry to the continent.
Today, the state-of-the-art in settlement or deformation monitoring relies on classical terrestrial measurement methods and devices, for example water level gauges, levelling or measurements with tachymeters (Kavvadas 2005).
Graves would not comment on or confirm his participation in settlement talks, which sources say are difficult but ongoing.
I frequent see people in settlement negotiations or meditations looking for revenge or some kind emotional satisfaction.
The Wall Street Journal indicated in December that it would not take part in settlement talks or any legal action.
Collective litigation — when meritorious — usually results in settlement negotiations (or bargaining), a "collective" settlement agreement, an improvement in working conditions, and a reduction of industrial strife.
The tab: $3.8 billion (excluding $2 billion owed to states that filed class actions), or a rate of $4.2 million in settlement checks per day.
