Irving had made two offers to settle the interim costs order, both of which were rejected by Penguin.
The Justice Department is particularly anxious to settle the case, in order to avoid the perception that it is holding back the computer industry, which is already suffering from the economic downturn.
The government denies this, saying it is trying to settle the nomads in order to offer them better services.
Furthermore, the winner of a litigation is not entitled to recovery of fees and cannot recover the damages resulting from the negative effects of the publicity, often forcing a reasonable defendant to settle the claim in order to save money, mitigate reputational damage, and be able to focus on their business.
The liquidator or other individual, usually selected by a court that is handling the proceeding, will settle the debts in order of priority, with secured creditors (those that may have rights to the company's property) at the top of list.
The Pope, who was to remark that he regretted "having made this man," rebuked William, appointed a commission to settle the dispute, and ordered William to reinstate the striking masters.
It is only reasonable to settle on the order of meaning that is involved.
Earlier in the week junior party members seemed about to rebel against the back-room power-broking among factions that has long settled the pecking order in Japanese politics.
Their reputation for brutality and the weakness of the local government authorities allowed the Taliban to settle the dispute in short order.
HarperCollins said in a statement that while it had not violated any antitrust laws, the publisher "made a business decision to settle the D.O.J. investigation in order to end a potentially protracted legal battle".
(DB, 457 460) "Actually, before the liquidation I invested two month to settle the outstanding bills in order to avoid a bigger crash and to limit the damage.
