She added that the lawsuit and the settlement arose from misunderstandings about the way the Realtors' association works.
The settlement arose from a wrongful-death suit filed by the brother and sister of the driver, Costas Christofi, 55, who was killed on Feb. 14, 2002, at Mr. Williams's estate in Hunterdon County, N.J.
Negotiated by a coalition of state attorneys general and federal agencies, the settlement arose from an investigation into the "robo-signing" scandal, in which servicers acknowledged signing off on thousands of foreclosure documents without verifying their accuracy.
A7 Church Cutting Budget by 11% The Anglican Church of Canada began reducing spending after an audit said legal fees and settlements arising from charges of abuses at church-run boarding schools would bankrupt the church next year.
The cuts come after an audit by the accounting firm Ernst & Young predicted that legal fees and settlements arising from charges of past abuses at boarding schools run by the church would bankrupt the organization next year.
C. Hugh Friedman, a securities law professor at the University of San Diego, said he thought the confidential settlements arising from the "hanky-panky and the shenanigans" in San Diego were "material".
But Bruce Sanford, a Washington media lawyer with the firm of Baker Hostetler said hefty settlements arising from false accusations of rape against Duke lacrosse players in 2006 showed that the fraternity could potentially file a lawsuit.
Nearly all these early settlements arose from the enterprise of particular companies and magnates rather than from any effort on the part of the English crown.
