Mr. Epstein paid the investors roughly $100 a share in cash, or about $3.5 million, according to two people with knowledge of the settlement who requested anonymity because they were unauthorized to discuss it.
All they see is American pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze settlements, a request that's been interpreted here as political arm-twisting meant to please the Arab street at Israel's expense — or simply to express the president's dislike for Mr. Netanyahu.
Also as part of the agreement, the media was to be informed of the settlement and requested to provide only accurate, non-sensational coverage.
Hershey Creamery counter sued in the New York South District court, concerned that Hershey Company demands reneged on the 1967 settlement, and requested the Pennsylvania court actions be transferred to the New York court as that was where the settlement was originally handled.
The legislation was also amended to include a one-year extension to a program that provides temporary benefits to poor families, and several American Indian water rights settlements, both requested by Senator Jon Kyl, Republican of Arizona.
Still, Judge Kollar-Kotelly gave no indication of how she might reconcile any of her findings about the proposed settlement with a request for harsher measures by nine states that have refused to settle.
A slight revenue uptick next year will come from the fact that a typical PPL residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours will see almost $5 added on to his current average monthly bill of $100, thanks to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's recent approval of a rate request settlement.
And if there is a settlement, I will request that LSU acknowledge Mark Levitan, and all the hard working staff of the LSU Hurricane Center.
