Speculates on future settlements between Israel & Arab states.
It's likely the first in a line of settlements between S&P and government agencies.
In general, analysts said, the private settlements between Microsoft and competitors provided for cross-licensing and sharing technology.
President George Bush Sr .threatened this assistance in 1992 to prevent the building of Israeli settlements between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
In a telephone news conference yesterday, Mr. Cuomo, who has tried to negotiate settlements between gun makers and cities that have sued them, called Mr. Bush's remarks vague.
The legislation is also promoted as a remedy for what critics on both sides describe as collusive settlements between lawyers and companies.
The nuclear deal gave currency to the idea that negotiated settlements between the US and Iran are possible, and preferable to military posturing, sanctions and threats.
The drug companies deny that their agreements violate the antitrust laws, presenting them as private preliminary settlements between companies engaged in patent disputes.
The government officials are hoping that their cases will be bolstered by new settlements between regulators and individual banks that are suspected of participating in the manipulation.
A former Bear Stearns worker, who negotiated such settlements between it and originators, said: "I was the messenger of the bad news.
During this five-year term as premier, Stafford negotiated financial settlements between the British government, the New Zealand Company, and the provinces.
