Friedman said that during the lead-up to the committee votes, she contacted members' offices and warned them of the pro-settlement implications of the amendments.
It then describes the research methodology and approach, followed by an examination of the extent and drivers of risk in the settlements, and the implications for how we understand flooding in Cape Town and comparable settings elsewhere.
Lawyers in the case said that the KPMG settlement could have implications for HCA, which is still negotiating a separate resolution of a federal lawsuit against it regarding its practices in reporting expenses to the government.
Echoing Judge Rakoff, Judge Sidney Stein questioned the fairness of the settlement and its implications, given that the payment would come from current shareholders rather than the executives responsible.
Experts are warning that this unfair settlement will have grave implications for everything from social cohesion to family formation.
But Mark Stephens, a media lawyer at the London firm of Finers Stephens Innocent, said that in a medium with no national borders, the settlement had important global implications.
It is unclear what implications the settlement will have for companies based in the United States, where Internet service providers are held to be no more liable for the messages posted on them than the post office is for the contents of letters it delivers, or a telephone company for conversations it carries.
Their role is to help divorcing couples understand the financial implications of settlement options with information, analysis and projections.
- For their part, the Israelis must be encouraged to undertake an internal strategic debate in Israel and with their allies abroad to examine publicly the political and demographic implications of settlement expansion on the Jewishness of the state and its democratic character.
So settlement-building, by implication, could go on.In any event, Mr Obama refused to accept what some Israelis suggest: that Iran must be made to forgo its nuclear programme before talks with the Palestinians can resume.
