The most recent big-ticket settlement involved a non-Dutch defendant Converium Holding, a Swiss insurer in a dispute with mainly Swiss and British shareholders.London is loth to be left behind.
President Barack Obama could chalk up a big-ticket settlement that he could tout as he campaigns ahead of the November U.S. presidential election.
Evidence of robosigning -- banks forging signatures and fabricating documents in order to pursue foreclosures -- persisted for years after the government reached multiple big-ticket settlements to eliminate the scourge.
Mr. Seltzer complained, and then after the band apparently offered him concert tickets as settlement, he sued in 2010.
According to the proposed settlement, TicketsNow, an online marketplace where anyone can buy and sell secondhand tickets, will no longer sell tickets for more than face value for events in Ontario and Manitoba.
Tomorrow, noon to 4 p.m. Admission is free, but tickets are necessary for a dance performance at 2 p.m. by the Henry Street Settlement Dancers; tickets, $5 in advance, $7 at the door.
The number of American travel agencies accredited to write airline tickets by the Airlines Reporting Corporation, a company that handles processing and settlement of airline ticket sales, dropped to 14,052 in 2011, from 18,261 in 2007.
Representative Bill Pascrell Jr., Democrat of New Jersey, who has introduced a bill to regulate the secondary ticketing market, praised the settlement as a victory for consumers.
Some ticket brokers also welcomed the settlement, saying that it would help legitimize an industry that has not entirely shaken off its negative reputation.
When Crespo injured his foot on an amusement park ride in Coney Island, he got a $100,000 settlement and a ticket out of the projects.
But Goodell said there are no plans to change the television blackout rules, despite ticket sales that could lag without a settlement.
