The Israelis get to keep settlements housing about 300,000 of the 400,000 Jews in the West Bank (in return for an equivalent amount of land from Israel), including virtually all the new Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem built in the Arab side of the city.
Toyota, which did not admit or deny liability in the settlement, fought to keep the settlement amount confidential, but The Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press argued that the public's interest in the case outweighed confidentiality concerns.
Antonia Verni, 11, and her mother, Fazila, sought to keep the settlement private because of concerns over how the girl's estranged father handled funds from earlier settlements with other defendants.
He then tackled fund-raising to keep the settlement afloat.
Time, which initially planned to keep the settlement secret, never explained its turnabout to Mr. Smith, the author said.
Mr. Silver has said that he made a mistake in agreeing to keep the settlement payment confidential, and that he welcomes a full investigation of the matter.
A loss for the Winklevosses would mean they get to keep the settlement, which may be worth even more by then.
The amount of the settlement had been sealed until Wednesday, when a state appellate court in Newark overturned a lower court's decision to keep the settlement private.
The lawyer declined to give further details and asked not to be identified, saying the parties had agreed to keep the settlement confidential.
Mr. Schneiderman has now denounced the Assembly's decision to agree to keep the settlement confidential, and Mr. DiNapoli said in an interview that "transparency is always a priority".
