Sentence examples for value of a settlement from inspiring English sources

If the S.E.C. investigation drives down the price of Halliburton's stock significantly, it could depress the value of a settlement that the company announced it had reached this week with people exposed to asbestos, Mr. Wicklund noted.

But it said the cut-off point seemed "arbitrary and harsh" and some victims felt it was unfair that they were not able to claim 100% of the value of a civil settlement.

The value of a life settlement varies depending on the life expectancy of the policyholder at the time of sale, and the ongoing premiums necessary to keep the policy in force.

The potential value of the settlement would depend on whether a jury chose to reimburse drivers based on the IRS's fixed rate (from 50 to 56.6 cents per mile) or variable rate (from 16.5 to 24 cents per mile).

The lawyers have asked the court to pay them a third of the value of the settlement.

For the average value of the settlement, it was greater at the northern end of a bridge than that at the southern end, and was greater in sunny-slope than that in shady-slope.

Delays or gaps that are not explained by a doctor in the medical records drastically diminish the value of the settlement assigned by Colossus.

Given that, it argued, a $30 million legal bill would be "grossly disproportionate to the real value of the settlement and cannot stand legally, factually or in the interests of justice".

The stress on the column was shown to be low for a composite ground with a high value of a, which resulted in less settlement and fast consolidation.

An appeals court threw out a claim by the Winklevoss twins that they were misled over the true value of Facebook in a settlement that noted their input as Harvard students into creating the social-networking site (as portrayed in the film "The Social Network").

Adding in its estimated value of donated software, Microsoft put the value of the settlement at more than $1 billion.