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Legal cases began to make headlines when settlements for clergy violations began to hit the millions.
And when settlements are made, they come out of a special U.S. treasury fund rather than an office's funds, a requirement in other federal agencies.
When settlements are announced, there is often sparse detail, and thus little on which to build a body of case law.Surely companies with a strong defence would refuse to roll over and settle?
Even when settlements were reported, other hidden costs were kept secret — for instance, how much had gone to expensive rehabilitation centers through which the pedophiles were endlessly and uselessly recycled, and to legal costs while the bishops were denying accusations.
Even when settlements are hefty, the firm has not in the technical sense won those cases, especially considering that defendants often stipulate in settlements that they admit no wrongdoing, Mr. Ripp said.
The last time JPMorgan reported a loss for the quarter was also a result of legal expenses — in 2004, when settlements related to their business dealings with Enron and WorldCom weighed on the bank's results.
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But the company shifted tactics last summer, when settlement negotiations began.
In some cases, litigation is suspended when settlement talks begin.
That dominant concern persists when settlement, rather than trial, is proposed.
As a result, when settlement expansions have been announced, American officials have called them violations.
When settlement discussions involving other plaintiff lawyers came to an impasse, they would invoke Mr. Edwards.
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