The parties agreed to dismiss all outstanding litigation and release all claims against each other.
We retain and intend to avail ourselves of all options at our disposal to oppose the proposed transaction, including but not limited to a proxy fight, litigation claims and any available Delaware statutory appraisal rights.
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The parties also agreed to dismiss all outstanding litigation between then and release all claims against each other.
Furthermore, the Administration finally settled the longstanding legal claims in the Cobell litigation and the lawsuit brought by Native American Farmers against the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Now Mr Neale is expected to face dozens of litigation claims from women both in Britain and Canada.
"Although we have strong defenses to all claims, a settlement avoids years of litigation and uncertainties that are inherent in such cases, " said Noah Hanft, MasterCard's general counsel, in a statement.
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Lawyers who will be paid only upon a successful outcome can be counted on to filter out claims that lack merit before they evolve into actual litigation, and the government itself will do so too.
"The mere possibility of such (fraud) claims, which could expose attorneys to harassing and expensive litigation, would be likely to inhibit their freedom in making good faith evidentiary decisions and representations and, therefore, negatively affect their ability to act as zealous advocates for their clients, " Justice Peter Zarella wrote in the majority opinion.
But when both sides agreed to the litigation, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the courts decided that all fresh claims should be put on hold until the legal issues were resolved.
In an interview, Jason Gilliam told Forbes he was simply negotiating on behalf of other aggrieved Monex customers and that the money demand was an attempt to settle legitimate claims without litigation.
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"Each litigation case is dealt with on its merits and, so far as the evidence allows, all claims are robustly defended, " said the spokesman.
"A prudent collector has to consider whether there can be any competing claims, or he can find himself embroiled in litigation, " says Karen Sanig, who represents Egypt and heads the art law department at Mishcon de Reya, a London law practice.
The NHS Litigation Authority, which had challenged the parents' claims, said the finding of the judge was both "important and complex" and noted the NHS had succeeded in winning two of the three lead cases and two of the three issues the court was called upon to decide.
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