This legal battle continued for years before being settled out of court.

VOA: special.2009.05.11

The case was settled out of court.

VOA: special.2009.06.27

But,Karbgo says,as soon as the case was brought to court, the matter was taken out of the government's hands.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Criminal charges against Muammar Gadhafi's son, Hannibal and his pregnant daughter-in-law were dropped after the two abused domestic servants reached an out-of court settlement and withdrew their complaint.

VOA: standard.2009.08.23

In the days since a local court handed out two-year prison terms to seven former Indian employees of Union Carbide, many searching questions have been raised about the verdict.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

He served as prime minister during a rocky nine months in 2008, before being forced out of office over allegations that his aids tried to influence a court ruling on a banking sale.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25