settle a lawsuit
idiom
: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it
They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.
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Meta will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit regarding the unauthorized collection and use of people's biometric data.
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Invitation Homes, one of the nation’s largest corporate landlords, will pay $20 million to a whistleblower and 35 California cities to settle a lawsuit charging that the company made unapproved renovations to its portfolio of 12,000 homes in the state.
—Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
The state of Vermont agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed after a man was charged with a crime for raising his middle finger at a state trooper, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The University of Maryland asked the state’s Board of Public Works for $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against the institution by former softball coach Julia Wright.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 30 July 2024
Invitation Homes, one of the nation’s largest corporate landlords, will pay $20 million to a whistleblower and 35 California cities to settle a lawsuit charging that the company made unapproved renovations to its portfolio of 12,000 homes in the state.
—Peter Whoriskey, Washington Post, 22 July 2024
The state of Vermont agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed after a man was charged with a crime for raising his middle finger at a state trooper, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
The University of Maryland asked the state’s Board of Public Works for $50,000 to settle a lawsuit filed against the institution by former softball coach Julia Wright.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
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