How to Use settle a lawsuit in a Sentence
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Now, the city is ponying up to settle a lawsuit filed by the firefighter, Latosha Clemons, in April.
—Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021
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The city agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Tamir’s family.
—Eric Heisig, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2020
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Last year, the city of Aurora agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by McClain's parents.
—Colleen Slevin, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
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Last year, the city of Aurora agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by McClain’s parents.
—Colleen Slevin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
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Enter Email Sign Up The charges against him centered on his effort to obtain $3.3 million in state funding to settle a lawsuit by senior aides.
—Eva Ruth Moravec, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
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Aurora last year agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit by McClain’s family.
—Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
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American Airlines is set to pay at least $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit for overcharging customers for baggage fees, according to a deal reached last week.
—Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2022
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Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had discriminated against women in pay and promotions.
—Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 13 June 2022
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That’s how much Wells Fargo has agreed to pay its shareholders to settle a lawsuit accusing the bank of overstating its progress in recovering from scandals.
—Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 16 May 2023
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Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit years after a security lapse meant the personal data of users of its now-defunct social media website Google Plus was exposed to the internet.
—Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
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The network narrowly avoided a defamation trial this spring by agreeing to settle a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 June 2023
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Los Angeles County agreed to pay nearly $29 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Kobe Bryant’s family over pictures sheriff’s deputies had taken at the scene of a fatal helicopter crash, according to lawyers and court records.
—Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
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Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about its progress in recovering from a series of scandals over its treatment of customers.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 May 2023
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Tulare County will pay $32 million to settle a lawsuit over its failure to protect a newborn child who suffered severe brain damage, and nearly died, after his parents exposed him to extreme heat and cold and allegedly withheld vital nourishment.
—Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2023
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Activision Blizzard will pay more than $50 million to settle a lawsuit from former female employees who claim they weren’t provided equal pay or career opportunities because of their gender.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
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Reuters - Video game studio Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle a lawsuit from female employees alleging they were paid less than men and denied career advancement opportunities while at the company.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
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Paxton initially faced 20 charges, including misconduct, bribery, obstruction of justice and misappropriation of public resources stemming from his effort to obtain $3.3 million in state funding to settle a lawsuit by senior aides.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
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Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
—Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
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Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of fostering a sexist, discriminatory environment toward women.
—Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 30 Mar. 2022
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