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Out-of-Court Settlement |
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An agreement reached between the parties in a pending lawsuit that resolves the dispute to their mutual satisfaction and occurs without judicial intervention, supervision, or approval. An out-of-court settlement provides that the parties relinquish their rights to pursue judicial remedies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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PALMDALE -- The parents of Jeremy Rourke, the 15-year-old killed when another boy hit him in the head with a baseball bat after a youth baseball game, have reached an out-of-court settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit with the parents of the other boy. The diocese of Quebec has reached an out-of-court settlement with a Quebec businessman, Barry Husk, who sued the diocese, Archbishop Bruce Stavert, and others in 2000, alleging irregularities in diocesan finances. The out-of-court settlement, reached earlier this month, ended a four-year legal dispute that included allegations of fraud, embezzlement and racketeering against the Monterey firm, which was hired to replace the Badger Avenue Bridge that connects Terminal Island with Wilmington. |
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