settle a lawsuit
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: 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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This case is reminiscent of a 2020 ruling in Palm Beach County Circuit Court that culminated with a homeowner agreeing to pay $53,000 to settle a lawsuit by the Ibis Golf and Country Club and cease feeding vultures, alligators and other wildlife.
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Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The company is currently in talks to settle a lawsuit that argued Poppi’s drinks are not as healthy as the company claims, according to court filings.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Meta will pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over his account suspension in 2021, The Wall Street Journal reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article National City has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1 million with the family of a man who in 2021 was fatally shot by police officers while armed with a machete and while experiencing what his family described as a mental health crisis.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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Michael L. Hyman, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2025
The company is currently in talks to settle a lawsuit that argued Poppi’s drinks are not as healthy as the company claims, according to court filings.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
Meta will pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over his account suspension in 2021, The Wall Street Journal reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 30 Jan. 2025
Listen to this article National City has agreed to settle a lawsuit for $1 million with the family of a man who in 2021 was fatally shot by police officers while armed with a machete and while experiencing what his family described as a mental health crisis.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Settle a lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20a%20lawsuit. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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