Irwin Mitchell said the council had now agreed to pay her a five-figure sum in settlement of her claim for damages for her pain and suffering, loss of earnings and ongoing psychotherapy.
Dr Marek has based his election campaign on fighting for better public services, a properly-funded fire service and a settlement of the firefighters' pay claim.
What ensued was an enlightening analysis by the Tax Court regarding what drives the deductibility of a corporate settlement payment: the consequences or the origin of the claim.
This was the case with the Cree over the massive James Bay hydroelectric dams in northern Quebec, the Innu over the Voisey's Bay nickel mine in Labrador, the Inuit over diamond mines in the Northwest Territories, and the 1999 creation of the new territory of Nunavut, the largest land-claim settlement in Canadian history.
Given the trivial size of their claim, few victims pay attention to settlement bargaining.
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He also rejected the banks' arguments that trade settlement failures do not create phantom shares, a central claim of the anti-naked short selling camp.
He says the company would honor the terms of the settlement that covers damage to natural resources if a legitimate claim was made.
Some companies now claim they can negotiate a one-time settlement with all of your creditors that will reduce your principal by as much as 50 to 70 percent.
When added to the mix of other issues, the Appeals Officer determined that a compromise settlement would be appropriate in order to reflect the merits of the innocent spouse claim and the hazards of litigation.
Respondent Oppenheimer filed a Third-Party Statement of Claim, which alleged among other causes of action, breach of settlement agreement, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment.
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The judge is well aware of the controversy she will cause by quickly agreeing to a proposed settlement, which Microsoft's rivals claim will allow the world's biggest software firm to continue to throw its weight around.
Sources told CNN the possibility of a settlement was raised recently during conversations in relation to Jones' appeal of the federal court's decision dismissing her claim.
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