21.   -- Details of final settlements between the department and insurance companies should be available to the public.

22.   -- no one has put forward a credible idea of how a final settlement might ultimately be arranged or what kind of political entity might actually result.

23.   A final settlement may not be reached for months, he said.

24.   A final settlement may not be reached until early next year, if at all, these people said.

25.   A federal judge in New Jersey will have to okay a final settlement in the case.

26.   A final settlement is supposed to be reached by September.

27.   A final settlement, which must be approved by the judge, Richard Story, might not take effect until early next year.

28.   A small group of anti-tobacco negotiators are expected to give the tobacco companies a final settlement proposal by early next week.

29.   After several late-night negotiations last week, the state and ComCare announced the interim move Saturday morning, but they still must hammer out a final settlement.

30.   After that the companies could appeal again, dragging out a final settlement for years.