51.   Often, companies settle such cases rather than face a long and expensive trial.

52.   On the positive side, Ziegler said that the company just peacefully settled a dispute over a distribution facility on the East Coast.

53.   Once a order is won, the companies will settle the details of dividing the work between the shipyards.

54.   Often, companies settle such suits out of court.

55.   Oil companies often settle cases with an agreement requiring landowners not to disclose the terms, Lowerre said.

56.   Prior to the start of a trial last fall in Detroit, the company settled with more half of its insurers.

57.   Satellite companies also settled into the area because of their need to get government authorization for projects.

58.   Shareholders were in near revolt by the time the company settled on Costello, a veteran American Cyanamid executive, as the new chairman.

59.   Some employers are using temporary offices that will require workers to move several more times before the companies settle on a permanent site.

60.   Some analysts expect the companies to settle their disputes out of court, though the process could take years.