1.   The company will settle the lawsuit and provide compensation for claimants.

2.   The company settled a patent dispute last year.

3.   The company would settle like locusts on the household, demanding to be fed, sheltered, kept in ale and hidden from prying eyes.

4.   Analysts expect the companies to settle for considerably less than that.

5.   As part of their actions Wednesday, regulators also filed an administrative complaint against Livent, which the company settled by agreeing not to violate securities laws.

6.   As a result, he said, the company is settling more complaints on the first call.

7.   At this point, many companies would happily settle for that.

8.   Atwood pointed out that insurance companies often settle disputes out of court, insisting on confidentiality.

9.   A federal judge, however, certified the first group as the proper class to pursue the suit, and the company eventually settled that case.

10.   Aerospace analyst Bill Whitlow of Pacific Crest Securities in Seattle said the numbers indicate the company settled for a lot less.