21.   At issue is a pair of referendums that supporters assert would essentially force insurers to settle claims more quickly in some accident cases.

22.   Bank of America officials have declined to comment on their relationship with McNall except to say they have settled all claims with him.

23.   Bausch and Lomb, a defendant in that lawsuit settled claims that it colluded with other lens manufacturers and certain optometrists to keep the price of contacts high.

24.   A legion of lawyers is settling claims.

25.   ABC, in a decision that caused controversy even within the network, settled the claim and issued an apology.

26.   British Columbia is the one province in Canada that never settled claims of natives whose traditional lands were taken during settlement by whites.

27.   By contrast, conservative legal scholars view punitive damages as the enemy of rational judgment, forcing defendants to settle claims without regard to the merits.

28.   Campbell said that Great Western will try to settle the claims as quickly as possible.

29.   Committee investigators also said that they found that IRS agents employed fear of audits or other enforcement action to compel taxpayers to settle disputed claims.

30.   Companies sometimes settle claims they regard as meritless just to avoid expensive court struggles.