41.   Bonney said he was happy that the case was settled but would have preferred a harsher penalty.

42.   Both cases were settled and the crewman was dismissed after the second report, he said.

43.   Both Poley and McKeon took Good to arbitration and settled their cases for undisclosed sums.

44.   Both settlement agreements state that the case was settled to avoid the cost of continued litigation and that UH admits no liability.

45.   Boeing traditionally has been reluctant to settle cases, Kreindler said.

46.   A Burlington spokesman, while denying the charges in the suit, said the firm settled the case to reduce its legal costs fees.

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

48.   A civil case can be settled at any point, even if it is before the Supreme Court.

49.   A consummate deal-maker, he preferred settling cases out of court to going to trial.

50.   A federal judge has ordered Coca-Cola and the plaintiffs in a racial discrimination suit to try to settle the case.