61.   The settlement negotiations with the government have snagged on issues, including the number of products that will be included in the settlement.

62.   The specter of such verdicts is a potent weapon in settlement negotiations.

63.   The settlement negotiations were reported today by the Wall Street Journal.

64.   The two sides continued settlement negotiations over the summer, but little progress was reported.

65.   They hoped to distill their stories into a film to present to the judges overseeing the settlement negotiations.

66.   This must not be lightly yielded or diminished in the current settlement negotiations over how best to control the renegade industry.

67.   They too are pushing their case in the court of public opinion, maneuvering for advantage in any settlement negotiation.

68.   Through Mitchell, the firm brought the Center for Tobacco-Free Kids into the settlement negotiations that led to the June proposal.

69.   Three other major record labels, including Sony Music, EMI and Universal Music Group, said they were continuing independent settlement negotiations, and declined further comment.

70.   Trial was set to begin in U.S. District Court last week and settlement negotiations had been under way for six weeks, Hills said.