71.   Rescigno says the repairs on their home have not even begun, in part because he is waiting to settle a claim with his insurance company.

72.   She said the IRS can seize property or file lawsuits to settle claims.

73.   She said that individual claims had been settled under that law and that a lump sum payment had been made to Israel.

74.   Since then, said Moore, it has also offered to discuss settling individual claims of pain and suffering or lost work time.

75.   Some insurers have tried to settle the claims, while others have not cooperated with the investigation.

76.   Some lawyers argue that, although the treaty settles all claims by governments against Japan, the text is less clear about the rights of individuals to bring suit.

77.   Some of the activists, who have not yet settled their claims with the firm, say conditions for women at Merrill have not improved.

78.   Smith Barney can agree to settle individual claims without a hearing.

79.   Supporters say that without the potential for consumer lawsuits, insurance companies have no incentive to settle a claim in a timely manner.

80.   That money would then be used to settle claims by clients who said they were fraudulently sold the investments, which have since soured.