Additional collateral damage from the settlement comes from the loss of jobs for most of the consultants hired to do the foreclosure reviews.

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His book, Taxation of Damage Awards and Settlement Payments (4th Ed. 2009 with 2012 Supplement, Tax Institute), is in wide use by lawyers, judges, mediators and courts nationwide.

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He says the company would honor the terms of the settlement that covers damage to natural resources if a legitimate claim was made.

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Companies like Global Links have claimed that the high degree of trade settlement failures have caused irreparable damage not only to their stocks but also to their ability to carry on as companies.

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While we applaud the FTC for exercising its authority to investigate clear privacy harms, and as a pathway to seeking privacy policy answers, this settlement has the potential to actually damage transparency and innovation in the privacy space.

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Scottish Labour's local government spokesperson Michael McMahon said the finance secretary had made "poor choices" and that the settlement would "increase job losses, cut services and damage the economic recovery".

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The settlement includes a proviso allowing some farmers to argue for bigger damage payments before an independent arbitrator.

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In its filing, the U.S. Government made clear that it does not oppose the settlement reached by BP and the PSC resolving economic loss and property damage claims stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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