Innovative pharmaceutical companies have much more at stake than generic companies do in these settlements.

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Sure we all wanted these folks to go to jail but there did seem to be some justice in these settlements, or at least a passive acceptance.

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Finding no success in court, FTC has pressed Congress to impose a blanket ban, and bills to prohibit these settlements are pending in the House and Senate.

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Most of these settlements are in the developing world.

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Many of these former settlements are in much better condition than Pripyat and offer a unique peek into Soviet rural life.

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These contracts are outgrowths of the structured settlements available for plaintiffs in lawsuits.

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Some lived in illegal settlements and did not want to leave when warnings came, believing these a tactic to evict them.

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These are transparent efforts to shakedown companies for settlements, with no intention of engaging in the expensive process of litigation culminating in a trial.

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In recent years, it has settled for far less than it has asked for, and many German wage settlements these days bypass industry norms.

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