But in order to agree to a settlement, the SEC insisted it reserve the right to revisit the cases if new damaging evidence arises, the people familiar with the matter say.
At the same time, Obama will have to work with the Israeli government -- without antagonizing it -- in order to gain support for a settlement freeze during the negotiations and to push forward Netanyahu's promise to make progress towards a viable Palestinian state.
When added to the mix of other issues, the Appeals Officer determined that a compromise settlement would be appropriate in order to reflect the merits of the innocent spouse claim and the hazards of litigation.
Judges want these cases off their docket as quickly as possible, and when arguments erupted among the lawyers over the settlement, he slapped a gag order on bankruptcy attorney Charles Juntikka prohibiting him from voicing his concerns to former clients.
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Meanwhile the Chinese industry is growing, and big foreign suppliers feel that they need to establish their own operations in China now in order to remain competitive, rather than wait for a political settlement.
The judge did show some backbone when Frank asked her to order an inquiry into how many coupons were redeemed in a nearly identical settlement Milberg negotiated with Edward D.
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But part of that settlement will more than likely need to be a gag order.
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Throughout, Kaplan cites the Invictus report, written by the influential Washington law firm Patton Boggs, which Chevron obtained under court order and details a worldwide plan to try and enforce the judgment and win a favorable settlement.
Earlier this year, Ms Kidman reached an out-of-court settlement with Mr Fawcett and fellow photographer Ben McDonald after she was granted a temporary restraining order against the pair for allegedly stalking her.
The Commission statement affirmed that, based on the extensive investigation of the staff, there is a strong reason to believe that the settlement is in the public interest, and that the Order's provisions make clear that Facebook will be liable for a broad range of deceptive conduct.
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