The settlement is for four years and provides compensation for all women employed as financial advisors in the U.S. branches of the company's brokerage division from Aug. 24, 2003 through March 1, 2008, or in California from June 25, 2003 through March 1, 2008, which is expected to be close to 2, 500 women.
Marketing Services Agreements (MSA), Joint Ventures, Desk Rentals and whatever other form these relationships take, may seem counter to RESPA (Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act), rules governing compensation for real estate referrals, but they are industry norms.
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Under the settlement and license agreement, Immersion is receiving compensation for prior shipments of Motorola devices containing Basic Haptics technology, the parties have agreed to a license relating to future shipments of Motorola devices with Basic Haptics, and have resolved certain issues with respect to Google-branded smartphones containing Basic Haptics.
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The settlement does not cover lawsuits seeking compensation for injury and death, which are being taken to trial beginning next month in the court of James V.
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Hallford's lawyer in the Liberty National suit, Stephen Gudac, argues the settlement payment was for "mental anguish "and other not taxable compensation.
Lead plaintiffs, regardless of the size of their investment, were allowed to play a central role in the selection of counsel and their compensation (which could be as much as 40% of any settlement).
The terms under which Fred Wilpon and his company, Sterling Equities are negotiating a settlement with Irving Picard, the man seeking compensation for the Madoff victims, will likely turn one way or another based on the degree to which Picard can show that Wilpon or his people sensed any trouble with the fund before getting out.
As soon as the total settlement numbers were published by the OCC and Fed, the banks immediately announced their share of the payments and other compensation to borrowers.
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The people offered lower amounts include some who have already received other compensation for their illnesses, including shares of a civil settlement for thousands of firefighters, police officers and construction workers who had sued over the lack of protective equipment at ground zero.
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