He added that a previous offer to settle the case had not been withdrawn.
The decision means that RIM might have to pay out big bucks to settle the case.
Class-action certification also would significantly increase the potential damages and put additional pressure on the NCAA to settle the case.
The Pritzkers value their privacy, so the ruling increases pressure on them to find a way to settle the case.
In the most recent development in that row, Apple has reportedly rejected Samsung's offer of a deal to settle the case.
Google is currently in talks with federal prosecutors to settle the case before it reaches court, according to people familiar with the matter.
The money going to the lawyers was clearly part of the overall amount that the tobacco companies were willing to pay to settle the case.
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But because of the potential benefit to Madoff victims, he says, the trustee favors having a "limited window" to settle the case before the suit is unsealed.
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Observers of the case say that with the threat of a shutdown looming, RIM might have to pay out a billion dollars or more to settle the case.
Scottish ministers told the higher court that a declaration that the men's human rights had been breached was enough to settle the case and no cash should change hands.
One idea floated by publishers to settle the case is to preserve the agency model but allow some discounts by booksellers, according to the people familiar with the matter.
He said he had agreed to settle the case because of concerns about moves by the British government to expand the use of "secret courts" in cases involving issues of national security.
The approach the company has taken closes a number of escape hatches that most defending corporations usually keep open: on the one hand, wiggle room in the event that facts emerge to in any way justify the claims and, on the other hand, the option to settle the case.
That is, given the size of the company, a considerable incentive for Apple to settle: one that they might not have to settle the US case.
To settle the civil case, Google agreed to a number of measures, including putting in place a "comprehensive privacy program" that conducts privacy-risk assessments of Google's products and services and is audited by a third party every other year.
Mr. Donahue argues that, "The Supreme Court should take the case to settle and reaffirm the longstanding law of the sea" on a question of corporate responsibility for a ship captain's conduct.
Now the Defendants will be under an immense amount of pressure to settle this case outside of the courtroom.
The New York Post reported Thursday that Goldman Sachs is now considering trying to settle this case soon with the SEC.
Looking at the damages Google is offering Oracle to settle a possible patent infringement case allows one to calculate up what the total revenues from those services (ie, the ad revenue that their inclusion on phones brought to Google) have been.
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Another reason given for the rather quick settlement in with African-American farmers is that black leaders and lawmakers kept up the pressure to settle, while the media focused on the case as well.
By pushing forward the insurance case, BoA is applying leverage to MBIA to settle the mortgage litigation on more favorable terms.
Owners, on the other hand, are trying to have the case dismissed as quickly as possible, arguing the two sides should settle their disputes through collective bargaining.
Meanwhile, the Goldbergs' case will continue to wind through the court as they try to settle issues concerning their three children and a home in Syosset on Long Island.
They usually don't, but rather file suit hoping accused infringers will settle to avoid the high cost of fighting the case in court.
In the case of the tax reform, ministers are also to blame for failing to settle their proposals and sell them to Congress, argues Bolivar Lamounier, a Sao Paulo political scientist.
Mr Crone said "it was the reason that we had to settle" a case.
The lawyers themselves, of course, have a financial incentive to settle on terms that reward them with the most profitable fee in comparison to the time invested in the case.
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But he kept reassuring me that the case would settle before it got to court.
The Justice Department last year agreed to settle an antitrust case with Visa and MasterCard that will scrap other merchant restrictions.
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