Although CDC eventually settled its case, dozens of other companies filed suit and the antitrust case dragged on until the Reagan administration.

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The airline is not expecting a rush of new claims, because it has settled its ash cloud debts already, our correspondent adds.

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Yahoo settled its proxy fight with Third Point LLC, the activist investment firm controlled by Daniel S. Loeb, who had been seeking four board seats.

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