settle a lawsuit
idiom
: to end a lawsuit before the court makes a decision about it
They agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the lawsuit.
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The conspiracy theory the company is responding to resurfaced last week after Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit over users whose conversations were captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees.
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its voice assistant Siri violated user privacy, Reuters reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 2 Jan. 2025
Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a lawsuit that alleges the tech giant recorded private conversations from people who used its voice assistant Siri without their consent.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In a settlement made public recently, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit by Trump, arguing that he was defamed when anchor George Stephanopoulos said the president-elect had been found liable in court for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 9 Jan. 2025
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its voice assistant Siri violated user privacy, Reuters reports.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 2 Jan. 2025
Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a lawsuit that alleges the tech giant recorded private conversations from people who used its voice assistant Siri without their consent.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
In a settlement made public recently, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit by Trump, arguing that he was defamed when anchor George Stephanopoulos said the president-elect had been found liable in court for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
—Noah Feldman, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Settle a lawsuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20a%20lawsuit. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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