How to Use settle a lawsuit in a Sentence

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  • Now, the city is ponying up to settle a lawsuit filed by the firefighter, Latosha Clemons, in April.
    — Wells Dusenbury, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The city agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Tamir’s family.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Last year, the city of Aurora agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by McClain's parents.
    — Colleen Slevin, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Last year, the city of Aurora agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by McClain’s parents.
    — Colleen Slevin, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Enter Email Sign Up The charges against him centered on his effort to obtain $3.3 million in state funding to settle a lawsuit by senior aides.
    — Eva Ruth Moravec, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Aurora last year agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit by McClain’s family.
    — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2022
  • American Airlines is set to pay at least $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit for overcharging customers for baggage fees, according to a deal reached last week.
    — Dallas News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Google agreed to pay $118 million to settle a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had discriminated against women in pay and promotions.
    — Patrick Thomas, WSJ, 13 June 2022
  • That’s how much Wells Fargo has agreed to pay its shareholders to settle a lawsuit accusing the bank of overstating its progress in recovering from scandals.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit years after a security lapse meant the personal data of users of its now-defunct social media website Google Plus was exposed to the internet.
    — Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The network narrowly avoided a defamation trial this spring by agreeing to settle a lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems for $787 million.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 14 June 2023
  • Los Angeles County agreed to pay nearly $29 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Kobe Bryant’s family over pictures sheriff’s deputies had taken at the scene of a fatal helicopter crash, according to lawyers and court records.
    — Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defrauding shareholders about its progress in recovering from a series of scandals over its treatment of customers.
    — Reuters, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Tulare County will pay $32 million to settle a lawsuit over its failure to protect a newborn child who suffered severe brain damage, and nearly died, after his parents exposed him to extreme heat and cold and allegedly withheld vital nourishment.
    — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Activision Blizzard will pay more than $50 million to settle a lawsuit from former female employees who claim they weren’t provided equal pay or career opportunities because of their gender.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Reuters - Video game studio Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle a lawsuit from female employees alleging they were paid less than men and denied career advancement opportunities while at the company.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Snapchat paid $15 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the social media company of discriminating against female employees.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024
  • Paxton initially faced 20 charges, including misconduct, bribery, obstruction of justice and misappropriation of public resources stemming from his effort to obtain $3.3 million in state funding to settle a lawsuit by senior aides.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Meta is paying to settle a lawsuit alleging the world’s largest social media platform allowed millions of its users’ personal information to be fed to Cambridge Analytica, a firm that supported Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2023
  • Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the publisher of fostering a sexist, discriminatory environment toward women.
    — Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 30 Mar. 2022

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