Read more settlement stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11829/settlement.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:01:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74180/time-to-talk-mideast-truce-not-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's early efforts have failed, and a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians now looks as distant as ever, writes Roger Cohen. It was a mistake to think the land-for-peace talks of 2000 could simply be revived despite the violence, expansion of settlements, and Israel's construction of...http://www.newser.com/story/74180/time-to-talk-mideast-truce-not-peace.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 1:19:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73887/intel-to-pay-amd-125b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIntel says it is paying AMD, its largest rival in the computer chip market, $1.25 billion to settle all antitrust and patent suits, and has agreed to abide by a set of "business practice provisions." In return, AMD, which had been complaining to regulators for five years that Intel...http://www.newser.com/story/73887/intel-to-pay-amd-125b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Nov 2009 8:51:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73615/big-pharma-flouts-laws-on-off-label-uses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBack in 2004, a unit of drug giant Pfizer pleaded guilty to marketing a drug, Neurotonin, for unapproved uses, paid $430 million in fines, and promised to clean up its act—which it had no intention of doing. "At the very same time Pfizer was in our office negotiating and...http://www.newser.com/story/73615/big-pharma-flouts-laws-on-off-label-uses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 8:19:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73285/prejean-pageant-drop-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHave we heard the last of Carrie Prejean? Probably not, but the former Miss California and pageant producers have dropped their dueling lawsuits. A statement says they “wish each other the best in their future endeavors,” but gives no word on the settlement reached. A source tells Radar Prejean decided...http://www.newser.com/story/73285/prejean-pageant-drop-lawsuits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 8:12:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69390/court-overturns-merrill-bofa-settlement-with-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA federal judge today scrapped the $33 million settlement Bank of America and the SEC agreed on as punishment for the bank's not informing shareholders of bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives just before the bank bought Merrill, the New York Times reports. Saying BofA "materially lied, " Jed Rakoff noted...http://www.newser.com/story/69390/court-overturns-merrill-bofa-settlement-with-sec.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 14:47:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69136/uc-settles-suits-in-embryo-thefts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe University of California Board of Regents has quietly paid $4.2 million to settle a dozen lawsuits linked to doctors who stole embryos in an Irvine fertility clinic, reports the Los Angeles Times . The physicians fled the US after it was discovered 14 years ago that they moved eggs...http://www.newser.com/story/69136/uc-settles-suits-in-embryo-thefts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 2:55:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68611/israel-snubs-washington-plans-new-west-bank-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBenjamin Netanyahu will approve the construction of several hundred housing units in the West Bank, snubbing the Obama adminisration's demands for a halt to new settlements. The Israeli prime minister informed the White House of his plans weeks ago, Haaretz reports. The US and Israel are still negotiating the terms...http://www.newser.com/story/68611/israel-snubs-washington-plans-new-west-bank-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 04 Sep 2009 5:25:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68495/hidden-sex-scenes-cost-grand-theft-auto-20m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe makers of Grand Theft Auto are shelling out $20 million to settle a lawsuit over hidden sex scenes in a version of the popular video game, reports Gawker. The suit by investors claims Take-Two Interactive Software officials knew about the x-rated "Hot Coffee" minigame inserted by programmers before shipping...http://www.newser.com/story/68495/hidden-sex-scenes-cost-grand-theft-auto-20m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 5:07:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67268/ubs-to-hand-over-names-of-4450-clients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUBS will hand over the names of 4,450 of its American account holders as part of a tax evasion settlement, the Wall Street Journal reports, and another 5,000 names will be produced under a special IRS amnesty program. UBS won’t pay a monetary fine. Those being turned over...http://www.newser.com/story/67268/ubs-to-hand-over-names-of-4450-clients.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 9:55:00 CDT