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  2. Consent decree - Wikipedia

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    The process of introducing a consent decree begins with negotiation. [5] One of three things happens: a lawsuit is filed and the parties concerned reach an agreement prior to adjudication of the contested issues; a lawsuit is filed and actively contested, and the parties reach an agreement after the court has ruled on some issues; or the parties settle their dispute prior to the filing of a ...

  3. What is a consent decree? How they work and how it has ... - AOL

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    The Courier Journal wrote about the possibilities of the consent decree happening if it is not agreed on before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.

  4. Settlement (litigation) - Wikipedia

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    In law, a settlement is a resolution between disputing parties about a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. [1] The term also has other meanings in the context of law.

  5. Arbitration award - Wikipedia

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    a party to the arbitration agreement was, under the law applicable to him, under some incapacity, or the arbitration agreement was not valid under its governing law; a party was not given proper notice of the appointment of the arbitrator or of the arbitration proceedings, or was otherwise unable to present its case;

  6. Contract - Wikipedia

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    A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typically involves consent [1] to transfer of goods, services, money, or promise to transfer any of those at a future date.

  7. Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The settlement, rendered as a Consent Decree, also requires the company to institute a range of policies and programs to promote diversity among its workforce and to prevent discrimination based on race or gender. [1] [4] Implementation of the Consent Decree continued into 2011. Abercrombie did not admit liability.

  8. The Subsidy Gap - The Huffington Post

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    The Huffington Post and The Chronicle of Higher Education have teamed up to tell the story of what the subsidization of college athletics means for universities like James Madison and for the students who are forced to foot the bill, often without their knowledge or real consent. The investigation, which included an analysis of financial ...

  9. Pigford v. Glickman - Wikipedia

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    The consent decree set up a system for notice, claims submission, consideration, and review that involved a facilitator, arbitrator, adjudicator, and monitor, all with assigned responsibilities. The funds to pay the costs of the settlement (including legal fees) come from the Judgment Fund operated by the Department of the Treasury, not from ...