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Ed Markey: “Could you share an example of when a proposed settlement agreement was not approved by Department of Justice guidance…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2015
Could you share an example of when a proposed settlement agreement was not approved by Department of Justice guidance required or when the court rejected a proposed settlement because it overreached?
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Senator Markey asks for examples of rejected settlement agreements.

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