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Alexandra Tashman: Settlements sweep discrimination issues under the rug

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Often, when a major corporation, like a tobacco company or a commercial bank, wants to make a lawsuit go away, it pays the plaintiff to keep quiet. The company then walks away without having to claim any liability or fault, and the plaintiff is compensated with a monetary settlement.

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Alexandra Tashman: Settlements sweep discrimination issues under the rug

By Alexandra Tashman

July 29, 2013 12:00 a.m.