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After a case is settled, meaning that the case did not go to trial, the attorneys receive the settlement funds, prepare a final closing statement, and give the money to their clients. Once the attorney gets the settlement check, the clients will also receive their balance check.

One example can be a customer suing a company to repeal an action deemed an infringement on the rights of the customer as a citizen and thus a subject to federal or state law. The largest direct-action lawsuit in history ($333 million) was the subject matter of the motion picture Erin Brockovich.

1) Big Tobacco: $206 Billion (1998) The agreement, which remains the largest class-action settlement in U.S. history, required tobacco companies to pay out more than $206 billion to the included states over 25 years, plus another $9 billion per year in perpetuity.

Negotiations can take weeks to several months to years and usually come to an end when both parties are agreeable to a number that has been offered. In the process of negotiating to settle, parties will typically refuse offers and make counteroffers in different amounts.

Number 1: The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement The 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement is also the biggest civil litigation settlement in US history. At USD246 billion, it is unlikely to be beaten any time soon. The case was brought against all the major tobacco companies by more than 40 US states.

Contents hide 1.1 1. Tobacco settlements for $206 billion The Largest Ever 1.2 2. BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill $20 billion. 1.3 3. Volkswagen emissions scandal $14.7 billion. 1.4 4. Enron securities fraud $7.2 billion. 1.5 5. WorldCom accounting scandal $6.1 billion. 1.6 6. Fen-Phen diet drugs $3.8 billion. 1.7 7.1.8 8.

1. Tobacco settlements for $206 billion The Largest Ever In 1998, Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds, and two other tobacco companies agreed to a $206 billion settlement, at a minimum, covering medical costs for smoking-related illnesses.