Mr. Frank also worked out individual settlements with most of the litigating homeowners.

The other four states had reached individual settlements.

Lawyers for the patients involved say that the individual settlements have ranged from $200,000 to $1.2 million.

Though amounts of the individual settlements remain sealed, court papers suggest they were from $100,000 to $5 million.

Tuineje 100 individual settlements are distributed through these municipalities.

Since the mid-1980's, the city has settled 28 cases for a total of $6.8 million, with individual settlements ranging from $4,500 to $2.5 million in 1993.

Each individual settlement is referred to as jikkenji ('demonstration community for the world').

Even if government financing turns out to be greatly reduced, individual settlements may finance their own expansion.

The existence of a significant individual settlement of Vrhbosna was recorded in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Any individual settlement is certain to involve a prison sentence.