The company has since announced a preliminary settlement of $7.5 million.
The figure is smaller than other settlements announced in the fund investigation to date.
On September 19, 2011, federal, state, and local agencies announced a final comprehensive civil settlement for $44.4 million.
The two parties announced an out-of-court settlement on 30 March 2009.
The company has since announced a preliminary out-of-court settlement of $7.5 million over the matter.
Medco announced a $29 million settlement with attorneys general of 20 states in April 2004.
Four days after the incident, the two artists appeared before the press to announce a settlement of their differences and to end any animosity.
Wall Street was guessing that the two companies might be close to announcing a settlement of their protracted dispute.
The agreement is an interim step in a proposed $4.75 billion settlement announced in September.
It might be more accurate to regard the settlement, announced by federal, state and industry regulators, as a slap on the wrist.