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Vonage and Nortel agreed to settle their patent litigation in a deal that allows for cross-licensing of technology and does not require any cash payments.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Vonage Holdings Corp. said Monday that it has agreed in principle with Nortel Networks Corp. to end the pending litigation between them. According to a release from Holmdel, N.J.-based Vonage, the contemplated settlement involves a limited cross license to three Nortel and three Vonage patents and does not call for monetary payments by any party. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported that Nortel filed a lawsuit against Vonage, alleging that Vonage violated nine patents related to Internet phone services, countering Vonage's claims that Nortel had violated three of its patents. Shares of Vonage, which closed Friday at $2, were up about 9% in premarket trading Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd (MEI) agreed to settle their patent infringement claims, Kodak said in a regulatory filing on Friday.

Futures and options broker MF Global Ltd. agreed Wednesday to pay more than US$77 million (euro53.5 million) to settle federal charges that it failed to watch over a hedge fund charged with fraud more than two years ago.

HSN - formerly known as the Home Shopping Network - has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle allegations that it failed to report safety information related to the recall of about 3,900 Wellbilt Electronic Pressure Cookers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.

San Mateo County prosecutors say that Walgreens has agreed to pay $767,000 to four California counties to settle a claim of overcharging customers at its stores. The San Mateo County district attorney's office said Wednesday that the Illinois-based...

Medtronic agreed to pay $114.1 million to settle lawsuits related to its Marquis line of implanted cardiac defibrillators.

Nick Ciarelli, a college student at Harvard who published the blog Think Secret, has agreed to shutter it to settle a lawsuit with Apple.

Three of the world's most popular Web sites have agreed to pay a collective US$31.5 million to settle allegations that they promoted illegal online gambling operations.

Developer George H. Johnson and his partners have agreed to pay the state a record $12.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of polluting the state's water and other infractions.

Microsoft, Google and Yahoo agreed to pay $31.5 million to resolve claims they helped promote illegal gambling.

Google, Yahoo and Microsoft agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to settle claims they promoted illegal gambling. None of the companies admitted they broke any laws.

The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling, the U.S. Attorney for eastern Missouri said.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined $31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling, the U.

Uncle Sam and at least one charity are getting an early Christmas present courtesy of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo, which have agreed to fork over a combined $31 million to settle claims that they promoted illegal online gambling.

Deutsche Bank agreed to pay Enron $25 million to settle charges that it, along with other banks, helped cause the energy company's 2001 collapse.

Online gambling firms were dealt a big blow yesterday after Europe agreed to settle a trade dispute that could have forced the US to legalize Internet betting. European online gambling sites, which had to fold their cards in the US last year when...

Universal Music Group and XM Satellite said Monday they have agreed to settle a copyright infringement lawsuit over a portable music player sold by the broadcaster that enables users to make digital copies of music.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Callaway Golf Co. and TaylorMade Golf Co. said late Friday they agreed to settle a patent license dispute. Under the agreement, each company will get specified rights to make products under patents owned by the other, covering such products as drivers, irons and golf balls. Callaway said specific details of the agreement are confidential.

Troubled Canadian pharmaceutical manufacturer Biovail Corp. agreed to pay $138 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that it misled investors and engaged in fraudulent accounting. After an expected insurance settlement, Biovail will...