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After over a year of legal battles, the Sigma Chi fraternity reached a financial settlement with Pi Eta Speakers Associates...
...settlement of the lawsuit cleared the way for Pi Eta to sell the house to the Foundation for Civic Leadersh...
...parties settled their dispute out of court in a confidential settlement, and Sigma Chi will receive an undisclosed amount from...
Feinberg moved quickly too. As his first order of business, he scheduled large introductory meetings with the families. The meetings did not go well. In most settlements, the moment of injury or death and the discussion of a settlement take place years apart, giving the aggrieved time to cope with their loss. The Victim Compensation Fund did not have that luxury. "These people lost family members just weeks before in the most horrific circumstances," says Jeanne Marks, a psychologist and friend of Feinberg's who has met with several of the families. "They lost total control of their lives...
...TONS OF FUN Reaching the Dubare Elephant Camp is almost a safari in itself. You have to traverse a muddy, turbulent river in a questionably sound boat. But once on terra firma, the trauma of the crossing becomes worthwhile. The camp, a settlement of about 30 tribal families, was once engaged in the capture and breaking of wild elephants. Today the residents breed and train the ones they already have, and put on shows for tourists. Sounds pretty tame, but the camp's denizens love to point to a rogue jumbo, tethered with heavy chains nearby, and recount the harrowing...