Your only cash settlement news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Should I spend a windfall or squirrel it away? read story Dear Dr. Don,I come from a family where money has always been scarce. I am now 30 and retired from the Marine Corps. I quite possibly could be coming in to a large cash settlement of about $40,000 or $50,000. ...   Starwood Profit Falls After Year-Earlier Legal Settlement Isn’t Repeated read story Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., owner of the luxury St. Regis and W brands, said fourth- quarter profit dropped after a cash payment from a lawsuit settlement boosted year-earlier earnings.   Spend a windfall or squirrel it away? read story Dear Dr. Don, I come from a family where money has always been scarce. I am now 30 and retired from the Marine Corps. I quite possibly could be coming in to a large cash settlement of about $40,000 or $50,000. This is way more money than I ever dreamed of having at one time.   Drop in the Bucket, but Expected Servicing Settlement Still a Big Deal read story Nearly a year of negotiations between the states and the largest U.S. lenders appear close to yielding a deal that would settle charges of lender misbehavior in servicing mortgages. And while the dollar value might be criticized as small, the agreement’s could lift a thick cloud of legal uncertainty from the housing sector and thus be a boon for banks, borrowers, and the broader economy.   Judge approves settlement in WaMu bankruptcy read story Judge approves settlement in WaMu bankruptcy Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 11:16 a.m., Wednesday, February 1, 2012 The investors argued that they held warrants entitling them to cash recoveries if Washington Mutual won a lawsuit filed against the federal government 17 ...   Attorney files motion opposing $17.75 million "kids for cash" settlement read story An attorney for PA Child Care and related entities has filed a court motion opposing the proposed $17.75 million settlement in the “kid s for cash” lawsuits filed against real estate developer Robert Mericle.   Family tells of settlement with city over police abuse read story David Stewart and Sharon Wilkins learned at least two lessons during their year of terror: Get to the door quickly and always keep plenty of cash on hand.Week in and week out, a band of rogue Chicago cops showed up at Wilkins’ mother’s Roseland home in 2004, smashing down the door if no one answered and then getting really nasty if the residents didn’t cough up enough money.“They would rough us ...   Starwood Profit Declines as Legal Settlement Isn’t Repeated | businessweek.com read story Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., owner of the luxury St. Regis and W brands, said fourth- quarter profit dropped after a cash payment from a lawsuit settlement boosted year-earlier earnings. Net income fell to $167 million, or 85 cents a share, from $339 million, or $1.78, a year earlier, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said in a statement today. The year- earlier results ...   Settlement approved in WaMu bankruptcy read story Investors in Washington Mutual will drop a lawsuit against the failed bank under a settlement approved by a Delaware judge.   Calif. woman takes Honda to small-claims court, wins $9,867 read story Heather Peters got much more than the couple hundred dollars cash that a proposed class-action settlement is offering.