some kind of settlement reached, ..
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - The Dominican Republic has settled a lawsuit against a U.S. energy firm that it accused of dumping industrial waste on its beaches, a lawyer for the country said Wednesday.
The settlement with Virginia-based AES Corp. was reached Tuesday, less than a week before the case was scheduled for trial in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, said attorney Susan Burke.
Terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed. The Dominican had sought US$80 million (euro60.5 million) in damages from the power company.
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