It was a long, hard, difficult negotiation. Merrill thought there was a risk, and we negotiated a settlement.

It's a fair settlement. This has been litigated for more than four years and we've had some adverse court rulings.

Perhaps this is not as much money as I would have liked to have gotten. But under the circumstances it's a very good settlement.

Even thought the apparent risk is low the important thing to do is reduce exposure.

We thought it better to pull him rather to risk further injury if he continued to wrestle.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout