The plaintiffs agreed to dismiss the case in 2006 rather than permit discovery into the payments.

And plaintiffs agreed to all of the secret settlements.

By law, all plaintiffs must agree before the settlement is complete.

But there is one issue on which the plaintiff and defendant agree.

The potential plaintiffs, about 60 families, agreed to forgo litigation for an 18-month period, which ends in August.

In exchange, the Clinton administration and other plaintiffs agreed to drop a threatened lawsuit against the company.

The plaintiffs agreed on Wednesday to an adjournment of their court cases in return for new hearings.

For their part, the plaintiffs agreed not to interfere with World Farm's business.

The plaintiffs also agreed to make the base, suggested people to use as models, and suggested changes throughout the process.

The plaintiffs and the state had agreed to enter the binding agreement last spring, which was made formal in a court order on July 16.