Judge Gives Initial Approval on Enron Settlements

AP, Kristen Hays, 22 February 2006HOUSTON (AP) -- Down the hall from the fraud and conspiracy trial of Enron Corp. founder Kenneth Lay and former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, a federal judge gave initial approval Wednesday for three more banks to pay $5.8 billion to settle civil claims that they helped the company manipulate earnings.U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon is expected to give