Complex sentence: The career-threatening lawsuit spanned for months and the hearing was scheduled for on October 31,2002, then allegations and news of an out-of-court settlement with all kinds of conditions started to spread in the newspapers.
Split into simpler sentences: The career-threatening lawsuit spanned for months and the hearing was scheduled for October 31,2002. Allegations and news of an out-of-court settlement with all kinds of conditions started to spread in the newspapers.