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Because a trial court judge never ruled that the DOC was negligent, the bill never got a hearing in either chamber of the Legislature or by a special master, the first step for claims bills.—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026 In addition to barring the firms from future participation in the program, the special masters also ordered the claims administrator to deny any claim that includes any of the nonqualified doctors who took part in the scheme, and denied the 37 pending claims.—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 June 2026 One possible argument is the complaint is a challenge to the House settlement and should be addressed by Cousins, who Judge Wilken tapped to serve as special master of the settlement.—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 June 2026 The justices ordered the parties to agree on a special master to take possession of all the evidence, including the more than 650,000 ballots Bianco’s office seized in February and March.—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for special master