Staples pays $8.9M to settle dispute with Delaware

Published September 14, 2012 7:12pm ET



DOVER, Del. (AP) — Office supplier Staples Inc. is paying $8.9 million to settle an abandoned property dispute with the state of Delaware.

Officials announced the settlement in June but said terms were confidential. They released details of the agreement only recently after The Associated Press challenged the secrecy. A final payment from Staples is due Monday.

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