Lung Association Settles Court Fight With Seattle Arm

The American Lung Association will regain control of its regional headquarters in Seattle as part of a settlement in its eight-month legal dispute with its Northwest chapter, reports the Associated Press.

The national organization sued after Mike Anderson, head of the association’s chapter, persuaded its board of directors to turn over its offices, assessed at $3.2-million, for $10 to a new charity he had formed with two colleagues. The board also voted to give Mr. Anderson’s Pacific Northwest Lung Cancer Foundation $1.2-million in start-up money.

The settlement requires the Northwest chapter to replace its board and Anderson’s foundation to return the building deed and $500,000 to the Lung association.