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A lawsuit filed by 38 former lacrosse players against Duke University has been settled, The News & Observer reported. The players accused Duke of negligence and infliction of distress in the university's response to rape allegations -- since proven false -- against three members of the lacrosse team. A Duke spokesman and a lawyer for the former players both declined to comment on the terms of the agreement.