Deadline approaching in Black farmer's lawsuit settlement

Time is  running  out  for the   plaintiffs in a 1996 Black Farmer's  lawsuit launched  against  the USDA  to file for their settlement.  Clanton plaintiff,Robert Binion said  time is  running out  to file  to   funds  openedup by the lawsuit, many  of  which, plaintiffs  don't knowthey  are  eligible for. "For  those who won the $50,000 lawsuit,they  are  entitled to  a  $450,000 loan," he said."They've got to file   for all  of  that by   2005." [more]