Viacom and Redstone's National Amusements held settlement talks – WSJ

(Reuters) – Top Viacom Inc executives recently held discussions with National Amusements Inc to settle litigation surrounding the media empire of Sumner Redstone, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
However, the talks fell through last week, ahead of a key ruling by a Delaware judge on Friday, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the matter. (http://on.wsj.com/2aLeUIa)
The Delaware judge ruled that Redstone’s lawyers must defend in a trial his move to oust five dire