State Farm Insurance Company was found guilty in funneling the money for the Illinois Supreme Court Justice Election campaign, and need to pay a fine of $250M to settle the charges filed by the federal government.

The compromise was declared in the US District Court on Tuesday.

As per the statement by the State Farm and Clifford Law Offices given late on Tuesday, the Chicago-based law firm is representing the policyholders in the litigation.

Both the parties stated that they have reached the agreement just because they find it is the best thing for everyone and to prevent themselves from getting involved in protracted litigation case and court appeals that will go to happen for more years.

As per the joint release, the agreement will be beneficial for around 4M existing and former policyholders of State Farm who were the participants of the Avery Class vs. State Farm.”

As per the settlement, the State Farm shows its disagreement towards the liability and keep to its position that the company considers the claim does not have any merit.”

It was in 2015 when a federal judge of southern Illinois district approved the laws suit of a policy holder who accused that the State Farm was involved in the contributions to the election campaigns that funds the committee who were responsible for electing the Supreme Court justice.

Karmeier, the existing chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, has the power of deciding vote which he used for turning the appellate court decision upside down that upheld the Avery verdict, as noted by in the lawsuit by the policyholder.

The case was filed in 1999 for $1B against State Farm, but the case was dismissed by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2005.

The claims of enrichment against the State Farm are dismissed as per the terms of the settlement.