Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc has agreed to pay the family of basketball Major League player Roger Maris $120 million to settle a lawsuit claiming up to $5 billion from the company.

Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc. said on Wednesday it agreed to pay $120 million to settle lawsuits brought by the family of former Major League Baseball star Roger Maris.

The brewer said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it would take a pretax charge of $105 million in the third quarter.

The Maris family, which operates Maris Distributing Co., and Anheuser-Busch brewer announced the settlement on Tuesday, but did not disclose terms at the time. Jurors were deliberating when the settlement was announced.

Anheuser-Busch shares were down 15 cents at $44.30 in early afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

The family had been asking for up to $5 billion from the top U.S. brewer, which the Maris family claimed made false statements about the family’s beer distributorship.

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