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Ardith Lindsey's lawsuit accusing Citigroup Inc. of tolerating years of sexual harassment and assault against her struck a chord across Wall Street for

Adam Dell paid several million dollars to the woman who received the recording.

The original claimants were former Goldman employees Cristina Chen-Oster (right) and Shanna Orlich (left), who first sued the company in 2010.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has agreed to pay $215 million to put an end to a long-running class-action lawsuit that accused the Wall Street giant of systemically underpaying women. The New York-based bank struck the deal with lawyers representing about 2,800 female associates and vice-presidents, according to a joint statement

Goldman agreed to pay $215 million to put an end to a case that accused the Wall Street giant of systemically underpaying women.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has agreed to pay $215 million to put an end to a long-running class-action lawsuit that accused the Wall Street giant of systemically underpaying women.

The New York-based bank struck the deal with lawyers representing about 2,800 female associates and vice-presidents, according to a joint statement from the bank and the plaintiffs' lawyers.

Wall Street giant struck a deal with lawyers representing nearly 3,000 women

The settlement is bigger than the sum that Smith Barney paid decades ago, more than $100 million, to end what was known as the Boom-Boom Room suit.

The original claimants were former Goldman employees Cristina Chen-Oster (right) and Shanna Orlich (left), who first sued the company in 2010.