B SETTLEMENT From Page ! suit against the insurance company filed in US District Court in Portland will be heard Dec 13 The agreement wa$ reached Nov 13 according to a court spokesman Wood’s lawsuit was originally filed at York County Superior Court Sept 7 but was transferred to federal court a week later at the request of the insurance company At the time Reliance Standard attorney Glenn H - Robinson said the insurance company did not dispute that Selek’s life insurance benefits should be paid but had sought the transfer to federal to raise the question of who should benefit from Selek’s policy The suit filed by Wood claimed that on March 30 1998 about a year before Selek died the insurance company issued a policy that agreed to pay Wood twice Selek’s annual earnings if die died “At approximately 9:08 pm April 20 1999” the lawsuit said “(Selek) was struck and killed by an unknown motor vehicle as she was walking on Route 202 in Lyman As a consequence thereof (Wood) is entitled to payment undo' the double indemnity provision” Members of Selek’s family had said they would fight Wood’s efforts to get the life insurance money Selek’s brother Lee Caron today would not discuss the terms of the settlement “The law was on his side” Caron said “At some point you need to close it It’s been a tough 1 12 years At some point we’ve got to move on” is