UPDATE 1-China approval may spur Syngenta to settle lawsuits-lawyers
December 18, 2014 at 17:59 PM EST
Dec 18 (Reuters) - Chinese government approval for imports of a controversial type of Syngenta AG biotech corn increases the likelihood the seed maker will pay legal settlements, said some lawyers for U.S. farmers and exporters suing for damages from grain shipments rejected by Beijing.