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Beverly Hills-based Hilton Hotels Corp. will ask a Delaware judge today to approve a $97.5-million settlement of lawsuits brought by Bally’s Grand Inc. shareholders. Hilton has agreed to buy the remaining shares it doesn’t already own in Bally’s Grand for $52.75 each and pay $42.75 for each outstanding stock warrant to end a legal fight over Bally’s planned Parisian-themed casino resort in Las Vegas.