1.   Eight states have sued the industry, seeking to recover the Medicaid insurance costs of treating poor people with tobacco-related diseases.

2.   And although his state has not sued the industry, Mike Easley of North Carolina participated as well.

3.   As in Florida, Massachusetts legislators have passed a law making it legal for the state to sue the tobacco companies for Medicaid costs.

4.   At the same time, the state is suing the Oneida Nation over electronic games that mimic slot machines.

5.   But environmentalists were elated that after decades of struggle, the state had finally sued General Electric.

6.   But Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger said the states would probably sue Microsoft separately in state courts, rather than file a single federal antitrust case.

7.   Each state has sued the industry, with Florida and Mississippi settling their lawsuits out of court.

8.   Eight other states have also sued Qwest.

9.   First the states sued the tobacco companies and recovered hundreds of billions of dollars in smoking-related Medicaid costs.