21.   Kimberly Dogue Woodward, a lawyer who represents the doctors and their practice, said she could not comment on the allegations because the lawsuit is pending.

22.   Lawsuits are pending.

23.   Lawsuits are also pending that contend that some conversions violate age-discrimination statutes and federal laws against reducing pension benefits already accrued.

24.   Merrill Lynch plans to break ground on its office complex in the spring, and a lawsuit is pending over the proposed sewer line from Trenton.

25.   Nearly a dozen lawsuits are now pending across the country, accusing the organization of discriminatory practices.

26.   No hearing has been held, and a lawsuit is pending.

27.   Now two lawsuits are pending against the company, which has so far pleaded that it lacks the money to clean up the site.

28.   Other civil lawsuits are pending.

29.   Other states may turn into lesser battlegrounds as well, although no other major marriage lawsuits are pending.

30.   Several similar lawsuits are pending in the United States, but this case is the first of its kind to go to trial.