21.   That lawsuit, which is seeking to recover billions spent treating tobacco-related diseases, is scheduled to start in September.

22.   The companies face several high-profile trials, mainly suits filed by attorneys general seeking to recover billions of dollars spent treating sick smokers.

23.   The case may cause a stampede by other foreign banks to recover billions of dollars in taxes paid when their interest deductions were curtailed.

24.   The lawsuit seeks to recover billions of dollars the government spent on smoking-related health care for elderly Medicare patients, veterans and Federal employees.

25.   The lawsuit would seek to recover billions spent to treat smoking-related illnesses through Medicare and other federal insurance programs for military personnel and government employees.

26.   The state is seeking to recover billions of dollars in Medicaid expenses for treating smoking-related illnesses.

27.   The state is seeking to recover billions of dollars in Medicaid costs spent treating smoking-related illnesses.

28.   They have also been negotiating with lawyers in five states that are suing tobacco companies to recover billions of dollars spent by Medicaid programs on smoking-related illnesses.

29.   Wigand has been aiding U.S. Justice Department inquiries as well as lawsuits by states seeking to recover billions of dollars in Medicaid money spent treating smokers.

30.   He gave Pakistan reasonably good marks on its efforts to boost its revenue, increase its tax base and recover billions of rupees in outstanding loans.