21.   Meanwhile, shareholders have filed two suits in Illinois seeking class-action status.

22.   Northeast said seven lawsuits have been filed by shareholders that seek damages because of the costs of the Millstone outage.

23.   No charges have been made so far in the case, which has been under investigation since a shareholder filed a complaint in January.

24.   Over the summer, stockholders approved the acquisition, and Staples settled a related lawsuit shareholders had filed.

25.   Provident American Corp. has sued the company in another alleged breach of contract for the marketing of funeral insurance, and a U.S. shareholder has filed a lawsuit.

26.   Regulators did not impose a financial penalty in settling the case, though shareholders have filed a lawsuit over the matter.

27.   Shareholders recently filed a class-action lawsuit, claiming company officials misrepresented business and earnings growth.

28.   Shareholders filed at least six lawsuits in Delaware Chancery Court claiming AST Research failed to maximize the value of the company.

29.   Shareholders had filed a proposal at the company demanding that it not discriminate against gay and lesbian employees.

30.   Shareholders have filed at least two class-action suits.