31.   If the high court upholds the appeals court ruling, Thompson could get a new trial.

32.   In any case, SGK says, the appeals court ruling only sent the case back to a trial court for further proceedings.

33.   In the current trial, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson of U.S. District Court is not necessarily bound by the appeals court ruling.

34.   It is that suit that resulted in the appeals court ruling.

35.   It was the second favorable appeals court ruling for Bristol-Myers in the last month.

36.   Karcher said the appeals court ruling heightened growing confusion among lower federal courts about whether workers must prove more than intentional bias to qualify for punitive damages.

37.   Kendall said Monday he strongly disagreed with the appeals court ruling.

38.   Legal experts have been unable to clarify whether the appeals court ruling effectively meant that former officers Thomas Wiese and Thomas Bruder could not be tried on further charges.

39.   Last month, the state Supreme Court unanimously denied review of an appeals court ruling that upheld the West Hollywood ordinance, allowing the ban to remain in effect.

40.   McKinney said Thursday he was pleased with the appeals court ruling.