31.   Friedman, a lawyer, said pursuing a defamation lawsuit was a risk not worth the expense.

32.   Gonzalez said he was considering a defamation lawsuit against several Spanish media, which he says did not mention he was cleared of the charges.

33.   Ghalib, a three-star army general, filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Teten and another member of Indonesian Corruption Watch.

34.   Green filed a defamation lawsuit against the group last year after members criticized him on television.

35.   His lawyer, Rory McShane, challenged Paisley to repeat his allegation against Reavey, since this would open the door for a defamation lawsuit.

36.   In a telephone interview, Robertson declined to name the oil company referred to by the bank official, fearing a possible defamation lawsuit.

37.   Jeyaretnam will lose his seat in Parliament if he cannot pay hundreds of thousands of dollars he owes in defamation lawsuits brought by senior government officials and their supporters.

38.   King Hassan II of Morocco has lost a defamation lawsuit against the Paris daily Le Monde for an article implicating his government in drug trafficking.

39.   The affidavit was filed in connection with his defamation lawsuit against opposition leader Tang Liang Hong.

40.   The couple have said they will file a defamation lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections.