31.   The suit is the first in the state in which an advocacy group is suing on behalf of an animal, Leonard said.

32.   The trial took place six years after the Royal Crown group sued Coke and its bottler.

33.   The timber-cutting plan already had been approved by state foresters, but an environmental group sued to block the cutting.

34.   Then the group sued Napster.

35.   Third-party and other groups sued the Federal Election Commission, contending it was allowing a partisan commission to limit the presidential debates to the two major parties.

36.   This matter came to a head when American Indian groups prohibited from starting casinos in Texas sued.

37.   Three groups have sued the city, all contending that town officials are violating local tax laws by buying open land for the new housing.

38.   Two months ago, environmental groups sued the federal government for its lease sales near Arches National Park and nearly a dozen other areas in the Rocky Mountain West.

39.   Typically, advocacy groups sue migrant contractors who hire the workers on behalf of the companies.

40.   A DVD trade group sued the Web site operators, alleging theft of trade secrets.