31.   Only Norton presented a defense during opening statements, presumably because Martin Lockheed had contemplated settling all along, attorneys said.

32.   Policyholders should ask their adjuster or insurance company for a letter clarifying the deadline for their individual case, attorneys said.

33.   Proximity is all that links Ridley to the slayings, said his attorney, Larry Ellerbe.

34.   Runoffs, if needed, would take place in December, attorneys said.

35.   Since no apology was made, Cipoletta decided to sue, said his attorney, Timothy M. Burke.

36.   Some compensation might be possible to owners of kicked-out boats, said maritime attorney Terry Leitzell, vice president of Victor Seafoods.

37.   Still, the court is moving faster than normal because such appeals usually take at least one year to be heard, said Napster attorney Daniel Johnson.

38.   Stearns rejects claims that he defrauded the companies and denies any criminal wrongdoing, said his attorney, Laird Palmer of Mason.

39.   Tamraz said that attorney and Mrs. Kennedy worked about two months on a legal opinion for him.

40.   That could lead to a partial retrial of the punitive damages phase of the case or a full retrial of that phase, attorneys said.