31.   Chavis said on Monday that he settled the suit to put the legal matters behind him.

32.   Coca-Cola Co. settled a suit prior to a determination on class-action status.

33.   Clinton is proposing to finance many of his plans with money from litigation against tobacco companies, even though Congress has yet to enact legislation settling those suits.

34.   Details of the agreement to settle the suit are scheduled to be released in mid-November.

35.   DHS has offered to settle the suit, Caballero said, but so far no out-of-court agreement has been reached.

36.   Drugmakers and independent pharmacists are close to reaching a new agreement to settle a suit charging pharmaceutical companies with overcharging independent pharmacies.

37.   Eventually, the suit was settled.

38.   Executives at Time Warner and US West said the two companies were still likely to settle the suit, though no talks have been initiated.

39.   Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi and Texas settled their suits earlier.

40.   For seven months, cigarette companies have been negotiating to settle suits from smokers and states seeking to recoup the costs of treating smokers.