41.   His first task was to seek final court approval of a consent decree reached with Microsoft the previous year to settle a Justice Department antitrust suit.

42.   His controversial statements came Monday on the first day of the trial in an antitrust suit brought by San Francisco developer Clint Reilly.

43.   If the latter, Justice has grounds for an antitrust suit.

44.   If the union wins, the players will continue to have a labor relationship with the NBA, shortcircuiting an antitrust suit.

45.   If they proceeded to shut down the paper and complete the Chronicle purchase, Hearst faced a possible department antitrust suit.

46.   If the initiative fails, however, the states may file an antitrust suit against the major carriers, the leader of the group said.

47.   In addition to the decertification drive, seven players filed an antitrust suit last Wednesday that challenges the draft, salary cap and free agency restrictions.

48.   In an interview Monday, Boies said the Yankees had offered to dismiss the Braves from the antitrust suit as one possible way around the problem.

49.   In its antitrust suit against Microsoft Corp., the government has portrayed personal computer makers as little more than indentured servants of the software powerhouse.

50.   In July several microbrewers filed private antitrust suits charging Anheuser-Busch with unfairly using its market clout to stifle competition.