41.   Later, the company also settled suits it had filed against what it called a cartel of uranium producers.

42.   Kp The threat of blockbuster verdicts is a big reason many companies settle patent cases before trial, some attorneys say.

43.   Last year, the company settled long-standing lawsuits that challenged its licensing rights on CDMA technology.

44.   Meanwhile, the Atlanta-based company has settled with the plaintiff for an undisclosed sum.

45.   More often than not, companies settle the suits rather than go to trial, because of the expense and fears of what a jury might award.

46.   Most companies subsequently settled with Mateel and posted the signs.

47.   Most companies settled, rather than deal with the expense of going to court and the risk, albeit small, that a jury might bankrupt the corporation.

48.   Now that the company has settled its labor problems, it can concentrate on improving productivity at its U.S. plants, analysts and company officials say.

49.   Of the many suggestions it received, the company settled on Ceyoniq.

50.   Often, companies settle lawsuits that are without merit out of court to save time and expense.