51.   Cadence sued its smaller rival, Avant!, accusing the company of stealing proprietary software code used to design microprocessors.

52.   Cleveland, in turn, accused the company of dismissing him for objecting to what he said were other company misdeeds.

53.   Consumer groups have accused the company of such questionable practices as failing to properly disclose fees and charges.

54.   Critics of the proposed settlement accused the companies of trying to hold Congress hostage with threats that they would continue targeting teenagers if they are not granted limited immunity.

55.   Critics accuse the companies of exaggerating the costs of marketing cleaner gasoline.

56.   Critics accuse the company of abusing its monopoly in preparing to fight off future rivals.

57.   Customers accused the company of refusing to seat blacks, insisting they pay in advance and even locking them out.

58.   Critics had accused the company of understating expenses.

59.   Customers and employees accused the company of refusing to seat blacks, insisting they pay in advance and even locking them out.

60.   Eight months later, a consumer class-action suit filed in Oakland accused the company of fraudulently concealing its fees and imposing excessive and unjustified charges on borrowers.