71.   Ms. Kaye chose not to adopt for New York courts a strict federal court rule that levies financial penalties on lawyers for filing frivolous or ill-prepared lawsuits.

72.   Mount Sinai also agreed to let the HHC levy financial penalties if the hospital failed to meet certain health care benchmarks.

73.   No financial penalties were imposed by the SEC, which noted that Edison had fully cooperated with its inquiry.

74.   Officials negotiating the plan said they were confident that it would allow the state to avoid any financial penalties.

75.   Nynex is already facing state orders to improve its service or face financial penalties, but the orders do not cover lapses in caller ID service.

76.   Nynex would also have to improve its poor reputation for customer service to avoid onerous financial penalties.

77.   Only once has Martin temporarily shut down a mining operation, and his office cannot assess financial penalties.

78.   Recently, trade problems with Japan have resurfaced as U.S. officials imposed financial penalties on Japanese ships because of restrictions that foreign carriers face in Japanese ports.

79.   Regulators did not impose a financial penalty in settling the case, though shareholders have filed a lawsuit over the matter.

80.   SBC and Ameritech executives said that regulators would impose stiff financial penalties if the new company failed to offer residential and business telephone service.