71.   A trial judge dismissed the claim, saying the Klehrs should have known about problems with the silo years earlier, and that the statute of limitations had expired.

72.   After hearing evidence, the judge can dismiss the case or uphold the charges and issue orders of compliance against the defendant.

73.   After more than nine weeks of testimony, a federal judge here dismissed a class-action lawsuit that accused four major drug makers of conspiring to fix prices.

74.   Alioto won a civil trial stemming from that accusation and a judge dismissed criminal charges filed by the federal government.

75.   But a judge dismissed those charges against Hirsch, and she has countered that Greene abused her even before he abducted their son across state lines.

76.   But a federal judge dismissed the tax fraud case, adding a stinging rebuke of Starr, accusing the prosecutor of overstepping his authority.

77.   But a federal judge dismissed the tax fraud case and added a stinging rebuke of Starr, saying the prosecutor had overstepped his authority.

78.   But acting on a motion by the Brooklyn district attorney at the time, Elizabeth Holtzman, a judge dismissed the charges.

79.   But fewer people paid attention when a judge dismissed the charge against Walker, saying that he was not at fault.

80.   But the judge did not dismiss the suit outright.