1.   In San Antonio, a federal judge refused to certify the lawsuit as a class action but is reviewing his decision.

2.   More than a year later, Judge Friedman certified a lawsuit filed by the North Carolina farmer as a class action.

3.   Two days ago an Alabama judge certified the lawsuit as a national class-action lawsuit, opening the door to thousands of potential plaintiffs.

4.   Coca-Cola has denied the allegations of discrimination and is fighting the efforts to certify the lawsuit a class action.

5.   Coca-Cola has denied the allegations of discrimination and is fighting the efforts to certify the lawsuit as a class action.

6.   Osteen said he could rule on whether to certify the lawsuit as a class action by summer at the earliest.

7.   The Atlanta-based soft drink giant has denied the allegations of discrimination and is fighting the efforts to certify the lawsuit as a class action.

8.   They are seeking to have the lawsuit certified as a class-action suit that would eventually include all victims of the New York, Pentagon and Pennsylvania crashes.

9.   U.S. District Judge Okla Jones II certified the lawsuit as a class action for tens of millions of smokers around the country.