1.   But board officials said Myatt contested the allegations, and the process dragged out for nearly seven months.

2.   DeBruce has contested those allegations and is seeking an administrative trial.

3.   Geoghan does not have a lawyer in the civil cases and has not contested the allegations.

4.   He did not contest the allegations to charges that he grabbed a woman around the throat while harassing her in a bar last month.

5.   Indeed, those close to Gingrich described him as far more upbeat Tuesday than he has been since he decided not to contest the allegations against him.

6.   Jeff Smith has bitterly contested the allegations made by the men and the trial was expected to be unusually hard-fought, as have been the pre-trial battles.

7.   Murphy said the company is contesting the allegations.

8.   Raabe has been indicted and is contesting the allegations.

9.   Waffle House and its franchisees have contested the allegations in each of the suits.

10.   His lawyer said Teulade is innocent and that he contested the allegations when brought before an investigating judge.