1.   Arthur Andersen faces one suit in federal court and three in state courts.

2.   Astra faces suits brought by several former employees in a scandal that led to the dramatic ouster of its former chief executive, Lars Bildman.

3.   Bayer said it also faces suits in the U.S., although it declined to say how many.

4.   Avis also faces several suits by customers accusing the company of racial bias in its rental policies.

5.   A Minnesota radio company must face a suit by a former worker who was fired after she denied she was an alcoholic and refused to enter a treatment program.

6.   A.H. Robins, the former manufacturer of the Dalkon Shield intrauterine device, also filed for bankruptcy when it faced numerous injury suits.

7.   Both companies could also face civil suits.

8.   But it still faces suits from the federal government, individuals, and health insurers who say that cigarette makers knew for decades how deadly their products are.

9.   Edgewater is not likely to face suits from the families, according to a Boston personal injury attorney.

10.   First Alliance is also facing suits by regulators in Illinois and Massachusetts.