1.   On Wednesday, the House approved a bill to limit the ability of stockholders and their lawyers to file suits accusing companies or stockbrokers of fraud.

2.   A Chinese computer company has agreed to pay compensation and apologize to Western companies that filed suit accusing it of software piracy, a computer industry alliance said Wednesday.

3.   Numerous lawsuits have been filed accusing both the federal Environmental Protection Agency and many states of not aggressively putting the provision into practice, the report said.

4.   Spiegel said a complaint has been filed accusing Gutierrez of heading a network of managers who have extorted bribes from auto suppliers for years.