1.   And the corporate habit of settling cases instead of fighting them before a judge or jury can make even specious fraud claims look valid.

2.   But for both the plaintiffs pursuing securities fraud claims and those suing over their devalued benefit plans, several hurdles stand in their way.

3.   Congress later adopted a law raising new barriers to investor fraud claims.

4.   Hagelin supporters accused Buchanan of massive vote fraud, but on Tuesday the FEC commissioners agreed not to investigate the fraud claims.

5.   In September, federal regulators said in court papers that they were considering filing fraud claims against Tucker.

6.   Logan called the patent fraud claims unfounded.

7.   On Wednesday, a federal jury in New York rejected seven fraud claims filed in a class action suit by shareholders about its Virazole drug.

8.   Russell on Friday tossed out the fraud claim.

9.   Symington, while acknowledging errors in the financial statement, denies the fraud claims.

10.   The announcements came soon after the December passage of the act, which makes it more difficult for investors to file fraud claims against companies suffering stock declines.