1.   Also on the team are bankruptcy specialist Harvey Miller of Weil Gotshal and Ron Olson, who represented Exxon Corp. against liability suits stemming from the Valdez oil spill.

2.   An Indianapolis jury, however, ruled today for the tobacco companies in another widely watched liability suit.

3.   Another McCollum amendment approved by the subcommittee would make it easier for bank directors and officers to defend themselves against liability suits brought by bank regulators.

4.   Angelos, a noted Baltimore lawyer who made his fortune in part by litigating product liability suits and representing trade unions, is nonetheless studying the league bylaws.

5.   Arguably, the cost of insurance against potential liability suits gives U.S. companies a competitive disadvantage internationally.

6.   Attorneys pursuing the first federal class-action liability suit against the tobacco industry subpoenaed a wide range of documents from a Wall Street stock analyst.

7.   A Florida appeals court ruled unanimously that a tobacco liability suit can proceed as the first class-action against the industry in state courts.

8.   A unanimous opinion on the use of expert testimony was a substantial victory for defendants in product liability suits.

9.   A unanimous Supreme Court last week defeated a corporate strategy to buy the silence of whistle-blowers in product liability suits.

10.   Additionally, the regulations could make it more difficult for tobacco companies to fend off an onslaught of liability suits filed by smokers, analysts said.