1.   American Brands was indemnified by BAT against potential lawsuits by current and former smokers in the United States when it sold American Tobacco.

2.   Both the ACLU and EPIC have offered the McVeigh lawyers legal help in any potential lawsuit against AOL, Beeson and Sobel said.

3.   A spokesman for HSBC, David Hall, declined to comment on a potential lawsuit, saying the bank had not been contacted by Singapore Telecommunications or its lawyers.

4.   But in the last few months the two sides have spiced their courtly correspondence with hints of potential lawsuits.

5.   Even though the Celtics had medical evidence to the contrary, they were careful not to raise any objections, thus insulating themselves against potential lawsuits if Lewis died.

6.   Faced with a potential lawsuit, university officials asked Daly to accept Naquin in her class.

7.   Fearing potential lawsuits, many companies refrain from disclosing information about their projected performance and investors are unable to make informed decisions, Eshoo said.

8.   He declined to comment on the potential lawsuit.

9.   He had no comment about a potential lawsuit against Hoechst Celanese.

10.   Interviewed earlier this week, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal pointed to the memo as potent ammunition in a potential lawsuit.