1.   In pretrial arguments they have asserted that executives knew of collusive discussions and hid them long before Davidge came forward with his documents.

2.   But they have alleged in pretrial arguments that his desire to impress Gannon might have influenced him to feed her inside information about impending mergers and acquisitions.

3.   Now, after the preliminary hearing, jury selection and pretrial arguments over evidence, attention turns to The Trial.

4.   On Tuesday, she denied a motion during pretrial arguments to dismiss the lawsuit.

5.   The Supreme Court ruled last month that the Assize Court was competent to hear pretrial arguments on the point raised by the defense.