1.   Breed said first-quarter earnings reflect costs related to the startup of new manufacturing facilities, consolidation and increases in research and development.

2.   Bush said he supports the right to bear arms, and he signed legislation barring cities from suing gun manufacturers to recover medical treatment costs related to gun violence.

3.   Costs related to the marketing of new products and building new factories held back that growth, it said.

4.   Dean said the company does not expect any more costs related to the unit.

5.   Elder said most of the charges in the third quarter reflect refinancing, and legal and other costs related to the merger.

6.   Ferguson noted that the state is still pursuing its suit against the tobacco industry to recover Medicaid costs related to smoking.

7.   Florida, Minnesota, Mississippi and West Virginia have filed similar lawsuits against the tobacco industry seeking compensation for Medicaid and other health-care costs related to smoking.

8.   Florida, Mississippi, Minnesota and West Virginia have filed similar lawsuits against the tobacco industry seeking compensation for Medicaid and other health-care costs related to smoking.

9.   Hanover attributed the loss to development costs related to its e-commerce transaction services unit.

10.   Mississippi, for example, filed a lawsuit in May seeking to recover Medicare costs related to smoking-related illnesses from cigarette manufacturers.