1.   Defence lawyers claimed that the shooting was a spontaneous reaction, ferocious, but not part of a plan.

2.   Lawyers claim that the tobacco industry, by failing to tell everything it knew about smoking, was putting one over on its customers.

3.   Lawyers claimed they had tried to suppress official papers showing the extent of the arms selling operation.

4.   The lawyer claimed she was drunk when she suffered the assault.

5.   The lawyer claimed that his client had been shut up in a prison cell for hours, when there was no legal reason to keep him.

6.   Defence lawyers claimed that several injured defendants had been denied medical attention and that many others had been tortured while in custody.

7.   A lawyer for Kanjilal claimed victory, while a spokesman for Merrill said the firm was glad to have the dispute ended.

8.   But administration lawyers now claim that construction could proceed well beyond this agreed threshold without violating the agreement.

9.   Defense lawyers have long claimed abuses by law enforcement authorities, who often get the proceeds from forfeitures.

10.   Defense lawyers claimed that when the murder was committed, their client was home waiting for a limousine to take him to the airport.