11.   Federal and state suits could all proceed through the courts at the same time, raising the possibility of contradictory rulings.

12.   Gonzalez said it was his understanding that although the suits may share the discovery process, the Dynegy suit will proceed apart from the class-actions.

13.   Last December, the Ninth Circuit overturned the district court and ruled that the suit could proceed.

14.   Rabushka argued that the suit should proceed because he was the first to make allegations of fraud.

15.   The civil suit could proceed, but it would have to be secondary to national security interests.

16.   The class-action suit proceeded against Cargill.

17.   The Connecticut Supreme Court, however, reversed that ruling and said the suits could proceed.

18.   The high court, however, said suits also could proceed for complaints about manufacturing or labelling, which the appeals court had not allowed.

19.   The judge must decide whether to let a trial that links all the suits proceed.

20.   The judge said that had the plaintiffs been more careful and detailed, he would have allowed the suit to proceed.