21.   Attorneys predict the Davidian civil trial could last a month or more.

22.   At the O.J. Simpson civil trial last Tuesday, Simpson was questioned about his famous suicide note, written on the day of the televised Bronco chase.

23.   Because it was a civil trial, Abbott, like Simpson, could not refuse to testify.

24.   Because Boucher was unavailable and had already been questioned by both the prosecution and the defense, the testimony was admissable in the civil trial.

25.   Because the rules of a civil trial differ so markedly from those in a criminal case, that could present a major problem for him.

26.   Because this is a civil trial, the plaintiffs have several advantages that the criminal prosecutors did not.

27.   Beyond the civil trial, the spent casings could raise new questions about the credibility of the FBI and the steps it took to end the siege.

28.   A civil trial is expected early next year.

29.   A civil trial against Andersen that began Monday with jury selection in Phoenix, underscores the risks of shareholder litigation.

30.   A drawn-out civil trial alleging child sexual abuse by a priest has inspired an almost daily sluice of steamy media coverage here.