31.   In addition to the restraining order, California also is seeking unspecified civil penalties.

32.   Individual arbitrators will hear evidence and decide whether to impose civil penalties and how much a nursing home must pay.

33.   It would amount to the largest civil penalty ever imposed by the commission.

34.   Kerry said it would matter because a mandatory standard could lead to civil penalties, could facilitate recalls and would bar importation of noncomplying beds.

35.   Kaltech could also face state or federal civil penalties, officials said.

36.   Negotiators agreed to preserve the civil penalties for five years to appease both the Clinton administration and consumer groups, according to the House Banking Committee.

37.   Once the grace period has expired, Ketterer has promised to punish everyone involved with civil penalties of stiff fines and restitution orders.

38.   Piling on Clinton now, after an impeachment trial, court-ordered civil penalties and an Arkansas disbarment hearing would be vindictive and serve no useful purpose.

39.   Pine is pursuing separate state-level actions to assess civil penalties against Eklof.

40.   Prosecutors said it was the largest civil penalty ever assessed against an American financial institution for laundering money.