31.   He says he spurned an offer to clear his employment record if he dropped the overtime lawsuit.

32.   His may be a fine point, but it is one that the league would be conceding, however grudgingly, if it drops its lawsuit.

33.   I dropped the lawsuits the moment I showed up on the set.

34.   However, Fichera said, no dollar amounts were ever discussed as a possible amount Duke would pay in exchange for dropping the lawsuits.

35.   If the Justice Department cannot get financial help from other agencies, Reno said, it might have to drop the lawsuit.

36.   If none are found, Wachs said he is prepared to bring in another motion asking the city to drop its lawsuit entirely.

37.   If the Patriots or another team can work out compensation, the lawsuit would be dropped.

38.   In exchange, Bertelsmann, which owns megalabel BMG, agreed to drop its lawsuit against the file-sharing service.

39.   In May, Deane and Willis agreed to drop the lawsuits against each other.

40.   In return, states will drop their lawsuits against the company and might give Liggett immunity from future state claims.