31.   The lawsuits all claimed the ballot was illegal and asked for a revote, much like the lawsuit filed by three county residents on Wednesday.

32.   The lawsuits also claim certain senior managers sold stock in advance of warning shareholders about expected charges.

33.   The lawsuit claimed Cincinnati police had discriminated against black citizens for three decades.

34.   The lawsuit claimed that the layoffs were illegal because the mayor intended to replace regular employees with workfare workers.

35.   The lawsuit claimed upper management tolerated the behavior, and that employees who complained were retaliated against.

36.   The lawsuit claims black customers were denied service and segregated in the smoking section.

37.   The lawsuits claimed that in negotiating the merger, Poe put her interests ahead of shareholders, a charge Poe has denied.

38.   The lawsuit also claims that some of the money obtained by Wolas was paid to members of organized crime, court papers indicate.

39.   The lawsuit claimed that the defendant, Lt. Robert Patterson, had concocted the charge, held a hearing and then orchestrated discipline against the inmate.

40.   The lawsuit claimed the death could have been avoided if Beretta had installed an internal lock on the handgun.