31.   Surrogate Preminger had rejected earlier settlements because she did not want Lafferty to have so much control.

32.   Sporkin rejected the settlement saying it went too easy on Microsoft.

33.   Sulzer officials have said the company may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection if the settlement is rejected.

34.   That settlement was rejected by a federal judge in February and is facing appeal.

35.   That settlement was rejected.

36.   The District of Columbia also rejected the settlement.

37.   The nine other states that rejected that settlement and are seeking tougher remedies will complete their case early next week after four weeks of testimony.

38.   The panel overruled a February decision by U.S. District Judge Stanley Sporkin, who had rejected the settlement.

39.   The state could reject the settlement and pursue a separate lawsuit, which could result in billions of dollars more, or nothing at all.

40.   The rival Communist-led General Confederation of Labor and two other smaller unions rejected the settlement and said their drivers would try to maintain the barricades.