41.   Sims, who was ousted from the company last year, sees the lawsuit as a personal attack and has countersued.

42.   Some analysts worry investors will see the lawsuit as the latest sign Ayala is reacting to, rather than anticipating, competition.

43.   Spokesmen for several defendants said on Wednesday that they had not yet seen the lawsuits.

44.   State Street Monday had not seen the lawsuit and a spokeswoman said the company would not comment.

45.   Spokesman for the other companies denied comment because they had not yet seen the lawsuit.

46.   State officials said they could not comment until they saw the lawsuit.

47.   Terry Parham, a spokesman for the drug administration, said the agency had not seen the lawsuit and, as a result, would have no comment.

48.   The council chairman, who also owns the Milwaukee Brewers, also saw the lawsuit as a negative development for baseball.

49.   Thompson volunteered himself to the Paducah parents, and said he hopes to see similar lawsuits.

50.   Thomas E.L. Dewey, a lawyer for Malkin, said he and his client had not yet seen the lawsuits.