51.   The agreement, reached after a year-long delay in which the two companies wrangled over terms, settles all pending lawsuits between Texas Instruments and Samsung.

52.   The action also will wipe out some patent-infringement claims in a pending lawsuit Rodime has filed against another California-based company, Seagate Technology Inc.

53.   The companies have all denied discriminating against employees and Coca-Cola has reached a tentative settlement of one of two pending lawsuits.

54.   The department and the Pentagon had no comment on Monday on the pending lawsuit, although they have repeatedly defended the legality of the detention plan.

55.   The decision in the landmark case could herald an uphill battle for a spate of pending lawsuits against gun makers.

56.   The invalidation of the Rodime patent could also affect some parts of a pending lawsuit by Rodime against another major U.S. hard-disk manufacturer, Seagate Technology Inc.

57.   The Gore campaign immediately joined a pending lawsuit by Volusia County seeking an extension of the deadline.

58.   The negotiations then expanded to include officials from other states with pending lawsuits, including New York, California and Colorado.

59.   The negotiations then expanded to include officials from other states with pending lawsuits, including New York, California, Colorado and North Carolina.

60.   The new redistricting plans, if upheld in pending lawsuits, would give the GOP solid majorities in both the House and Senate for the first time since Reconstruction.