61.   HomeStore officials declined to comment on the pending litigation.

62.   HSX said it could not comment on any pending litigation except to say it would vigorously defend the lawsuit.

63.   Humphries has denied the accusation but has declined further comment because of pending litigation against him and the school district by the Justice Department.

64.   In April, Maryland said it was selling its tobacco holdings because of its concern about pending litigation.

65.   In Collegeville, Pa., Tobey Dichter, a spokeswoman for SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories, said it was company policy not to comment on pending litigation.

66.   In San Francisco, Sharon Rummery, an INS spokeswoman, said it does not comment on pending litigation.

67.   Jan Hubbard, NBA director of media relations in New York, said league officials do not comment on pending litigation.

68.   John MacCrate, a lawyer for Transcaribbean, declined to comment because of pending litigation.

69.   Kroger spokesman Gary Huddleston said the company is aware of the complaint, but the company does not comment on any pending litigation.

70.   Moreover, a settlement with the SEC could make Bear Stearns more vulnerable in pending civil litigation related to its clearing operations.