71.   A federal trial judge in Philadelphia threw out the case, ruling that federal regulation of medical devices bars such private lawsuits.

72.   But the Justice Department has requested the case be transferred from Washington to U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico, where there are private lawsuits pending.

73.   But the Justice Department has requested the case be transferred from Washington to U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico, where private lawsuits are pending.

74.   It was only after two journalists and two lawyers filed a private lawsuit last year that the police began to go after top politicians and bureaucrats.

75.   Lorna Goodman, a lawyer for the city, said the women could still bring private lawsuits or pursue criminal assault charges over the alleged harassment.

76.   Microsoft on Monday unveiled changes to its offer to settle private antitrust lawsuits by donating reduced-price software, computers and training to schools.

77.   Private lawsuits can have an effect.

78.   The amendment introduced by ousted legislator Lau Chin-shek before the handover widened the scope of the ordinance to include private lawsuits.

79.   The Aventis-Andrx deal was canceled after negative criticism of the arrangement, the filing of private lawsuits and the beginning of an FTC investigation, Granholm said.

80.   The move against Abdel-Karim follows private lawsuits filed by Muslim fundamentalists against several Egyptian writers and an actress, who were accused of insulting Islam.