81.   States are suing tobacco companies to recover medical costs related to illnesses caused by smoking.

82.   Talks between the tobacco companies and state attorneys general suing to recover health cost are on hold, while industry opponents try to reach a consensus on key issues.

83.   Texas and several other states have sued tobacco companies seeking to recover the costs of treating tobacco-related health problems.

84.   Texas sued the industry seeking to recover costs for smoking-related illnesses.

85.   That has not stopped some cities, including San Francisco, from filing lawsuits to recover health costs.

86.   The big companies are spending to expand their networks now in hopes of eventually being able to recover their costs through advertising revenues and transaction fees.

87.   The company argued that it was entitled, under federal law, to buy power at federally approved rates and recover the costs from customers.

88.   The bill also would enable plaintiffs to recover the cost of reprogramming or replacing computer systems, but not financial losses related to computer breakdowns or work stoppages.

89.   The companies argue they should recover the cost of such investments because they have been obligated to serve a growing customer base.

90.   The cost is recovered in reduced fuel and possibly maintenance costs.