1.   Judges are getting sick of people bringing frivolous lawsuits.

2.   Although the reforms make it harder to bring groundless lawsuits, they do not prevent regulators from prosecuting swindlers.

3.   Although shareholder lawsuits are brought daily against small and medium-sized companies, the vast majority are either settled out of court or are dismissed.

4.   An investor has brought a lawsuit challenging a recent move by Gabelli Equity Trust to offer preferred shares.

5.   And the courts tilt against people who bring lawsuits, they say, a contention supported by other lawyers.

6.   Andersen partners have some reason to be nervous, as well, because plaintiffs bringing securities lawsuits against the firm may sue individuals next.

7.   As a result, a class-action lawsuit was brought against Sears by its bankrupt customers.

8.   Barry L. Hutton, an Allstate vice president, said it was common for companies to require departing employees to promise in writing not to bring lawsuits.

9.   Before the courts instructed school officials to knock it off, Santa Fe students were interrogated in an effort to ferret out the families who brought the lawsuit.

10.   ----- The Bruins are quietly researching the possibility of bringing a lawsuit against the National Hockey League Player Association.