1.   Although Kennedy said he did not think the oil industry was conspiring to hike the price of heating oil, he said government intervention was necessary to protect consumers.

2.   In addition, Gregoire alleged, the industry has conspired to deceive the public and hide information on the toxicity of its product.

3.   In the Miami lawsuit, the plaintiffs contend that the tobacco industry conspired to hide the danger and addictiveness of cigarettes.

4.   Last year, the Miami jury held that the industry had conspired to hide the dangers of its products, setting the stage for a likely punitive damage award.

5.   The jury decided in July that the industry fraudulently conspired to produce a dangerous product and will be asked next week whether the smokers are entitled to compensatory damages.

6.   The jury hearing the case has already decided the industry conspired to produce a dangerous and defective product.

7.   He said the US film industry had conspired not to make a film of the play about McCarthyite America, despite its success on the stage.