1.   Mead was bumped off major cases and firm committees, then given only administrative duties, the lawsuit alleges.

2.   The lawsuit alleges a pattern of fraud by the company in the sale of life insurance.

3.   The lawsuit would likely allege that Symington got the loan because he deliberately misled the pension funds about his financial condition.

4.   These and other functions not performed by doctors are carried out by people trained or supervised by doctors, the lawsuit alleges.

5.   Although Phillips said he did not provide the California data, his lawsuit alleges whoever did put Aristotle at a competitive disadvantage.

6.   Although the lawsuit alleges that criminal acts were performed, no criminal charges ever have been filed against Smith, said Pierce County prosecutors.

7.   Applications from blacks and Hispanic students with similar grade point averages and SAT scores were passed on for further review by the admissions committee, the lawsuit alleges.

8.   Boland himself has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that he knew of abuse and conspired to cover it up, something he has denied.

9.   - Although they are still being litigated, civil lawsuits allege that a fiery crash that killed five persons this year in Missouri was caused by a tired trucker.

10.   A second Delaware lawsuit alleges Zapata shareholders were not properly informed of the change in direction or the real reason behind it.