1.   A Pennsylvania state appeals court also has said a state airbag lawsuit can proceed despite federal safety rules.

2.   As those civil lawsuits proceed, U.S. Attorney offices in Connecticut and Alabama and the Securities and Exchange Commission are conducting their own investigations.

3.   A Chicago-based appeals court, however, said the lawsuit could proceed.

4.   A federal trial judge sided with Tristar, and said the lawsuit could proceed.

5.   A judge in Dauphin County ruled in late December that the lawsuit could proceed, and a trial is expected later this year.

6.   A trial judge sided with the state, but the Tennessee Supreme Court later ruled that the lawsuits could proceed.

7.   But he fully expects to win, in which case his lawsuit against Kalina would proceed in U.S. District Court.

8.   Earlier, a federal appeals court said the lawsuits could proceed to trial on claims that radiation leaks from the accident caused leukemia and other cancers.

9.   Further, a lawsuit could only proceed if the external appeals board ruled in favor of the patient, but the HMO refused to comply.