111.  A federal appeals court disagreed, however, and said the new law should apply even though the allegedly fraudulent acts occurred before its enactment.

112.  A federal appeals court disagreed, however, and said the suit could proceed.

113.  A federal appeals court found last year that Microsoft was a monopolist that had repeatedly engaged in anticompetitive practices.

114.  A federal appeals court had determined that Elian could remain in the United States at least a while longer, until an asylum hearing next month.

115.  A federal appeals court had overturned the verdict.

116.  A federal appeals court had recently eliminated the ban.

117.  A federal appeals court had ruled that trials could proceed on claims that radiation leaks from the accident caused leukemia and other cancers.

118.  A federal appeals court handed a victory to independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr Tuesday, reinstating a tax evasion case against former Associate Attorney General Webster Hubbell.

119.  A federal appeals court has given the green light to the prosecution of a Virgin Islands ferry operator charged with dumping oil in Red Hook harbor.

120.  A federal appeals court has overturned sanctions imposed against a New York lawyer accused of breaching a confidentiality order in class-action cases against the Cendant Corp.