"They have fought regulations at every level of government here," said Mr. Immergluck, who has fought lenders over terms of antipredatory lending bills in Illinois and Chicago.

In the newsletter to Sierra Club members, he said the group would still push Ford to significantly improve gas mileage and to stop fighting environmental regulations.

He was far better known for his work fighting environmental regulations.

Mrs. Chenoweth is one of several candidates who belong to People for the West, a group fighting environmental regulations.

Viola and Caliguri devoted meticulous attention to fight details, rules, regulations, and competitor safety in order to gain widespread acceptance.

But the tobacco industry has fought sensible regulations on the grounds that there should be a single national safety standard.

She is also fighting regulations requiring military women to be accompanied by men and to ride in the back seats of cars when off base in Saudi Arabia.

In normal times, that would raise hackles from Detroit carmakers, which have a long history of fighting regulations covering both fuel economy and tailpipe emissions.

For the last two years, Webcasters fought the fees, as well as other regulations requiring them to strictly account for their play lists, among other things.

To be sure, there are dangerous products on the market, and companies that make them often spend millions fighting tighter regulations in Washington and serious claims in the courts.