Phar-Mor and Coopers have exchanged lawsuits relating to the company's financial situation.

"And that deal," Anderson said, "starts with ironclad immunity from lawsuits relating to smoking."

"During that time I was asked to work on a lawsuit relating to a hostile takeover attempt," Mr. Hoffman said.

Since 2005, Overstock has filed two lawsuits relating to the matters under Byrne's direction.

The proposed settlement is meant to end about a dozen lawsuits relating to the Institutional Government Income fund.

They asserted that the Constitution gives him immunity while in office from lawsuits relating to private matters.

The company is also trying to settle a lawsuit relating to the business.

The authority also faces lawsuits relating to the 9/11 attacks.

This is the second significant lawsuit relating to the early days of Genentech, which was founded in 1976.

Nik Richie has been the subject of several lawsuits relating to material posted on TheDirty.com.