But some lawyers are predicting that will change if the new ruling stands.

But lawyers for the Legislature predict that will not happen.

The officers left quickly after the hearing, and their lawyers predicted that they would be exonerated.

Her own lawyer predicted that she would be vindicated in the current investigation.

The lawyer for the plaintiff predicted she would not testify.

And lawyers are predicting many more of these lawsuits, as companies increasingly use early retirement plans to save money.

The trial is expected to last at least three months, and some lawyers today predicted it would last six.

Other lawyers, however, predict that the limits on damages will be raised in coming years.

Because only a few recommendations face opposition, committee members and other lawyers predicted most would be carried out.

Several lawyers had predicted that two dozen defendants would be sentenced to death.