The case accused tobacco companies of concealing evidence that smoking is addictive and of manipulating nicotine levels in cigarettes.

Sarai sat, only half listening, as the next case, a local magistrate's son accused of rape, was presented.

In other cases accused children are expelled and end up living on the streets, are trafficked and in some instances they are killed.

The case against the cooperative did not accuse any individuals of wrongdoing, but the conviction means that Sun-Diamond faces fines of up to $3 million, prosecutors said today.

As many as 985 people have been sentenced so far while the cases of 875 accused in various crimes were in the courts.

The case against the banks accuses them of conspiring with the family to help perpetrate a fraud.

The case, which is pending, accuses the consultant of, among other things, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.

Still another major case involved five Irish-Americans accused of a gunrunning operation between Mexico and Ireland in 1970.

The case against a schoolboy accused of setting fire to a teenage girl while she inhaled an aerosol spray has collapsed because of lack of evidence.

These cases accuse the company of improprieties in both financial aid and admissions practices, or of misleading potential students regarding postgraduate placement rates.