Attorneys General in California, New York and Texas simultaneously filed lawsuits ordering USAI to change its marketing plan and sales claims.

In the civil suit filed simultaneously by the S.E.C., Mr. Lay is accused of violating insider-trading laws by selling stock when he knew of the fraud.

Heitner simultaneously filed a motion for an order to sequester (i.e. to 'seize' the stock by barring its sale) approximately 82,000 shares of Greyhound stock owned by 21 of the defendants.

The bills to be considered during the special session also include time limits on the filing of appeals and a dual-track system to simultaneously file appeals instead of waiting until one is done to file another.

To carry out the agreement, the Justice Department will simultaneously file an antitrust suit against the proposed merger and a consent decree outlining the divestitures.

The Labor Department simultaneously filed a complaint in federal bankruptcy court to prevent Vick from discharging his alleged debt to the MV7 pension plan.

The Securities and Exchange Commission simultaneously filed a civil complaint against Mr. Jakob, seeking to freeze his assets and recoup what it calls illegal profits.

That suit, along with another filed simultaneously in San Francisco, is a class action representing the noncitizen immigrants who will be cut off.

The justices made no comment in turning down appeals filed nearly simultaneously by companies challenging rulings by appellate courts in West Virginia and New Jersey.

This consent decree was approved by the district court and filed simultaneously with the filing of the complaint.