The couple settled their claims, and the state pursued the matter against Pagel Construction in a related lawsuit.

The 2005 controversy came after a related lawsuit settled in 2002 in Texas.

It said that the investigation became public because of a related civil lawsuit.

In a related civil lawsuit against Drexel he agreed to pay $500 million to Drexel's investors.

A company spokesman said he knew of no related private lawsuits.

The various e-mail controversies and the related lawsuits became quite convoluted, even within the political context of Louisiana.

His contempt charge stems from a related civil lawsuit filed by federal regulators.

It also shields such investors from related lawsuits.

After the first day of a related lawsuit on December 17, 2007, riots between the two gangs and the police were reported.

Titan said yesterday that it settled several related class-action lawsuits in California and Delaware.