The ruling was a blow to Pillsbury, immediately prompting its representatives to begin negotiating.

Scheindlin's ruling prompted strong reaction from lawyers and athletes on both sides of the argument.

Judge Garrity's ruling prompted thousands of white parents to remove their children from the public schools.

The panel's ruling prompted the government to ask the full appellate court to rehear the arguments.

Lawyers acknowledged that the ruling on property could prompt a welter of legal claims.

The ruling prompted Kuwait to part with investments it had originally planned to hold for many years.

Such a ruling could have prompted legislatures to develop meaningful reform, relying on public financing.

The ruling yesterday prompted talks on a possible settlement, lawyers for both sides said.

Besides, he said, a ruling in the plaintiffs' favor could prompt students of all kinds to demand cheap college housing.

But the court's 5-to-4 ruling has prompted vigorous debate between credit union officials and bankers about its repercussions.