"Every time we have a public meeting, everybody says sue the state," he said.

However, he is still suing the insurance company and the state.

He said the patient's family planned to sue the state.

"I don't think you can sue the state without an act of the legislature."

He said that the groups were prepared to sue other states as well if they refused to begin testing poor children.

This year seemed to be heading in the same direction after the animal groups sued the state last month.

The ruling means the bank may no longer sue the state for damages in Federal court.

Most other automakers have already sued the state to block what would be the first such effort in the nation.

The campaign would face the mammoth task of suing the state on its own.

In 2000, the court held that employees could not sue states for violating the federal law against age discrimination.