The unfavorable ruling in Dana's case, however, was unanimous.

After all, Rose still would have recourse to take an unfavorable ruling to civil court.

But the group is taking no chances on an unfavorable ruling.

This is far more than its predecessor handled, mostly because losers then could stonewall unfavorable rulings without facing sanctions.

Within a year, parent company theGlobe.com was forced to shut down its other print titles as a result of an unfavorable ruling in a spam lawsuit.

An unfavorable ruling by the Court of Criminal Appeals could result in the defendants' being sent back to prison.

Clinton administration officials said the unfavorable ruling would set off a scramble to find ways to preserve the tax breaks.

Mr. Zarb said an unfavorable rulings on that and other questions could wipe out projected rate reductions.

Some analysts thought Kodak was simply looking for a way to overturn an unfavorable ruling.

While the Roosevelt administration waited for the court to return its judgment, contingency plans were made for an unfavorable ruling.