There was the three-hour presentation which contended that the universe is a giant egg.
He also received a notice from the Labor Department, which contended that his Web site was a revenue-producing business.
Re "Maybe Your Old Credit Card Is Smart Enough" (Digital Domain, Oct. 17), which contended that magnetic-stripe cards are sufficient in today's world.
Readers also weighed in on Ginia Bellafante's first Big City column, which contended that huge economic gaps among New Yorkers are often ignored or glossed over.
In defending against the lawsuit, which contended that Microsoft Word had infringed i4i's method for editing documents, Microsoft argued that the patent was invalid.
In August 1988, Cypress was sued by Advanced Micro, which contended that Cypress had infringed Advanced Micro patents by producing certain programmable logic chips.
That policy became an other sticking point in relations with Iraq, which contended that the over production depressed oil prices and revenues for all OPEC members.
The sale comes a month after Hutton was sued by the pharmaceutical company, which contended that the brokerage had accumulated its stock illegally.
The Chicago center's estimates, in particular, were criticized by Muslim organizations, which contended that they showed the biases of those who financed the study: the American Jewish Committee.
For years, the case was tied up in courts by a judge with close ties to the military, which contended that a carpenter had fatally stabbed Mr. Jimenez.
A federal appeals court overturned the verdict for the distributor, Haynes Trane Service Agency, which contended that its contracts were canceled without adequate notice.
