The cause was cancer, said a representative of the Matthew Marks Gallery in Chelsea, which has represented Fischli/Weiss since 1999.
"This is wonderful news," said Christina M. Kleiser, a lawyer for the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, which has represented Fega.
A call to the Legal Aid Society, which has represented some of the women, was not immediately returned.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which has represented Northwest's flight attendants since 1992, is also named as a plaintiff.
The cause was complications of lung cancer, said Douglas Baxter, president of PaceWildenstein, which has represented her work since 1995.
So went the opening gambit in the campaign to usurp the A.A.U.P., which has represented the Rutgers' members since 1970.
David G. Sciarra, executive director of the Education Law Center, which has represented Abbott plaintiffs for years, condemned the proposed formula.
The firm, which has represented Mr. Evans since 1999, said it would continue the legal fight on a partial contingency basis.
It is normal to have 10 to 100 defendants in a case, not 250, said Perry Weitz of Weitz & Luxenberg, which has represented thousands of asbestos plaintiffs.
After the Times article, Syngenta hired a communications consultancy, the White House Writers Group, which has represented more than sixty Fortune 500 companies.
Mr. Williams, 50, said that he would continue using a separate management company, Morra, Brezner, Steinberg & Tenenbaum, which has represented him since the 1970's.
