The New York State attorney general's office sued the city for not properly taking the environmental effects into account.

The United States attorney's office sued for control of those funds in September.

In September, the Texas attorney general's office sued the failed furniture retailer Living.com to prevent the company from selling its customer information.

The commissioner's office, in turn, has sued the union over the first grievance.

My office has sued the upstate city of Amsterdam for abandoning its recycling program.

But piling confusion on top of litigation, the union lawyer said the commissioner's office was suing over something the union never did.

But the attorney general's office did sue Ms. Peoples over the matter in 2004, though the case has not yet been resolved.

Mr. Abrams's office has sued Chemlawn, one of the nation's largest lawn-care companies, over the issue.

These offices investigate complaints and sue lenders and other mortgage originators for alleged illegal behavior.

In February, the office sued Mr. Cheney for the documents.