Among those likely to be harmed financially are importers, who act as sales agents in the United States for Chilean growers and packers and who work on commission, usually 10 percent.

The $300 million will compensate shareholders financially harmed by the manipulation as part of a "deferred prosecution" agreement.

And if there are those that were financially harmed by this loose economic policy, they should ask themselves if they are not partly to blame because of their own unrealistic expectations and financial actions.

However, no more class-action lawsuits were filed against it in the six years following the murders, although individual unfavourable rulings have harmed the group financially to a lesser degree.

Tens of thousands of homeowners who had contacted NACA after being financially harmed by their lender were denied the opportunity to have their loans reviewed because of the exceptionally strict requirements.

Even before Vincent cleared Kleinman, the Yankee official sued the commissioner for $30 million in damages, charging he had been harmed financially by Vincent's actions.

When a lawsuit is filed for breach of contract, Mr. Miller said, the plaintiff generally has to prove that he or she was harmed financially.

The coalition failed to prove that it would be harmed financially if Northeast Utilities sold the Waterford plant to Dominion Resources Inc., Judge Wise found.

He argued that Steinbrenner offered "unique" qualities as owner and that the other owners would be financially harmed if Steinbrenner was forced out.

"I was harmed financially and emotionally," she said, citing times when the lack of support payments had left her destitute.