Huntley Firm Faces Pollution Lawsuit (RedNova) By Charles Keeshan Daily Herald Staff Writer A Huntley trucking business spilled oil and sewage into one of state's most pristine water systems but caused no lasting damage, according to a lawsuit filed this month by Attorney General Lisa Madigan. [News Source]

Judge changes ruling in lawsuit by slain OPD officer’s widow (North County Times) VISTA ---- In a reversal of a tentative ruling he issued last week, a Superior Court judge decided Thursday that the lawsuit a slain Oceanside police officer's widow filed against companies involved with making the officer's bullet-resistant vest can proceed to trial. [News Source]

Former mayor files lawsuit against Ark. secretary of state (WREG-TV Memphis) HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. The former mayor of West Helena claims in a lawsuit that signatures on a petition to put his name on the ballot in a legislative race were arbitrarily eliminated. [News Source]

Appellate court rules trial for bias lawsuit against Coca-Cola (ABC 7 El Paso) ALBUQUERQUE The Tenth U-S Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has reversed a decision by an Albuquerque federal court to dismiss a racial discrimination lawsuit against... [News Source]

Piedmont Hospital to pay 3 million dollars to settle lawsuit (WTVM 9) ATLANTA Piedmont Hospital has agreed to pay more than 3 million dollars to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit that it violated federal law. [News Source]

K’zoo family settles lawsuit against school (WOOD TV 8) The family of a Kalamazoo teenager who died at school three years ago has settled a lawsuit against the district. [News Source]

Piedmont Hospital To Pay $3 Million To Settle Lawsuit (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) ATLANTA -- Piedmont Hospital has agreed to pay more than 3 million dollars to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit that it violated federal law. Federal officials say the hospital has agreed to pay the fees to the government and agree to adhere to policies concerning federal health care funds. [News Source]

Judge dismisses 18-year-old small schools lawsuit against state (WREG-TV Memphis) NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Nashville judge today dismissed an 18-year-old lawsuit brought by a coalition of small schools in Tennessee that forced lawmakers to create a new education funding formula. [News Source]

Lincare settles billing lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Lincare Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $526,000 to end a federal "whistleblower" lawsuit that claimed that three of the company's Massachusetts facilities over billed Medicare, authorities said Thursday. [News Source]

Top justice official cleared of political bias charges in tobacco lawsuit (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area) A senior Justice Department official has been cleared of charges that he succumbed to political influence last year when he decided to drastically reduce the damages the government was seeking in a major lawsuit against cigarette makers, Reuters reported. [News Source]