Former York chief detective, district attorney settle lawsuit (phillyburbs.com) YORK, Pa. - A federal lawsuit filed last year by York County's former chief detective against the district attorney has been settled. [News Source]

Texas Lawsuit Includes a Mix of Race and Water (New York Times) Some members of a historically black enclave in the East Texas oilfields call themselves victims of "environmental racism" after groundwater was contaminated and complaints not answered quickly. [News Source]

Cingular Wireless Refutes Lawsuit Claims (eWeek) Cingular Wireless refuted claims in a lawsuit that it misled and overcharged some customers, and said it is considering countersuing. [News Source]

$77,000 settlement reached in Marmaduke school lawsuit (Pine Bluff Commercial) MARMADUKE, Ark. - A former elementary school principal and the Marmaduke School District have reached a settlement in his federal lawsuit against the decision last year to fire him. [News Source]

$77,000 settlement reached in Marmaduke school lawsuit (WREG-TV Memphis) MARMADUKE, Ark. A former elementary school principal and the Marmaduke School District have reached a settlement in his federal lawsuit over the decision last year to fire him. [News Source]

Lawsuit could stop Arkansas Activities Association’s reclassification goals (Benton Courier) The lawsuit brought about by William Gary Holt to halt the Arkansas Activities Association's reclassification could stop the new conferences from going into effect, but its not likely to affect the 2006 season. [News Source]

Woman files million dollar lawsuit over cat’s death (KATU) PORTLAND, Ore. - An elderly Portland woman is suing her neighbor for 1.4 million dollars for the death of her cat. Attorney John Dumas filed the lawsuit this week on behalf of his mother, Janet Dumas. [News Source]

Media freedom called into question by Zuma lawsuit (SABC News) Press freedom has been called into question over the lawsuit of Jacob Zuma, the ANC deputy president, who has taken up arms against the media for allegedly blackening his name. [News Source]

Cingular disputes lawsuit claim of overcharges in buy of rival (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) SAN FRANCISCO - Cingular Wireless LLC Friday rebutted allegations, made in a lawsuit, that it misled and overcharged millions of cell-phone users when it bought AT&T Wireless. [News Source]

Feds lift threat of lawsuit The state was told to get the Wyoming State Penitentiary into shape or face a lawsuit from (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle) The state was told to get the Wyoming State Penitentiary into shape or face a lawsuit from the Department of Justice. [News Source]