Lawsuit accuses jail officials of neglecting asthma (South Bend Tribune) CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — The family of a man who died in the Lake County Jail filed a federal lawsuit accusing officials of neglecting the man's severe asthma. [News Source]

Lawsuit Challenges Voter Registration Rules (WTOL News 11) CLEVELAND (AP) -- Another court fight is brewing in Ohio over voting rules. Thursday afternoon a coalition of civic groups filed a lawsuit in Cleveland federal court. [News Source]

Lawsuit accuses jail officials of neglecting asthma (WISH-TV Indianapolis) CROWN POINT, Ind. The family of a Hammond man who died in the Lake County Jail last year has filed a federal lawsuit accusing officials of neglecting the man's severe... [News Source]

Yukos lawsuit not to affect trading in Rosneft at LSE - minister (Interfax) STRELNA (ST. PETERSBURG). July 16 (Interfax) - Yukos has demanded to halt trading in Rosneft GDRs at the London Stock Exchange (LSE); however, the lawsuit will not force trading to stop, Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko. [News Source]

Lawsuit over outbreak gets class-action status (The Buffalo News) ROCHESTER (AP) - The more than 3,000 people who were sickened by a bacterial outbreak at a water-spray park last summer now have the opportunity to join a class-action lawsuit against the state. [News Source]

Bridgeport, ex-police officer settle lawsuit (WTNH-TV New Haven) (Bridgeport-AP, July 16, 2006)_ A former Bridgeport police lieutenant who says he was retaliated against for investigating Mayor John Fabrizi and other city officials has settled a lawsuit against the city. [News Source]

Insurance lawsuit has Pas residents paying attention (Mississippi Press) PASCAGOULA -- Residents of Washington Avenue are anxiously awaiting the outcome of Paul and Julie Leonard's lawsuit challenging their insurance company over the wind-versus-water issue. [News Source]

Motorcyclist’s family files new lawsuit (Duluth News Tribune) MINNEAPOLIS -- The family of a motorcyclist killed when former U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow ran a stop sign in 2003 has filed another lawsuit, this time naming the U.S. government instead of the South Dakota Republican. [News Source]

Australia: AWB faces $1bn US lawsuit (Mallenbaker.net) Wheat farmers in the US are bringing a $1bn lawsuit against wheat exporter AWB following claims that the company had used corruption to win business. The suit alleges that AWB used bribery and other corrupt practices to sell grain to Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan and Indonesia - sales that would otherwise have gone to US or Canadian farmers. [News Source]

Copyright lawsuit filed over ‘Pirates’ (Bradenton Herald) A screenwriter has filed a lawsuit claiming Walt Disney Co. and others behind the 2003 blockbuster movie "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" pillaged drawings and characters he had created for an earlier project about supernatural swashbucklers. [News Source]