HCA Lawsuit Dismissed (WIBW-TV Topeka) A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against HCA Inc., the nation's largest for-profit hospital chain. US District Judge J. Thomas Marten said this week the cases in the class action need to be examined individually. [News Source]

Lawsuit: Terre Haute House process unfair (Terre Haute Tribune Star) A lawsuit filed Thursday in Vigo County Superior Court against Mayor Kevin Burke and others accuses the city administration of conspiring with private developer Greg Gibson and Hulman and Co. to eliminate competition in the bidding process that eventually resolved the fate of the former Terre Haute House. [News Source]

February altercation leads to federal lawsuit (The Edmond Sun) EDMOND — A February altercation between an Edmond Police officer and a city resident has led to a federal lawsuit. [News Source]

Ky. Hotel Accused in EEOC Lawsuit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A downtown hotel has been sued on behalf of four Muslim women who say they were denied housekeeping jobs because they wore hijabs, the traditional clothing that covers their hair. The lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last week claims the Marriott Louisville Downtown unlawfully discriminated against the women when they were refused jobs last year. [News Source]

Ky. hotel accused in EEOC lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A downtown hotel has been sued on behalf of four Muslim women who say they were denied housekeeping jobs because they wore hijabs, the traditional clothing that covers their hair. [News Source]

Rare plant, once buried, could prompt lawsuit over highway (The Times-News) MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) -- A federally protected and rare plant that was temporarily buried earlier this year during construction on a northern Idaho highway could result in road-building delays after two environmental groups threatened a lawsuit over the incident. [News Source]

Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew Requested as Witness in Singapore Lawsuit (The Epoch Times) SINGAPORE - A court hearing for two lawsuits brought against 12 Falun Gong practitioners by the Singapore police was held simultaneously on July 28. The first lawsuit was launched against three pra... [News Source]

ACLU wins in free speech lawsuit (Albuquerque Tribune) SANTA FE - The state Department of Health, settling a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union, has agreed to a bulletin board where employees in its Santa Fe office can post "matters of public interest." [News Source]

Parkland agrees to settle lawsuit over ADA (Eagle-Tribune Online) DERRY, N.H. - Parkland Medical Center has agreed to a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging 793 violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. [News Source]

Echo Basin resounds with rally lawsuit (Cortez Journal) The ball is back in the county commissioners' court. William Zimsky, attorney for Echo Basin Dude Ranch's owners, served papers Wednesday to Montezuma County commissioners officializing Dan and Kathi Bjorkman's lawsuit against the county. [News Source]