Thursday August 31st 2006, 7:32 pm
Weeks after being convicted of killing his wife, former Nashville lawyer Perry March filed a lawsuit from jail Thursday arguing that his former law firm may owe him "a substantial sum of money."
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Perry March files lawsuit claiming former law firm owes him money (Tennessean)
Lawsuit settled over topless Aniston photo (UPI)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 6:53 pm
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Actress Jennifer Aniston has settled a Los Angeles lawsuit against photographer Peter Brandt for a topless photo he took.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit against BismarckMandan Symphony… (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 4:34 pm
A judge says the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony was not properly notified of a lawsuit filed against the organization, and he's thrown it out. South Central District Judge Thomas Schneider also ruled that the lawsuit cannot be re-filed. The symp
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Reynolds hails dismissal of federal lawsuit (BizJournals)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 2:06 pm
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said it was pleased with a federal judge's dismissal of a lawsuit against it and other tobacco companies in Massachusetts.
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Area towns share in lawsuit targeting faulty police vests (Lowell Sun)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 1:43 pm
LOWELL -- Several area police departments will be receiving thousands of dollars for their share of a nearly $1 million settlement reached in the state's lawsuit that targeted makers of faulty bulletproof vests.
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Six media groups file FOI lawsuit (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 1:17 pm
DES MOINES --- The Courier has joined the Iowa Freedom of Information Council, The Associated Press and other newspapers in a lawsuit over an alleged illegal meeting held by a government organization.
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Armored vehicle maker settles lawsuit (Navy Times)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 12:34 pm
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina defense contractor that makes armored vehicles for the Pentagon has agreed to pay the government $1.8 million to resolve allegations brought in a whistleblower lawsuit, U.S. Attorney Reginald I. Lloyd said Wednesday.
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Premarket Movers: Advo Slides on Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 9:09 am
Advo Inc. shares fell sharply before Thursday's market open, a day after Valassis Communications Inc., which agreed to acquire Advco for $1.3 billion in July, said it filed a lawsuit seeking to rescind its takeover proposal due to fraudulent behavior.
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Welder loses lawsuit against 5 companies (WREG-TV Memphis)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 8:57 am
EL DORADO, Ark. Five companies won a jury verdict today exonerating them of liability in a lawsuit filed by a Junction City welder who said he suffered brain injuries from welding fumes.
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St. Bernard council joins lawsuit to force closure of MRGO (KPLC)
Thursday August 31st 2006, 8:25 am
CHALMETTE, La. The St. Bernard Parish Council has joined a federal lawsuit to force the U-S Army Corps of Engineers to close the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, believed by many to have contributed to catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Katrina.
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