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Lawsuit: Vigo Commissioners broke antitrust laws (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 11:36 pm

The owner of Thompson’s Motorsports has filed a lawsuit accusing Vigo County Commissioners of scheming with businessman Greg Gibson to reach a pre-determined result in a land swap agreement in 2004. [News Source]

Judge delays AT&T spying lawsuit review (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 9:51 pm

A federal judge temporarily halted further review of a lawsuit charging AT&T illegally allowed the US government to monitor phone and email communications. [News Source]

Judge delays review of AT&T spying lawsuit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 8:10 pm

A federal judge temporarily halted on Tuesday further review of a lawsuit charging AT&T illegally allowed the U.S. government to monitor phone and e-mail communications. [News Source]

Qwizdom and eInstruction Settle Lawsuit (SYS-CON Media)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 7:50 pm

Qwizdom, Inc., one of the nation's leading developers of audience response systems, has settled a lawsuit with eInstruction Corporation regarding US Patent No. 6,895,213 (the ''213 patent'). In the suit, eInstruction alleged that Qwizdom infringed certain claims of the '213 patent, and Qwizdom asserted that the patent was invalid. The '213 patent issued on May 17, 2005, years after Qwizdom [News Source]

Birzer settles lawsuit against Calif.-based Jockeys Guild (USA Today)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 6:52 pm

Ex-jockey Gary Birzer, paralyzed after a racing accident two years ago, has agreed to settle a $10 million lawsuit against the California-based Jockeys Guild and two former officials who allowed his insurance to lapse. Neither attorney Paul Koczkur nor the guild would disclose the terms of the settlement. [News Source]

Homeowners suffering from airplane noise can join class-action lawsuit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 6:32 pm

The thousands of people in Minneapolis and Richfield who claim that the Metropolitan Airports Commission reneged on a promise to shield them from the roar of a new runway are free to join together in a class-action lawsuit, a judge ruled Tuesday. Attorneys for the homeowners described the decision as a "significant victory." A spokesman for the airports commission said it was merely "another step [News Source]

Lawsuit demands Catholic church name sex abusers (RedNova)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 6:10 pm

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The family of a man murdered by a pedophile priest filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Roman Catholic church demanding it disclose the names of all of its U.S. clergy accused of sexual abuse. The lawsuit was filed in Wisconsin's St. [News Source]

Paralyzed jockey settles lawsuit with Guild (Sports Illustrated)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 5:10 pm

An ex-jockey who was paralyzed after falling during a race two years ago, has agreed to settle a $10 million lawsuit against the Jockeys' Guild and two former officials who allowed his health insurance to lapse. [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit over football fan searches (SportingNews.com)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 5:01 pm

CHICAGO -- A lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of pat-down searches of fans before Chica... [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit over football fan searches (Sports Illustrated)
Tuesday August 08th 2006, 4:11 pm

A lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of pat-down searches of fans before Chicago Bears games at Soldier Field was dismissed Tuesday. [News Source]