Update: Bodog Uses Offshore Status to Evade U.S. Lawsuit, According to Bluemoon Entertainment (SYS-CON Media) Los Angeles-based television productioncompany Bluemoon Entertainment has withdrawn its lawsuit against onlinegaming operator Bodog.com due to the defendant's offshore status and lackof U.S. assets, both of which make it very unlikely that Bluemoon couldcollect any potential judgment in the U.S. [News Source]

Another Davenport Diocese Abuse Lawsuit (WHBF-TV Quad Cities) IOWA CITY, IA - A clergy abuse lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 13 former Regina High School students in the Iowa District Court for Scott County. [News Source]

Celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro settles scam lawsuit (Los Angeles Daily News) LOS ANGELES (AP) — High-profile celebrity attorney Robert L. Shapiro has settled a lawsuit accusing him of siphoning money from a $90 million death futures scam that one of his clients ran. [News Source]

BMO facing proposed $100M class-action lawsuit on behalf of RRSP, RRIF clients (Canadian Business) TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) along with its BMO Nesbitt Burns and BMO Trust divisions are named as defendants in a $100-million, class-action lawsuit over disputed foreign currency costs charged to certain registered accounts. [News Source]

Judge Denies Request In Jesus Portrait Lawsuit (WTRF) A federal judge has denied a request to speed up the process in the lawsuit over the portrait of Jesus at Bridgeport High School. [News Source]

HSBC must defend in fraud lawsuit (Reuters.co.uk) NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled that Bank of America Corp. BAC.N , HSBC Holdings Plc HSBA.L and Sterling Bancorp STL.N must defend against a lawsuit related to a lawyer's Ponzi scheme that defrauded Orthodox Jews and others out of millions of dollars. [News Source]

BMO facing $100-million class action lawsuit on behalf of RRSP, RRIF clients (Canadian Business) TORONTO (CP) - Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) along with its BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and BMO Trust Co. divisions are named as defendants in a $100 million class-action lawsuit over foreign currency costs charged to certain registered accounts. [News Source]

Retired Sioux City bishop faces lawsuit (The Des Moines Register) Thirteen former Regina Catholic High School students on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against retired Sioux City Bishop Lawrence Soens, the Iowa City... [News Source]

L.A. Judge to Decide Jackson Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit (Fox News) A Los Angeles Superior Court judge will decide a lawsuit filed by Jacko against a concert promoter for breach of contract. [News Source]

L.A. Judge to Decide Jackson Lawsuit (ABC News) L.A. Judge to Decide Jackson Lawsuit Against Concert Promoter in Disputed 1999 Contract [News Source]