Blackjack group’s lawsuit targets network (UPI) LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court this week by the Ultimate Blackjack Tour alleges that the Game Show Network pilfered its ideas for a GSN series. [News Source]

AP NewsBreak: Perzel, Jubelirer lose line-item lawsuit (phillyburbs.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. - A state appeals court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit filed by top Republican lawmakers against Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell over the way he used the line-item veto. [News Source]

City Responds To Racism Lawsuit Over SFPD Videos (CBS 5 Bay Area) A San Francisco Police Department spokesman responded to a lawsuit filed Thursday charging top brass and city officials with racism and unfair disciplinary practices. [News Source]

D.C. Lawsuit Seeking To Block Medicaid Citizenship Requirements Dropped (Medical News Today) Lawyers for Medicaid beneficiaries in the District of Columbia on Friday dropped a federal lawsuit against the city's implementation of a new federal rule requiring Medicaid beneficiaries to establish citizenship when re-enrolling or applying for benefits, the Washington Post reports. Federal officials last month decided to exempt from the law eight million U.S. [click link for full article] [News Source]

Lawsuit claims abortion botched (Calgary Sun) The pain and trauma of a botched abortion led a city woman to twice attempt suicide before her pregnancy was finally terminated, a lawsuit claims. [News Source]

Sprint settles lawsuit against data broker for $1 million (WAVY 10) RESTON, Va. A Florida company has agreed to pay Sprint Nextel one (M) million dollars to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally obtained and sold wireless customers' records. [News Source]

Sprint Settles for $1 Million in Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A Florida company has agreed to pay Sprint Nextel Corp. $1 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it illegally obtained and sold wireless customers' records. [News Source]

Perzel, Jubelirer lose line-item veto lawsuit (phillyburbs.com) HARRISBURG, Pa. - A state appeals court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit filed by top Republican lawmakers against Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell over the way he used the line-item veto. [News Source]

SF Police Officers’ Lawsuit Alleges Racism (NBC 11 Bay Area) Several San Francisco police officers are filing a lawsuit alleging discrimination that resulted from their participation in the creation of a controversial police video. [News Source]

Palomar Medical lawsuit charges Candela with patent infringement (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Palomar Medical Technologies Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court in Massachusetts against cosmetic laser maker Candela Corp. [News Source]