Arbitration panel awards woman $273,000 in fraud lawsuit (Salisbury Post) An arbitration panel in Charlotte has awarded a retired Philip Morris worker more than $273,000 in a lawsuit against a financial services company with a branch in Kannapolis. [News Source]

Lawsuit is filed to stop Hilton hotel (Big Bear Grizzly) Tony Tamberchi can't break ground on his Hilton Garden Inn just yet. A lawsuit has been filed appealing the Big Bear Lake City Council's decision to approve the project. [News Source]

Family of Notorious B.I.G. loses lawsuit bid (CBC) The family of the late rapper Notorious B.I.G. has lost its bid to broaden a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Los Angeles that would have included claims ex-police officers were involved in his death. [News Source]

Lawsuit over teacher’s assault of boy settled (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) The family of a 13-year-old who was sexually assaulted by former teacher Dawn Reiser settled a lawsuit Friday against the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese, attorneys said. [News Source]

Brown Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Thrown Out Of Court (ContactMusic) A sexual harassment lawsuit brought against JAMES BROWN by his former publicist was thrown out by the 7th US Circuit Court Of Appeals in Chicago, Illi [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit against OHA spending (Honolulu Advertiser) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a group of Hawaiians who sought to stop the Office of Hawaiian Affairs from spending on programs for people who have less than 50 percent Hawaiian blood. [News Source]

Lawsuit over teacher’s assault of boy settled (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) The family of a 13-year-old who was sexually assaulted by former teacher Dawn Reiser settled a lawsuit Friday against the Fort Worth Roman Catholic Diocese, attorneys said. [News Source]

Judge denies expanding Notorious B.I.G. lawsuit (Contra Costa Times) The family of the late Notorious B.I.G. lost a bid to expand their wrongful death lawsuit against the city to include new claims that a rogue police officer was on duty at the site of the killing. [News Source]

Lawsuit targets nursing home, ex-worker in funds case (The Courier News) ST. CHARLES — The guardian of an Elgin nursing home resident has filed a lawsuit against the nursing home and a former employee, seeking more than $200,000 in damages over alleged negligence and breach of duty. [News Source]

AVIATION: NWA investors drop lawsuit (Detroit Free Press) A group of Northwest Airlines Corp. shareholders who lost money when the carrier filed for bankruptcy last year dropped their securities-fraud lawsuit against CEO Douglas Steenland and other executives. [News Source]