Another Lawsuit Filed Over Son Of Beast Incident (Channel Cincinnati) MASON -- Paramount's Kings Island is facing a second lawsuit from riders injured in an accident on the Son of Beast roller coaster. The ride malfunctioned on July 9 and sent 27 people to the hospital. Now four Circleville residents are suing the park over their injuries. [News Source]

Wal-Mart seeks to have Bowen lawsuit dismissed (WREG-TV Memphis) BENTONVILLE, Ark. Wal-Mart has asked for the dismissal of defamation lawsuit filed against it by a former vice president, saying the ex-employee was an active participant in an effort to defraud the company out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. [News Source]

Judge makes final ruling in meth raid lawsuit (Summit Daily News) DENVER - The last chapter has closed in the lawsuit filed by a former Frisco couple whose condominium was the subject of a methamphetamine raid more than two years ago. [News Source]

Man Wins $1M in Rotting Corpse Lawsuit (San Francisco Chronicle) A jury has awarded $1 million to a man who claimed a hospital let his mother's body decompose so badly that he couldn't hold an open casket wake and funeral. Veronica Gilson was 67 when she died during an operation on March 28, 2002. In his lawsuit,... [News Source]

‘Bounty Hunter’ Chapman hit with lawsuit (UPI) SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Duane Chapman, best known for his TV show "Dog the Bounty Hunter," is the center of a lawsuit in California over his family's actions. [News Source]

Barrick Says NovaGold Lawsuit Unfounded-Barrick Confident of its 70% Interest in Donlin Creek (SYS-CON Media) Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE: ABX)(TSX: ABX)(LSE: BGD)(SWX: ABX)(EURONEXT PARIS: ABX) announced today that it believes the lawsuit filed by NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG)(AMEX: NG) in connection with Barrick's offer to acquire Pioneer Metals Corporation is unfounded. [News Source]

McAfee Faces Lawsuit Over UTM Technology (CRN) Security vendor Deep Nines on Wednesday filed a patent violation lawsuit against McAfee over a unified threat management technology used in the design of security appliances. [News Source]

In stores less than a week, Havana Club rum subject of lawsuit (Tampa Bay’s 10) MIAMI (AP) — In stores less than a week, Havana Club rum is subject of a lawsuit. The Bacardi rum is based on a famed Cuban recipe. Now, rival company — Pernod Ricard USA which is selling a spirit by the same name — is suing to try to pull it from shelves. [News Source]

Lawsuit over keeping kids in conference room is partly settled (The Daily Comet) The state has refused to join a private care contractor in settling a lawsuit over temporarily housing foster children in a conference room, child advocates said Thursday. [News Source]

Bridgeport Residents File Civil Rights Lawsuit (NBC 30 Connecticut) A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed by seven Bridgeport residents who said they were terrorized by a former city police officer. [News Source]