Friday August 18th 2006, 11:26 pm
LEBANON — Four Circleville residents have accused Paramount's Kings Island of carelessly operating and maintaining the Son of Beast roller coaster in a lawsuit seeking more than $25,000 each.
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Four bring lawsuit against theme park after accident (Dayton Daily News)
Neb. seeks dismissal of NAACP lawsuit (Syracuse.com)
Friday August 18th 2006, 11:25 pm
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State officials on Friday sought the dismissal of an NAACP lawsuit challenging a Nebraska law that it says amounts to state-supported segregation in public schools.
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Neb. seeks dismissal of NAACP lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News)
Friday August 18th 2006, 11:05 pm
State officials on Friday sought the dismissal of an NAACP lawsuit challenging a Nebraska law that it says amounts to state-supported segregation in public schools.
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Judge Rejects 17-Year-Old Sugar Cane Lawsuit (The Tampa Tribune)
Friday August 18th 2006, 10:48 pm
FORT LAUDERDALE - Citing a lack of jurisdiction, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by 1,600 former sugar cane cutters against the nation's largest sugar producers for more than $5 million in back wages.
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Judge tentatively rules group can amend lawsuit (North County Times)
Friday August 18th 2006, 10:46 pm
VISTA ---- A Superior Court judge tentatively ruled Thursday that a citizens group's lawsuit against the Vista Unified School District fails to show the group has the legal right to sue, but the group can amend its lawsuit within the 10 days to correct that problem.
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Cisco settles class action lawsuit for $91.75M (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday August 18th 2006, 8:41 pm
Cisco Systems Inc., said on Friday that it has reached an agreement to resolve a shareholder class action lawsuit filed in 2001 against the company and certain current and former directors and officers over allegations of insider trading.
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Judge dismisses sugar cane lawsuit (Florida Today)
Friday August 18th 2006, 7:57 pm
Citing a lack of jurisdiction, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by 1,600 former sugar cane cutters against the nation's largest sugar producers more than $5 million in back wages.
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Court dismisses lawsuit against the city of S.F. over war protester’s death (San Francisco Chronicle)
Friday August 18th 2006, 6:46 pm
A state appeals court has rejected a lawsuit against the city of San Francisco by the family of a woman who was killed when her head slammed into the low ceiling of the Broadway Tunnel as she stood on the open upper deck of a private bus. Signs outside...
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Sheriff’s Office Files Lawsuit Against Citizen Review Panel (WFTV 9 Orlando)
Friday August 18th 2006, 6:00 pm
A private review panel, meant to keep Orange County deputies in check, is under fire for being too critical and the sheriff's office is so upset with them, it filed a lawsuit. LETTER: Beary's Letter To Orange County Mayor (PDF file) MEETING VIDEOS: Orange County Government Video On Demand
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Libertarians File Lawsuit (WIBW-TV Topeka)
Friday August 18th 2006, 5:41 pm
The Kansas Libertarian Party is filing a lawsuit over a planned fund-raiser at a nudist camp that was blocked by sheriff's deputies. The lawsuit filed in federal court claims Shawnee County violated the party's free speech rights.
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