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Third lawsuit against Baytown PD dismissed (Baytown Sun)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 11:46 pm

A federal judge this week granted summary judgment for the city of Baytown and the Baytown Police Department in a lawsuit in which a woman claimed officers wrongfully used a Taser against her. [News Source]

Mall developer has not yet dropped lawsuit (Mid-Iowa News)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 11:36 pm

A mall developer who vowed to drop his lawsuit against the city of Ames after action taken by the City Council more than a month ago hasn't done so, but his lawyer said the issue wouldn't be litigated. [News Source]

Green gives up lawsuit, but pursues case (The Chippewa Herald)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 10:43 pm

MADISON (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Green has dropped a lawsuit in Dane County court fighting an Elections Board decision making him get rid of $467,844 in campaign donations. [News Source]

Reports: School Pays Teacher To Settle Lawsuit (CBS4 Denver)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 4:55 pm

The Gazette reports that the Colorado Springs school district has paid a teacher $120,000 to settle a lawsuit. [News Source]

Priest’s accuser files lawsuit (Newsday)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 4:37 pm

A Holbrook woman Friday filed a $6-million lawsuit against the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Bishop William Murphy, a priest and a diocesan official, charging that she was traumatized earlier this year when she met the official to discuss sexual abuse allegations against the priest and the official tried to re-enact the long-ago events she claimed took place. [News Source]

Lawsuit says farm harassed migrant workers (WCAX 3)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 1:39 pm

MARLBORO, N.Y. Making accusations of racial slurs and harassment, the federal government has filed a lawsuit against a Hudson Valley farm and its treatment of migrant workers. [News Source]

County Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit (The WBAL Channel)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 1:34 pm

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. -- According to a published report, the Howard County government paid $75,000 of taxpayer money to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. [News Source]

State law barring exit polls near voting places challenged in lawsuit (Sun-Sentinel)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 1:23 pm

MIAMI -- A Florida law that bars exit polling near voting places violates the press' rights under the First Amendment, a lawsuit filed by The Associated Press and five television networks alleges. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed by Wood County Family Sickened by Spinach (WTOL News 11)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 12:36 pm

TOLEDO -- Lawyers have filed the first northwest Ohio lawsuit in the E.coli outbreak that's been traced to contaminated spinach. A Toledo-based law firm filed the suit in US District Court on behalf of a Wood County family, claiming a spinach salad sold by Natural Selection Foods made them sick. [News Source]

Rochester Catholic Diocese named in Wisconsin lawsuit (WHEC-TV-10)
Saturday September 30th 2006, 12:06 pm

Bishop Matthew Clark, along with every other American Catholic Bishop in the country is named in a Wisconsin-based lawsuit asking for the names and locations of thousands of credibly accused priests. [News Source]