Phelps seeks dismissal of defamation lawsuit (The Advocate) The antigay Kansas church whose members show up at military funerals claiming God is killing troops in Iraq to punish the nation for its tolerance of homosexuality is asking that a defamation lawsuit be dismissed, on the grounds that they are merely expressing an opinion. [News Source]

Judge OKs lawsuit against feds over terrorism prosecution (KBCI Boise) BOISE, Idaho A federal judge says a lawsuit brought by a former University of Idaho football player against U-S Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and other federal officials can go forward. [News Source]

E. coli Scare Leads To Lawsuit Against Chiquita (Channel Cincinnati) BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The tainted spinach scare has led to a lawsuit against Cincinnati-based Chiquita Brands International. In a suit filed in Buffalo, a western New York couple claims their teenage daughter became ill with an E. coli infection after eating Chiquita's Fresh Express bagged fresh spinach. [News Source]

Crow-Billingsley dropped as defendant in city lawsuit (Coppell Gazette) The city of Coppell and the Coppell Independent School District dropped Crow-Billingsley as a defendant from a lawsuit the city filed in June, alleging the developer and the city of Dallas deliberately withheld information regarding development around North Lake. [News Source]

New Lawsuit Over Comair Crash Cites Airport Signs, Taxiway Names (WLEX-TV Lexington) (AP) - A new lawsuit has been filed in the crash of Comair Flight 5191, which killed all but one of the 50 passengers aboard when pilots attempted to take off from the wrong runway last month in Lexington. [News Source]

Calif. auto lawsuit could seek millions in damages (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - California could seek hundreds of millions of dollars in damages in its global warming lawsuit filed on Wednesday against six automakers as reparations for the harm greenhouse gases have caused. [News Source]

Calgary-West MP expects nomination lawsuit to be thrown out (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Calgary-West MP Rob Anders expects a judge to throw out a lawsuit from grassroots party members over the Conservative party's nomination process. [News Source]

Deal is Weighed in L.A. Skid Row Sleeping Lawsuit (RedNova) By Matt Krasnowski and Dan Laidman COPLEY NEWS SERVICE The Los Angeles City Council is expected today to consider a tentative settlement in an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit that has prevented police from arresting homeless people who camp on the sidewalks of Skid Row. [News Source]

Judge says Ark inmate will receive fraction of money from lawsuit (KESQ) BENTONVILLE, Ark. An Arkansas inmate will receive about a quarter of the proceeds from a personal injury lawsuit he won in California after the state successfully sued to collect back taxes, fines and living expenses. [News Source]

Westboro Church Seek Dismissal Of Defamation Lawsuit (The Kansas City Channel) A Topeka, Kan., church that protests at military funerals is asking that a defamation lawsuit be dismissed. [News Source]