Medicaid Lawsuit (WLBT 3) JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- The Mississippi Hospital Association and 43 hospitals have filed a lawsuit against Governor Haley Barbour and the Division of Medicaid. [News Source]

Maine: Lawsuit Over Phone Records (New York Times) Attorney General Steven Rowe asked a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit against the Maine Public Utilities Commission over inquiries into whether Verizon provided the phone records of state residents to the federal government. Earlier this year Verizon told the commission it did not provide Maine phone records to the government; when Mr. Rowe asked the company to confirm this in a sworn statement [News Source]

Sparks City Council Settles Lawsuit (News 4 Reno) The debate over the controversial Lazy Eight Casino came to an end Wednesday night, after a standing room-only meeting. The Sparks City Council voted to settle a $100 million lawsuit filed against the city by Red Hawk Land Developer Harvey Whittemore. [News Source]

Lawsuit over UWM building bidding tossed out (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Madison - A judge threw out a lawsuit Thursday by a developer that claimed an aide to Gov. Jim Doyle improperly scuttled... [News Source]

In lawsuit, former employee implicates RCR (Fox Sports) A former employee of Richard Childress Racing says in a wrongful termination lawsuit that the team used illegal engine modifications at this year's Daytona 500 events, including in the car of polesitter Jeff Burton. When Childress was told of the problem, the owner responded by saying: "All teams do something to enhance performance," according to the lawsuit, filed by Anthony Corrente and [News Source]

Guidant lawsuit alleges offer of ‘bounties (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) An obscure lawsuit pending in Ramsey County District Court appears at first to be a standard contractual dispute. Christopher Delgado, of Ellicott City, Md., left his job as a regional sales manager for heart device maker Guidant Corp. in July for a new position with rival St. Jude Medical Inc. Guidant -- now part of Boston Scientific Corp. -- promptly sued, claiming Delgado violated a clause in [News Source]

Teen’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) (AP) _ The family of a teenager killed by officers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brownsville Police and border authorities. Brownsville police and U-S Customs and Border Protection Agents [News Source]

Poultry companies lose round in federal lawsuit (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo) TULSA, Okla. A federal judge in Tulsa today severed Oklahoma landowners and businesses from a federal lawsuit against the poultry industry. U-S Magistrate Sam Joyner's... [News Source]

Officer Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) A Harlingen police officer slaps her supervisor and the city with a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit. In it revealing details of alleged sexual advances and the cover up that follows. [News Source]

Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Heads To Court (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) The City of Harlingen is responding to a sexual harassment lawsuit within the police department. In the suit-- Officer Alicia Garcia contends she was sexually harassed on a number of occasions by a high ranking captain.. and passed over on promotions as a result within the department. [News Source]