Judge: Lawsuit over Calif. auto emissions standards can proceed (WOOD TV 8) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Automakers can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to block strict vehicle emission standards that California regulators adopted two years ago, a federal judge said... [News Source]

California auto exhaust lawsuit advances (Syracuse.com) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Automakers can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to block strict vehicle emission standards that California regulators adopted two years ago, a federal judge said Monday. [News Source]

California auto exhaust lawsuit advances (AP via Yahoo! News) Automakers can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to block strict vehicle emission standards that California regulators adopted two years ago, a federal judge said Monday. [News Source]

Judge says lawsuit over California auto emissions can go forward (San Diego Union-Tribune) SACRAMENTO, 6:31 p.m. Sept. 25 (AP): Automakers can continue their lawsuit seeking to block strict vehicle emission standards adopted two years ago by California regulators, a federal judge said in a ruling filed Monday. [News Source]

Gest’s Lawsuit Tossed (E! Online) Start spreading the news, David Gest's lawsuit is going away. A New York judge has tossed out the $10 million suit the concert promoter filed against estranged wife Liza Minnelli in 2003, saying that there was "no triable issue of fact" in the case. Gest sued the "Cabaret" star a few months after the couple separated, claiming that Minnelli abused him during her alleged alcoholic rages, [News Source]

‘Light’ cigarette lawsuit to go ahead (Sydney Morning Herald) A US judge gave class-action status on Monday to a lawsuit filed by "light" cigarette smokers who accuse tobacco companies of defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer than regular smokes, reaping as much as $US200 billion ($A266.65 billion) in extra sales. [News Source]

Tobacco firms face $200bn ‘lights’ lawsuit (Independent) Big tobacco companies have been delivered a major blow after a court in New York gave permission for a $200bn (£105bn) class action lawsuit to proceed against the manufacturers of "light" cigarettes who marketed them as a less harmful alternative. [News Source]

Lawsuit blames video game for teen shooting family at ranch (ABC 13 Texas) Family members of three people slain by a teenage boy on Sam Donaldson's New Mexico ranch filed a lawsuit Monday claiming the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" contributed to the shootings. [News Source]

‘Light’ cigarette lawsuit to go ahead (AAP via Yahoo!7 Finance) A US judge has given class-action status to a lawsuit filed by cigarette smokers who doubt that "light" cigarettes are safer than regular smokes. [News Source]

Update — Altria Hit By Lawsuit From ‘Light’ Smokers (Forbes) A federal judge ruled that Philip Morris USA will face a class action lawsuit from smokers of "light" cigarettes. [News Source]