Plaintiff to pull name from Vista day-labor lawsuit; ACLU attorney says case still moving forward (North County Times) VISTA ---- One of three plaintiffs in a high-profile lawsuit against the city of Vista said Monday that she plans to remove her name from the case, which seeks to quash the city's controversial ordinance regulating the hiring of day laborers [News Source]

Madonna’s Maverick Films files lawsuit alleging idea theft (The San Francisco Examiner) LOS ANGELES - Maverick Films, the production company co-founded by Madonna, has filed a lawsuit alleging another film company stole ideas to benefit a competing project. [News Source]

Canceled Stones concert leads to lawsuit (UPI) ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The decision to cancel a Rolling Stones concert in Atlantic City, N.J., has led an area fan to hit the famed rockers with a $51 million lawsuit. [News Source]

AgResearch and Pennington Seed announce US settlement of tall fescue endophyte patent lawsuit (SeedQuest) AgResearch USA Limited and Pennington Seed Inc. announced a finalised agreement recently with four defendant parties named in their patent lawsuit filed July 12, 2006 in federal court in the Western District of Missouri, USA. [News Source]

George Washington, Student Settle Mental Health Lawsuit (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) Washington (AP) - The George Washington University has settled a lawsuit by a former student who was threatened with expulsion after checking himself into a hospital for depression. [News Source]

Hunting group weighs lawsuit over permits for bear hunt (phillyburbs.com) TRENTON, N.J. - A group favoring a New Jersey bear hunt as a way to control the bruin population is considering filing a lawsuit against the state because it has not issued hunting permits, a lawyer with the group said Tuesday. [News Source]

Former Elizabeth City employee files civil rights violation lawsuit (WAVY 10) It's a case one man says is clearly black and white. A former Elizabeth City government employee has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired because of his race. [News Source]

San Diego Lawsuit To Force Counting Of Paper Votes (Scoop.co.nz) On Monday October 30, 2006 San Diego County voter Kathy Peterson filed a lawsuit directly with the California Court of Appeals, seeking a writ of mandamus compelling Registrar of Voters Mikel Haas to do his job: to treat the ballots of all voters with equal dignity and respect as required by both the US Constitution as well as the California Constitution. [News Source]

New Mexico Labor Department Head in Discrimination Lawsuit (HispanicBusiness.com) State Department of Labor Secretary Conroy Chino is the subject of a lawsuit by a former high-level employee who claims he was forced from his job because he is Hispanic and spoke publicly about problems in the department. [News Source]

Reynolds Files Lawsuit Against ESPN (ABC News 4) (Sports Network) - Former ESPN analyst Harold Reynolds filed a lawsuit against ESPN Tuesday, citing the network breached his contract when they terminated the former major league baseball player last July. [News Source]