Judge Removes Regina from Abuse Lawsuit (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) IOWA CITY - A judge has ruled a lawsuit cannot name Iowa City Regina High School as a defendant in a sexual assault case. The case is one of three involving the school and former bishop Lawrence Soens. [News Source]

Celina lawsuit says Pilot Point staged a land grab (The Celina Record) The City of Celina filed a lawsuit against the city of Pilot Point last June in Denton County District Court. [News Source]

Federman & Sherwood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against TVIA, Inc. (SYS-CON Media) On October 6, 2006, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against TVIA, Inc. . The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, including allegations of issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market which had the effect [News Source]

Worker Burned In Wal-Mart Fire Files Lawsuit (WRTV Indianapolis) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A worker who was critically burned in an electrical fire at the new Bloomington Wal-Mart Supercenter in August has filed a lawsuit alleging Wal-Mart and two other companies did not provide proper safety. [News Source]

Guardian lawsuit set for trial (San Francisco Bay Guardian) The Guardian lawsuit against the owner of the SF Weekly will go to trial July 16, 2007, Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer ruled Oct. 4. Kramer set deadlines for the remaining discovery and depositions and told both parties to prepare to take the case to a jury. [News Source]

I-Law blowing whistle on lawsuit abuse (WHOI) PEORIA -- An Illinois legal watchdog group is blowing the whistle on lawsuit abuse. The Illinois Lawsuit Abuse Watch , or I-Law, said the entire state -- most notably Peoria County -- has become a magnet for frivolous lawsuits. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed by paralyzed man in skydiving plane crash (Boston Globe) A fourth lawsuit against a Connecticut-based engine-maker was filed Tuesday by a paralyzed survivor of a skydiving plane crash that killed six people in eastern Missouri. [News Source]

Lawsuit Prompts Protest At TBC Headquarters (WKRN Nashville) Students at Belmont University are planning to gather at the Tennessee Baptist Convention Headquarters for a peaceful protest Tuesday afternoon in a response to a $56 million lawsuit filed by the Tennessee Baptist Convention against the university. | | The lawsuit was filed by the Tennessee Baptist Convention over Belmont's decision last year to sever ties with the TBC. Tennessee Baptists... [News Source]

Tvia Believes Lawsuit Is Without Merit (SYS-CON Media) Tvia, Inc. , a leading provider of digital display processors for Advanced Flat-Panel TVs, broadcast digital DVRs, consumer displays, and monitor products, reported today that a shareholder class action lawsuit was filed against Tvia and certain of its officers in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit alleges violations of the federal securities [News Source]

Judge Rules No Trial In Lawsuit Against Milford, Town Marshal (The Times-Union) Kosciusko Circuit Judge Rex Reed sided with the town of Milford and Town Marshal David Hobbs in a civil lawsuit concerning a 2004 false arrest claim. [News Source]