Lawsuit claims hospital, doctor performed unnecessary heart procedures (WIS News 10 Columbia) (Hilton Head Island-AP) October 8, 2006 - A lawsuit filed in federal court against Hilton Head Regional Medical Center and a former cardiologist James D. Johnston alleges the hospital performed hundreds of medically unnecessary heart procedures from 1997 through 2000. [News Source]

Sempra Energy denies wrongdoing, settles pending lawsuit (San Diego Daily Transcript via Yahoo! News) Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE, News) and its California utilities, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), Friday announced the settlement of a lawsuit brought by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and California Attorney General related to service curtailments of certain industrial SDG&E natural gas customers in 2000 and 2001. [News Source]

Settlement Reached In Tenants’ Rights Lawsuit (CBS 2 Los Angeles) Tenants who filed a class action lawsuit after their apartment building burned will be reimbursed for their relocation expenses under a settlement announced Friday by their attorneys. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage [News Source]

Lawsuit against sex offender laws (WALB News 10) Albany -- A new lawsuit claims Georgia's tough new sex offender law could put some nursing home residents out on the street. A couple of human rights groups filed the suit claiming portions of the law are irrational. [News Source]

Plaintiff Leaves Lawsuit Against Las Cruces Schools (KOAT.com) A single plaintiff remains in a lawsuit that alleges the Las Cruces Public Schools is illegally using a symbol with three crosses on its vehicles and logos. [News Source]

Settlement Reached In Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit (The WPBF Channel) A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against the Broward County Sheriff's Office by a man who was wrongly convicted and faced the death penalty. [News Source]

Deputies file federal lawsuit against Sheriff’s Office (Billings Gazette) Three Yellowstone County sheriff’s deputies have filed a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Chuck Maxwell and others alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. Deputies Chris Romero, Roger Bodine and Dave Valdez filed the suit in U.S. District ... [News Source]

Deputies file federal lawsuit against Sheriff’s Office (Billings Gazette) Three Yellowstone County sheriff’s deputies have filed a federal lawsuit against Sheriff Chuck Maxwell and others alleging racial discrimination and retaliation. [News Source]

Former safety director drops lawsuit against BC Ferries (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) The former safety director of BC Ferries has dropped the wrongful dismissal lawsuit he filed after the Queen of the North sank earlier this year but he still wants the corporation to deal with his safety concerns. [News Source]

Settlement reached in Broward wrongful arrest lawsuit (FOX 10 Mobile) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against the Broward County Sheriff's Office by a man who was wrongly convicted and faced the... [News Source]