Lawsuit Filed by Wood County Family Sickened by Spinach (WTOL News 11) TOLEDO -- Lawyers have filed the first northwest Ohio lawsuit in the E.coli outbreak that's been traced to contaminated spinach. A Toledo-based law firm filed the suit in US District Court on behalf of a Wood County family, claiming a spinach salad sold by Natural Selection Foods made them sick. [News Source]

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed By Husband Of Pregnant Woman Killed By Falling Concrete Slab (WLEX-TV Lexington) A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the owners and operators of a downtown parking garage where a Lexington woman, who was nine months pregnant at the time, was killed in May when a concrete slab from the garage fell on her. [News Source]

Sheriff’s Candidate Files Federal Lawsuit (KLAS Las Vegas) One day after filing a federal lawsuit against Metro, Clark County sheriff candidate Jerry Airola is speaking out. The underdog candidate claims he has been defamed by the current sheriff and the police union. [News Source]

Rep. leaders file lawsuit to remove Dem. candidate Jerry Brown from ballot (KGET 17 Bakersfield) Rep. leaders filed a lawsuit to remove Dem. candidate Jerry Brown from the November ballot. [News Source]

Judge dismisses GOP lawsuit over Bernalillo Co. early voting sites (KOB-TV Albuquerque) Early voting in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County will go on as scheduled starting Saturday morning after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit regarding the county’s early voting spots. [News Source]

Northside Hospital settles Medicare lawsuit (Atlanta Business Chronicle) Atlanta's Northside Hospital will pay $5.7 million and two physician-owned entities will pay $650,000, to settle claims raised in a "whistleblower" lawsuit that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to the Medicare program that were tainted by improper financial and referral relationships. [News Source]

Candidate claims Rep. English distorted stances, plans lawsuit (phillyburbs.com) ERIE, Pa. - A congressional candidate said he will file a defamation lawsuit against Rep. Phil English over TV ads that the challenger says distort his views on sterilization, prostitution and drugs. [News Source]

Company settles discrimination lawsuit (KTVF Fairbanks) The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a federal judge has approved settlement of a race discrimination lawsuit against a company that operates in Alaska. [News Source]

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed By Husband Of Pregnant Woman Killed By Falling Concrete Slab (WLEX-TV Lexington) A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the owners and operators of a downtown parking garage where a Lexington woman, who was nine months pregnant at the time, was killed in May when a concrete slab from the garage fell on her. [News Source]

Guilty plea may bolster civil lawsuit (The News & Observer) In a move that may bolster Wendell's civil lawsuit against its former finance director, Barbara Archer Raper plead guilty last week to embezzling more than $80,000 from the town over a number of years. [News Source]