Lawsuit threatens to remove four Democrat senators from election ballots (Cullman Times) Sen. Zeb. Little, D-Cullman, says a lawsuit that seeks to remove him and three other Democrat senators from the November 7 ballot is “outrageous” and a blatant attempt to disenfranchise voters in the Fourth District. [News Source]

District’s lawsuit over excess record requests rejected (Houston Chronicle) A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Lake Travis school district against two parents who officials say are drowning the district in open-records requests. [News Source]

Teen’s Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit (KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley) (AP) _ The family of a teenager killed by officers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Brownsville Police and border authorities. Brownsville police and U-S Customs and Border Protection Agents [News Source]

Man wins lawsuit against Pa. newspaper (AP via Yahoo! News) A judge has awarded $3.5 million in damages to a businessman and one of his companies in a defamation lawsuit against The Citizens' Voice, a newspaper in Wilkes-Barre. [News Source]

‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker loses round in lawsuit BUSINESS (ZDNet India) A federal judge refused a request from Take-Two Interactive Software to immediately dismiss some claims in a lawsuit accusing it of selling "Grand Theft Auto" video games containing sexually explicit images under the wrong content label. [News Source]

Judge Drops Lawsuit Claiming 50 Cent Stole Opening Lines to ‘In Da Club’ (Fox News) A judge has dismissed copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing opening line for "In Da Club" from a song by Luther Campbell. [News Source]

Labor Department head in discrimination lawsuit (Albuquerque Tribune) 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]

Pa. businessman awarded $3.5 million in lawsuit against newspaper (phillyburbs.com) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - A judge awarded $3.5 million in damages Friday to a businessman and one of his companies in a defamation lawsuit against The Citizens' Voice, a newspaper in Wilkes-Barre. [News Source]

Judge Drops Lawsuit Charging 50 Cent With Cribbing Opening Line Of `Club’ Hit (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. [News Source]

Pa. businessman awarded $3.5 million in lawsuit against newspaper (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg) BARRE, Pa. (AP) - A businessman who had been the subject of a series of newspaper articles linking him to crime has won a lawsuit against the newspaper, a reporter ... [News Source]