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Reynolds Files Lawsuit Against ESPN (RedNova)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 3:12 pm

New Britain, CT (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]

Family of teen killed in golf cart accident to file claim which could lead to wrongful death lawsuit (KGET 17 Bakersfield)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 2:51 pm

The parents of a developmentally disabled teen, who died after a golf cart accident, will file a claim against the Kern High School District that could lead to a wrongful death lawsuit. [News Source]

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit In Mabus Divorce Case (WAPT.com)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 2:33 pm

JACKSON, Miss. -- A Hinds County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Julie Hines, the former wife of ex-Gov. Ray Mabus, against a priest whom she accused of taping her admission of an affair. [News Source]

Businesses plan lawsuit over smoking ban (WHAS 11 Louisville)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 1:27 pm

Louisville's new smoking ban isn't sitting well with some local businesses. The Metro Louisville Hospitality Coalition says it plans on filing a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the ban. The suit will represent several local businesses, mostly bars and restaurants. [News Source]

Former sports information director wins lawsuit against NDSU… (KXMB CBS12 Bismarck)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 1:14 pm

Former North Dakota State sports information director George Ellis has won his age discrimination lawsuit against the school. East Central District Judge Steven Marquart has ruled in favor of Ellis, and awarded him 154-thousand-dollars. Th [News Source]

Excessive Force Lawsuit Filed Against Cop, Albany PD & City (wten.com)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 12:44 pm

An elderly dentist who accused an Albany cop of excessive force has now filed a federal lawsuit against the city, and the police department. 73-year-old John Behrmann accused officer Michael Geraci of dragging him by the ankles, from a police van during a disorderly conduct arrest. [News Source]

Update: French publishers join Google booksearch lawsuit (InfoWorld)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 11:57 am

( InfoWorld ) - An association representing 400 French book publishers has joined La Martinière Groupe in its lawsuit to stop Google from digitizing books for its Google Book Search service. La Martinière filed suit against Google and its French subsidiary in a French court on June 6, accusing the search engine of counterfeiting. It asked the court to stop the search engine from scanning [News Source]

Lawsuit challenging ’scaffold law’ filed in Buffalo federal court (Albany Business Journal)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 11:40 am

A coalition of businesses in western New York is soliciting support across the state for a lawsuit it has filed challenging the state's "scaffold law." [News Source]

Judge refuses to toss lawsuit filed by 3 removed from Bush event (Summit Daily News)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 11:39 am

DENVER — A federal judge refused Monday to toss out a lawsuit filed by two people removed from a President Bush event, saying they have the right to learn more about those who singled them out for a “No blood for oil” bumper sticker on a car they were in. [News Source]

Lawsuit challenges crackdown on illegal immigrants (The York Dispatch)
Tuesday October 31st 2006, 11:26 am

ALLENTOWN -- Hispanic groups and the ACLU filed a lawsuit against Hazleton on Monday, setting the stage for a legal battle over the city's tough new crackdown on illegal immigrants. [News Source]