GlaxoSmithKline agrees to $63.8 million settlement in Paxil lawsuit (Journal Gazette & Times Courier) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - GlaxoSmithKline PLC has agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a lawsuit's claims that it promoted its antidepressant drug Paxil for use by children and adolescents while withholding negative information about the medication's safety and effectiveness. [News Source]

State lawmakers file lawsuit against governor (Channel 2 News Anchorage) Some state lawmakers hope to keep Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski from providing any last-minute surprises before leaving office. They filed a lawsuit in an attempt to keep Murkowski from signing a gas pipeline contract without the Legislature’s approval. [News Source]

Court to reconsider huge tobacco lawsuit (The Sacramento Bee) SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court said Wednesday it will consider reinstating a massive lawsuit to force the nation's leading tobacco companies to refund almost a decade's worth of proceeds from cigarette sales in the state. [News Source]

Gaming chief forced to quit over US lawsuit (Independent) The chief executive of the internet casino firm Gaming VC has stepped down after a lawsuit was brought against him and the com-pany in Massachusetts. [News Source]

London Woman Says She is Real Mother of Michael Jackson Kids, Files Lawsuit (Vibe Magazine) London Woman Says She is Real Mother of Michael Jackson Kids, Files Lawsuit A London mental patient has filed a lawsuit claiming she is the real mother of Michael Jackson 's three kids, among other things. [News Source]

Rapper Heavy D Files Lawsuit Against Insurance Company (Vibe Magazine) Rapper Heavy D Files Lawsuit Against Insurance Company Rapper Heavy D has filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against an insurance company he claims owes him millions of dollars. [News Source]

Anderson campaign gets $235,000 contribution from lawsuit reform group (The Lufkin Daily News) Jody Anderson's campaign has received a quarter-million-dollar shot in the arm, most of it from Texans for Lawsuit Reform, to help fund his race against incumbent State Rep. Jim McReynolds. [News Source]

GlaxoSmithKline agrees to $63.8M settlement in Paxil lawsuit (WCNC Charlotte) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC has agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a lawsuit's claims that it promoted its antidepressant drug Paxil for use by children and adolescents while withholding negative information about the medication's safety and effectiveness. [News Source]

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 4Q losses widen; settles lawsuit (New Ratings) NEW YORK, November 1 (newratings.com) – Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc ( KKD.NYS ) Tuesday reported wider losses for the fourth quarter. The company also announced that it had agreed to pay $75 million to settle a class action lawsuit. [News Source]

GlaxoSmithKline agrees to $63.8 million settlement in Paxil lawsuit (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a lawsuit's claims that it promoted its antidepressant drug Paxil for use by children and adolescents while withholding negative information about the medication's safety and effectiveness. [News Source]