Lawsuit alleges police misconduct (Montana Standard) BILLINGS (AP) — A man hit by a police officer while handcuffed has filed a lawsuit alleging violation of civil rights. [News Source]

Apple facing iTunes, iPod lawsuit (CBC) A lawsuit claims that Apple Computer Inc. has created an illegal monopoly by linking iTunes music and video sales to its iPod players. [News Source]

Lawsuit Against CNN Anchor Heads To Court (WESH via Yahoo! News) The lawsuit against CNN's Nancy Grace is now heading to a federal court. [News Source]

Keystone Embroiled in Another Lawsuit: ‘Not in the Long-Term Interest of the Automakers’ (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance) Jerry Marks submits: Sorry, I know I promised you wouldnt hear from me until next year but I received a press release late last week for the year on Keystone Automotive Industries being hit with a new lawsuit. [News Source]

Duckett lawsuit against Nancy Grace moves to federal court (CBS 46 News Atlanta) TAVARES, Fla. (AP) -- A wrongful death lawsuit filed against CNN's Nancy Grace, claiming she pushed the mother of a missing toddler to suicide through aggressive questioning on her talk show, has been moved to federal court. [News Source]

Lawsuit over banning lobbyists’ gift giving is thrown out (Miami Herald) (AP) -- A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over a state law banning lobbyists' gift-giving to legislators and requiring that lobbyists disclose who pays them and how much. [News Source]

Federal court will preside over Nancy Grace lawsuit (Miami Herald) (AP) -- A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against CNN's Nancy Grace, claiming she pushed the mother of a missing toddler to suicide through aggressive questioning on her talk show, has been moved to federal court. [News Source]

Judge throws out lawsuit over gift ban and lobbyist disclosure (Tampa Bay’s 10) TALLAHASSEE , Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit over a state law banning lobbyists' gift-giving to legislators and requiring that lobbyists disclose who pays them and how much. [News Source]

Carolina Tobacco settles lawsuit (The State) PORTLAND, Ore. — Carolina Tobacco Co . has settled a lawsuit brought by 46 states — including South Carolina and the District of Columbia — which questioned its status as an approved manufacturer in those states. According to a report of the Portland Business Journal, Carolina Tobacco will pay $31 million to the states to compensate for sales from 1999 to 2003. The states have agreed to allow ... [News Source]

Las Vegas homeowners filing lawsuit over defective plumbing (KVBC Las Vegas) A group of valley home owners are filing a class action lawsuit because they say they have defective plumbing in their houses. Some of the people say pipes made by a certain company have burst, costing them thousands of dollars in repairs. [News Source]