AWB to defend $255m lawsuit (The Australian) A lawsuit filed in the US today on behalf of northern Iraqis seeks $255 million in damages from AWB and European bank BNP Paribas, claiming AWB's payment of kickbacks to Saddam Hussein cheated Iraqis out of humanitarian aid. [News Source]

Lawsuit against Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire dismissed (Los Angeles Daily News) LOS ANGELES (AP) — A producer's lawsuit claiming actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire blocked the release of a movie made before they became stars has been dismissed. [News Source]

U.A.E asks U.S. judge to dismiss damages lawsuit for child camel jockeys (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) MIAMI (AP) - United Arab Emirates rulers asked a U.S. federal judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages for thousands of children forced to become racing camel jockeys, arguing the issue is being fully addressed and U.S. courts have no jurisdiction. [News Source]

U.A.E seeks jockey lawsuit dismissal (AP via Yahoo! News) United Arab Emirates rulers asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages for thousands of children forced to become racing camel jockeys, arguing that the issue is being fully addressed and that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction. [News Source]

Filmmaker Moore escapes lawsuit (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) A US judge has thrown out a lawsuit by an Iraq war veteran who says filmmaker Michael Moore used the his image without permission in the film Fahrenheit 9/11. [News Source]

Judge dismisses infringement lawsuit against Google products (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Madison-based company that claimed Google Inc. was infringing on its patents for two popular Internet search and advertising products. [News Source]

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Google (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Madison-based company that claimed Google Inc. was infringing on its patents for two popular Internet search and advertising products. [News Source]

After winning $3 million award, former Bloomfield court clerk settles lawsuit (Detroit News) Parties have reached a settlement in a former clerk's lawsuit against a Bloomfield Township court -- apparently for a lower amount than the $3 million a federal civil jury awarded Michelle Horton on Dec. 13. [News Source]

U.A.E asks U.S. judge to dismiss lawsuit over young camel jockeys (The Daily Comet) United Arab Emirates rulers asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit seeking damages for thousands of children who were forced to become racing camel jockeys, arguing that the issue is being fully addressed and that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction. [News Source]

Maguire-DiCaprio lawsuit dismissed (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) A lawsuit against Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio alleging that the pair had blocked the release of a pre-fame indie movie has been dismissed. [News Source]