Wal-Mart settles ID racial harassment lawsuit (The Times-News) SEATTLE - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a racial harassment and retaliation lawsuit stemming from a complaint by an Idaho employee, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Thursday. [News Source]

Both sides scolded in referendum lawsuit (Dayton Daily News) TROY — A Miami County judge Thursday said a lawsuit filed by developers against organizers of a Troy referendum has become a "nightmare" for everyone involved. [News Source]

Mining group files second lawsuit (Small Town Papers News Service) Jones County received notice last week of a second lawsuit concerning the denial of a petition that would allow a third rock quarry. The lawsuit ... [News Source]

Blackberry maker settles lawsuit with Samsung (AFP via Yahoo! News) Research in Motion settled a lawsuit filed against Samsung Electronics alleging trademark infringement on its hugely popular Blackberry handheld email devices by Samsung's Blackjack cell phones. [News Source]

Latino POA to file discrimination lawsuit (Denver Post) Despite the promotion of a Latino officer to a top position in the Denver Police Department, the city's Latino Peace Officers Association plans to file a discrimination lawsuit in a few days. [News Source]

Lawsuit accuses Connecticut nursery of human trafficking (USA Today) A dozen Guatemalan workers filed a federal lawsuit Thursday accusing one of the nation's largest nurseries of engaging in human trafficking by forcing them to work nearly 80 hours per week, paying them less than minimum wage and denying them medical care for injuries on the job. [News Source]

Analogix Denies All Charges in Lawsuit Filed By Silicon Image (SYS-CON Media) Last week, Silicon Image, Inc. filed a lawsuit against Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. in federal court in California. Analogix denies all allegations of wrongdoing. Analogix has great respect for the intellectual property rights of others and has always taken appropriate steps to prevent any misappropriation. Analogix has been successfully delivering its transmitter and receiver architectures since ... [News Source]

Death Of Mentally Ill Man Leads To Lawsuit Against Police (KOIN News 6 Portland) PORTLAND - The family of a mentally ill Portland man who died in police custody has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to authorize the city to change its policy on the use of force. [News Source]

Death Of Mentally Ill Man Leads To Lawsuit Against Police (Fox 12 Oregon) PORTLAND, Ore. -- Calling it a "tortured death," the family of a mentally ill Portland man who died in police custody filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday seeking to change the city's policy on the use of force. [News Source]

Amazon.com keeping cockfight magazines despite lawsuit threat (The Columbian) SEATTLE (AP) -- Amazon.com says it will keep selling two magazines about cockfighting, despite a lawsuit by the Humane Society of the United States accusing the company of illegally promoting animal fighting. [News Source]