Lawsuit against Pearlman names Crist as defendant (Orlando Sentinel) A new lawsuit filed against Lou Pearlman and his Orlando-based investment business names Gov. Charlie Crist as a defendant, charging that Florida did not do enough to investigate the boy band promoter while Crist was the state's attorney general. [News Source]

Drew University Announces Plan To File Lawsuit Against County (NBC 4 Los Angeles) The president of The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Tuesday announced the school's intention to file a $125 million lawsuit against Los Angeles County over operations of King-Drew Medical Center. [News Source]

Witch rumors prompt teacher lawsuit (Newsday) Her fingernails, makeup and clothing apparently made her look like a witch in the eyes of the principal at the Hampton Bays school where she taught reading, Lauren Berrios said Tuesday as she prepared for her lawsuit against the district to go to trial. [News Source]

Crist Named In Pearlman Lawsuit (Central Florida News 13) The saga involving boy band mogul Lou Pearlman is deepening. This time with a new federal lawsuit that includes Governor Crist.   [News Source]

Faced with a lawsuit, Calif. pistachio board disbands (The Fresno Bee) A marketing board formed to promote California pistachios is disbanding because of a lawsuit against the organization, the group's board announced. [News Source]

Utah Settles Lawsuit Over 2002 Wildfire (KUTV2 Salt Lake City) The local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America has agreed to pay $330,000 and plant 9,000 tree seedlings to settle a lawsuit with the state over a wildfire that burned 14,200 acres, officials said Tuesday. [News Source]

SunTrust lawsuit moves forward (BizJournals) A local federal judge on March 5 certified a class action labor lawsuit against SunTrust Banks Inc. that alleges the bank failed to re-pay adequate overtime to some of its technical support staff. [News Source]

Intel lost documents demanded in lawsuit (San Jose Mercury News) Intel said it may not be able to provide all the electronic documents that rival Advanced Micro Devices is requesting in an antitrust lawsuit because of human error. [News Source]

Lawsuit Says Crist Cleared Pearlman Despite Evidence (WFTV 9 Orlando) A new lawsuit claims Charlie Crist cleared Lou Pearlman even though the lead investigator thought there was a solid case against the music mogul. Crist claimed, then, that there wasn't enough evidence to file charges. VIDEO: Pearlman Cleared By Crist, Contributed To Campaign [News Source]

Settlement near in Richard Pryor’s album sales lawsuit (USA Today) Richard Pryor's widow is close to settling her lawsuit that claims a record company sold 11 of the late comedian's albums without permission, both sides told a judge Tuesday. [News Source]