LR school superintendent files lawsuit against board members (Pine Bluff Commercial) LITTLE ROCK - The embattled head of the Little Rock school system filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the board president and a board member of threatening employees who might have testified on his behalf at an upcoming disciplinary hearing. [News Source]

DOJ Wants Lawsuit Against ‘Divine Strake’ Dismissed (KLAS Las Vegas) During a conference on April 30, the Department of Justice worked on getting a lawsuit against the "Divine Strake" blast dismissed. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed after televised arrest (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Waukesha - A man who was mistakenly arrested last year in a fugitive roundup filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against... [News Source]

Federal lawsuit filed in case of Chicago bartender beaten on video (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport) CHICAGO The city of Chicago and a police officer are named in a federal lawsuit filed today by attorneys for a bartender who contends she was beaten when she refused to serve that officer more alcohol. [News Source]

High court dismisses pedal lawsuit; test could invalidate thousands of patents (Crain’s Detroit Business) The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lawsuit filed by Teleflex Inc. that accused KSR International Inc. of using a patented invention for adjustable gas pedals, a decision that could invalidate thousands of patents. [News Source]

LR school superintendent files lawsuit against board members (Pine Bluff Commercial) LITTLE ROCK - The embattled head of the Little Rock school system filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the board president and a board member of threatening employees who might have testified on his behalf at an upcoming disciplinary hearing. [News Source]

Las Vegas bar draws first lawsuit over Nevada smoking ban (KVBC Las Vegas) Nevada has its first lawsuit over enforcement of the voter-approved anti-smoking law. The Southern Nevada Health District is suing the corporate owner of Bilbo's Bar and Grill in Las Vegas for not removing ash trays. [News Source]

LR school superintendent files lawsuit against board members (FOX 16 Little Rock) The embattled head of the Little Rock school system filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the board president and a board member of threatening employees who might have testified on ... [News Source]

Lawsuit Claims Officers Beat Woman Crossing Street (NBC 5 Chicago) A lawsuit filed Monday alleges police brutality against a 52-year-old woman. [News Source]

Superintendent Files Lawsuit Against Board Members (KTHV Little Rock) Embattled Little Rock Schools Superintendent Dr. Roy Brooks filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the school board's president and another member, accusing them of sending staffers a "threatening letter" to squelch their testimony at an upcoming disciplinary hearing. [News Source]