Lawsuit: WA nursing home killed elderly woman with morphine (The Columbian) TACOMA, Wash. (AP) -- A new lawsuit accuses a Pierce County nursing home of killing a 79-year-old resident with excessive doses of morphine, while a lawyer for the home says the woman had inoperable lung cancer and had requested end-of-life "comfort care." [News Source]

MEIC files lawsuit over access to drafts of public documents (Billings Gazette) GREAT FALLS - The Montana Environmental Information Center has filed a lawsuit alleging the state's Public Records Act is unconstitutional because it allows municipal governments to withhold draft documents from the public. [News Source]

Baxley testifies in trial of professor’s lawsuit against community college, president (The Desert Sun) A Coachella Valley college administrator who recommended a professor for an associate dean position, testifying today in trial of her wrongful termination lawsuit, said he made it clear the job was a temporary one. [News Source]

Grasso Wins Appeal of Lawsuit Over Stock Exchange Pay (Update6) (Bloomberg.com) May 8 (Bloomberg) -- Richard Grasso, the former New York Stock Exchange chairman, won a ruling that makes it more likely he can keep his $190 million pay package that the state challenged in a lawsuit. [News Source]

Landslide Spurs Lawsuit in Council Bluffs (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids) COUNCIL BLUFFS - A landslide caused by excessive recent rains in western Iowa as forced some residents from their homes and now a lawsuit is in the works. [News Source]

Family Of Shot Teen Ponders Lawsuit Against Police (CBS 4 Miami)

The family of a teen that was shot during a struggle with a police officer is pondering whether or not to file a lawsuit against the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

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Despite lawsuit, Jackson to attend camp (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson, who has filed a lawsuit against the team, will attend the team's mandatory mini-camp this week. "I expect him to be there," said Angelo Wright, Jackson's Hayward, Calif.-based attorney. "The lawsuit and his participation are two separate issues." The Falcons' three-day mini-camp begins Friday. [News Source]

St. Vincent Settles Lawsuit With Caritas (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers and the health care company that bought two of its struggling hospitals have settled a lawsuit that threatened to delay the New York hospital system's exit from bankruptcy protection. [News Source]

Grasso Wins Appeal of Lawsuit Over Stock Exchange Pay (Update4) (Bloomberg.com) May 8 (Bloomberg) -- A New York appeals court dismissed four of six claims against Richard Grasso, the former New York Stock Exchange chairman, making it more likely he can keep a $190 million pay package the state challenged in a lawsuit. [News Source]

Grasso Wins Appeal of Lawsuit Over Stock Exchange Pay (Update4) (Bloomberg.com) May 8 (Bloomberg) -- A New York appeals court dismissed four of six claims against Richard Grasso, the former New York Stock Exchange chairman, making it more likely he can keep a $190 million pay package the state challenged in a lawsuit. [News Source]