Operators Will Drop ‘Ocean Ranger’ Lawsuit (Alaska Public Radio Network) Tour operators say they're ready to drop a lawsuit challenging part of the cruise-ship initiative. They say legislation waiting for the governor's signature protects confidential business information. [News Source]

Lawsuit Over Jail Death is Settled (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) The family of a man fatally beaten while being held in the Camden County Jail will receive $4 million through a settlement of their federal wrongful death lawsuit, their lawyer announced Thursday. [News Source]

Joe Frazier Refiles Lawsuit Against Daughter (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has refiled a business lawsuit against his daughter, days after she won a primary election for city judge. [News Source]

Joe Frazier refiles lawsuit against daughter (Sports Illustrated)

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has refiled a lawsuit against his daughter, days after she won a primary election for city judge.

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U-Arkansas asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over emails (Sports Illustrated) Calling it "nothing more than Monday-morning quarterbacking by a disgruntled fan," attorneys for the University of Arkansas filed motions Thursday to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses school leaders of not properly investigating alleged e-mail harassment of a former quarterback. [News Source]

Butte-Silver Bow County jail lawsuit dismissed (Billings Gazette) BUTTE - A judge has dismissed Butte-Silver Bow County's lawsuit against the architects who designed its new jail. [News Source]

1:11 p.m. — Statesman wins lawsuit against weekly newspaper over legal notices (The Idaho Statesman) The Idaho Statesman has won its lawsuit against a Boise business weekly over where legal notices such as bankruptcies, name changes and foreclosures must be published. The Statesman, Idaho's largest newspaper, sued the Idaho Business Review over its publication of legal notices. [News Source]

Fresno County & sheriff’s department could face multi-million dollar lawsuit (KSEE 24 Fresno) A lawsuit is expected to be filed Thursday afternoon, against Fresno County and its sheriff's department. A man claims both were negligent in handling threats against his life. [News Source]

Commission on Aging facing whistleblower lawsuit (The Bay City Times) HALE - Bay City attorney Kim A. Higgs has taken up a lawsuit against the Iosco County Commission on Aging, claiming it wrongfully terminated one of its workers. [News Source]

Marathon drops Ky. governor from lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Marathon Petroleum Co. has amended its lawsuit challenging Kentucky's gas price-gouging law to remove Gov. Ernie Fletcher as a defendant, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported Thursday. [News Source]