(AFX UK Focus) 2007-06-11 03:32 GMT: Arrested Chinese reporter joins US lawsuit against Yahoo - report (Interactive Investor) BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - A Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets to foreigners has joined a US human rights lawsuit against Yahoo Inc, which provided information to the Chinese government that led to his arrest, the Wall Street Journal reported. [News Source]

Chinese reporter joins lawsuit against Yahoo (Sify News) A jailed Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets has joined a US lawsuit claiming Yahoo Inc helped the Chinese government convict dissidents, his mother has said. [News Source]

Beverly Hills Boutique Settles Lawsuit Against Us Weekly (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) A Beverly Hills boutique has settled its lawsuit against Us Weekly over claims the magazine ignored the shop in its coverage of the famous and their spending habits, an attorney for the store said. [News Source]

Schools in 6th lawsuit over religion (Hammond Daily Star) A prayer led by teachers during a graduation ceremony has led the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit against the Tangipahoa Parish School System for government-endorsed religious activities. [News Source]

Commissioners expected to make coal plant rezoning lawsuit moot (Great Falls Tribune) Cascade County commissioners Monday will take action that is expected to make moot a lawsuit over the rezoning of land where a developer is planning to build a coal-fired power plant. [News Source]

Mobile’s Pilot part of Katrina lawsuit (Mobile Press-Register) A whistleblowers' lawsuit brought in Louisiana alleges that insurance companies including Allstate and State Farm defrauded the National Flood Insurance Program out of perhaps billions of dollars by assigning damage caused by Hurricane Katrina's winds to flooding. [News Source]

Boone QC weighs class-action lawsuit (Harrison Daily Times)

Boone QC weighs class-action lawsuitThe Boone County Quorum Court is considering joining other Arkansas counties in a class-action lawsuit against several manufacturers of pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in methamphetamine.

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County settles lawsuit over proposed bypass, land deal (Northwest Herald) WOODSTOCK -- The McHenry County Board settled a lawsuit with a Harvard family who alleged that a proposed Route 14 bypass plan cost them a development deal. [News Source]

Knocked over by Knocked Up lawsuit (Toronto Star) Lately, I've been wondering: should I sue Rebecca Eckler? It's confusing, I know. But here's the deal: last week Eckler announced a lawsuit against Universal Studios and Apatow for allegedly basing his movie about an accidental pregnancy on her book of the same name. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed over contact lens solution (Daily Breeze) A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against a company that is voluntarily recalling a brand of contact lens solution. [News Source]