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Prominent attorney plans lawsuit against Avvo (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Monday June 11th 2007, 11:37 pm

Avvo, the controversial online rating system for attorneys, could be facing a class-action lawsuit from Seattle attorney Steve Berman. [News Source]

Lawsuit hits MSD for alleged violations in clean water act (KMOV St. Louis)
Monday June 11th 2007, 11:35 pm

(KMOV) –Missouri and Federal Government are teaming up to get the Metropolitan Sewer District to clean up its act. News 4's Matt Sczesny details the allegations they're making in a lawsuit filed Monday. [News Source]

State justices asked to resolve legal question in anthrax lawsuit (FOX 10 Mobile)
Monday June 11th 2007, 8:38 pm

Associated Press - June 11, 2007 8:24 PM ET TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A panel of federal appellate judges today asked the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a key legal issue in a lawsuit over the... [News Source]

State justices asked to resolve legal question in anthrax lawsuit (7 News Miami)
Monday June 11th 2007, 8:34 pm

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A panel of federal appellate judges Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a key legal issue in a lawsuit over the anthrax death of a photo editor for a supermarket tabloid publisher. [News Source]

State justices asked to resolve legal question in anthrax lawsuit (The Daily Comet)
Monday June 11th 2007, 8:19 pm

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A panel of federal appellate judges Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court to resolve a key legal issue in a lawsuit over the anthrax death of a photo editor for a supermarket tabloid publisher.

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Pastor seeks dismissal of lawsuit (Lincoln Journal Star)
Monday June 11th 2007, 7:19 pm

The attorney for religious leader Sue Bad Moccasin is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against her by the Lincoln Indian Community Church.

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SUPREME COURT: Philip Morris can’t shift lawsuit to federal court, justices rule (McClatchy Washington Bureau)
Monday June 11th 2007, 6:09 pm

The Supreme Court on Monday snuffed out a tobacco industry legal tactic, ruling that Philip Morris can't shift a lawsuit from state to federal court. The unanimous ruling undercuts embattled tobacco companies, which have hoped to escape the state courts, where they've suffered multibillion-dollar losses. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed Over Deportation Of Disabled Citizen (CBS 2 Los Angeles)
Monday June 11th 2007, 4:53 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Monday over what the group says was the wrongful deportation of a developmentally disabled Lancaster man who is a U.S. citizen. [News Source]

Court hearing scheduled in Detroit school closure lawsuit (Detroit News)
Monday June 11th 2007, 4:08 pm

DETROIT -- A Wayne County Circuit Court judge will hold a hearing June 21 on the lawsuit to halt the closings of eight Detroit public schools, according to Donna Stern, national coordinator for the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, and Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary. [News Source]

Ameren Asks Judge to Toss Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday June 11th 2007, 4:00 pm

An electric utility has asked a federal court in Illinois to toss out a lawsuit filed by a woman whose teenage son was seriously injured after he was shocked and tumbled 35 feet from an electric tower. [News Source]