N.J. Court Scuttles Lead Paint Lawsuit (RedNova) By The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. - The New Jersey Supreme Court on Friday scuttled what little remained of a lawsuit against paint makers by 26 towns and counties that wanted them to cover the cost of removing lead paint, which was banned in 1978 as a health hazard. [News Source]

Malibu’s in hot water with enviro lawsuit (The Malibu Times) Council says politics are behind environmental lawsuit. [News Source]

‘Saint’ Anne hit by a devil of a lawsuit (Times Online) THE gilded Hollywood career of Anne Hathaway, the acclaimed star of films such as The Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada, has been rocked by a multi-million-dollar lawsuit alleging that her Italian boyfriend helped to finance their globe-trotting lifestyle with “improper” use of corporate funds. [News Source]

Lawsuit against psychologist settled on eve of trial (Boston Globe) A lawsuit against a Norwich psychologist accused of initiating a nine-month affair with a former patient was settled days before it was to go to trial. [News Source]

Beacon man got $20,000 in lawsuit alleging police brutality (Poughkeepsie Journal) BEACON - A Beacon man received $20,000 from the city as part of a lawsuit in which he claimed he was beaten and pepper-sprayed by Beacon police officers without justification. [News Source]

Lawsuit against psychologist settled on eve of trial (WCAX-TV Vermont) Associated Press - June 16, 2007 9:05 AM ET BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A lawsuit against a Norwich psychologist accused of initiating a nine-month affair with a former patient was settled days... [News Source]

Contingency fees challenge upheld in poultry lawsuit (NWAnews.com) TULSA — An attorney for Tyson Foods Inc. failed to convince a judge Friday that Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson can’t legally use money obtained in a federal environmental lawsuit to pay private lawyers. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition) [News Source]

Lawsuit triggered by tiger attack (Northwest Herald) WOODSTOCK – An Iowa man has filed a lawsuit seeking more than 50,000 against a McHenry County circus-training facility, where he alleges that he was mauled by a white tiger in July 2005. [News Source]

Kane County Chronicle files lawsuit against chief justice (Northwest Herald) The Kane County Chronicle filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court over a defamation verdict that the newspaper says it cannot fairly appeal. [News Source]

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]