San Jose city auditor fires back against lawsuit claims (San Jose Mercury News) Embattled San Jose City Auditor Gerald Silva today defended his management of the tiny office that is reeling from an internal investigation and related sexual harassment lawsuit filed last week against one of his deputies. [News Source]

Immersion to fight Microsoft lawsuit (CNET) Blog: Immersion will "vigorously" fight Microsoft's breach-of-contract lawsuit regarding "haptic" technology that gives tactile feedback to mice and joysticks. [News Source]

Diageo, Pernod Must Face Lawsuit Over Colombian Sales (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Diageo Plc and Pernod Ricard SA, the world's biggest and third-largest liquor makers respectively, must face Colombia's lawsuit accusing them of selling spirits to criminal groups and getting paid with laundered money. [News Source]

Legal motion to expand lawsuit against 3M is denied (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) In what some legal observers are calling a major victory for the 3M Co., a Washington County judge ruled Tuesday against a move to include tens of thousands of east-metro residents in a ground-water pollution lawsuit against the Maplewood-based company. Attorneys for the plaintiffs in the suit, filed in 2004, had argued that residents in Lake Elmo, Oakdale and other communities have accumulated ... [News Source]

Lawsuit filed over Moorhead’s wireless service (Fargo Forum)

The Moorhead Public Service Commission has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from three businesses that supplied equipment and consultation to get the GoMoorhead wireless Internet service started.

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Judge rejects class action certification in lawsuit against 3M (Minnesota Public Radio) A judge rejected a motion Tuesday to grant class-action status to a lawsuit filed against 3M Co. by some residents of the eastern Twin Cities area over chemicals once made by 3M that have been found in private and city wells. [News Source]

Diageo, Pernod Must Face Lawsuit Over Colombian Sales (Update2) (Bloomberg.com) June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Diageo Plc and Pernod Ricard SA, the world's biggest and third-largest liquor makers respectively, must face a Colombian government lawsuit accusing them of selling spirits to criminal groups and getting paid with laundered money. [News Source]

Cosan Posts 4th-Quarter Profit on Gain From Lawsuit (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Cosan SA Industria e Comercio, the world's biggest sugarcane processor, posted a profit for a fourth straight quarter after gains from a lawsuit offset a drop in sales because of lower sugar prices. [News Source]

Diageo, Pernod Must Face Lawsuit Over Colombian Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) June 19 (Bloomberg) -- Diageo Plc and Pernod Ricard SA, the world's biggest and third-largest liquor makers, must face the Colombian government's lawsuit accusing them of selling spirits to criminal organizations and getting paid with laundered money. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed Against Shen Teacher Accused of Abuse (WRGB Albany) The Shenendehowa teacher accused of molesting eight boys is now facing a lawsuit. Two of the boys parents have filed a suit seeking unspecified damages against 32 year-old Christopher Culver. [News Source]