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Mortgage lender agrees to settle lawsuit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 11:55 pm

Mortgage lender agrees to settle class-action lawsuit involving more than 1,600 Washington borrowers. [News Source]

Former N. Idaho officer named in 2nd excessive force lawsuit (The Columbian)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 11:21 pm

POST FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- A Post Falls police officer who was fired for using excessive force during an arrest has been named in a federal lawsuit alleging police mistreatment in a separate case. [News Source]

Chaminade settles pregnancy discrimination lawsuit (KHNL News 8 Honolulu)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 11:16 pm

HONOLULU (AP) - Chaminade University will pay $50,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. [News Source]

New Mexico State coach Mumme settles lawsuit (ESPN)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 8:04 pm

New Mexico State and coach Hal Mumme announced a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit brought by four former football players who claimed they endured religious discrimination because they are Muslims. [News Source]

Mumme, former players settle lawsuit (CBS Sportsline)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 7:51 pm

New Mexico State and coach Hal Mumme announced a settlement Thursday in a lawsuit brought by four former football players who claimed they were discriminated against because they are Muslims. [News Source]

War-displaced trio lose lawsuit again on appeal (The Japan Times)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 7:49 pm

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday rejected a damages lawsuit filed against the government by three war-displaced Japanese women seeking compensation for delayed resettlement from China and poor state… Read more …

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FPPC lawsuit against Gary Condit’s daughter dropped (The Fresno Bee)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 6:46 pm

The state agency that polices elections has dropped a lawsuit accusing the daughter of former Rep. Gary Condit of illegally pocketing campaign money raised by her father to explore a run for state office. [News Source]

Correction: Wyeth Lawsuit Story (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 4:55 pm

In a June 20 story about a lawsuit against drug developer Wyeth, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Wyeth set aside $1.28 billion in 2006 for litigation related to a cocktail of diet drugs. [News Source]

Mesa lawsuit against pilot goes to court (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 4:42 pm

Mesa Air Group's lawsuit against Mike Uslan, a former Mesa pilot now flying for Aloha Airlines, is scheduled for a hearing Monday in U.S. District Court in Phoenix. Mesa operates the go! interisland air service. [News Source]

Environmentalists plan lawsuit over ballast discharges (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
Thursday June 21st 2007, 3:48 pm

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Environmental groups said Thursday they were preparing a lawsuit against shipping companies whose oceangoing vessels operate in the Great Lakes, saying their ballast water is a leading source of invasive species. [News Source]