Judge loses $64 million lawsuit over trousers (Tenterfield Star) A judge in the US capital lost his $US54 million ($A64 million) lawsuit today against a dry cleaner over a pair of misplaced trousers in a case that became a symbol of the lawsuit-happy US legal system. [News Source]

Attorney for Little Rock School Board Files Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit (FOX 16 Little Rock) The attorney for the Little Rock School Board calls the taxpayer lawsuit politically motivated. [News Source]

Judge dismisses Mesa lawsuit against pilot (BizJournals) A U.S. District Court judge dismissed Mesa Air Group's lawsuit against Mike Uslan, a former Mesa pilot now flying for Aloha Airlines, just hours after hearing arguments Monday. [News Source]

Move To Dismiss Lawsuit Against LRSD (KTHV Little Rock) In a THV update, there's been a move to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Little Rock School Board over the buyout of Superintendent Roy Brooks' contract. Chip Welch, attorney for the board, filed the motion to dismiss Monday afternoon. [News Source]

Model Settles Lawsuit With Strip Club Owners (NBC 4 Los Angeles) A Cuban model settled a lawsuit Monday with the owners of a West Los Angeles strip club over their alleged use of her photo in a club ad, the establishment's attorney said. [News Source]

Ex-Yokosuka worker’s family pursues asbestos lawsuit (Stars and Stripes) YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The first hearing of a lawsuit involving a deceased Japanese worker who said he contracted lung problems from asbestos exposure while working at Yokosuka Naval Base was held Monday at Yokohama District Court. [News Source]

DC judge loses $54 mln lawsuit over trousers (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A judge in the U.S. capital lost his $54 million lawsuit on Monday against a dry cleaner over a pair of misplaced trousers in a case that became a symbol of the United States' lawsuit-happy legal system. [News Source]

Jacksonville company involved in recall, lawsuit (BizJournals) A Jacksonville company is one of six tire distributors implicated in a lawsuit filed against an American distributor, which is in turn suing the Chinese manufacturer. [News Source]

DOJ Takes Over Anti-Alliant Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The Justice Department on Monday said it will take over a whistleblower's lawsuit against defense contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. [News Source]

Government joins lawsuit against Alliant (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

The U.S. government has joined a whistle blower lawsuit that argues that Edina-based Alliant Techsystems Inc. knowingly made defective flares for the Navy that could have ignited if accidentally dropped 40 feet. Alliant has denied the allegations. The lawsuit, which has largely been sealed, was filed by former Alliant flare program manager Kendall Dye in federal district court in Utah in April, …

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