Lawsuit alleges DCYF failing state’s foster youths (The Providence Journal) PROVIDENCE — Children in state foster care are being neglected, molested, beaten, burned with cigarettes and, in one high-profile case, killed, according to a sweeping civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court by the state child advocate, backed by a national watchdog group. [News Source]

Cabela’s drops Polk lawsuit (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Town of Polk - Outdoors retailer Cabela's Inc. has dropped a lawsuit against an elderly woman who had refused to leave... [News Source]

Bush protesters cite manual in new lawsuit (Rocky Mountain News) Two people ejected from a Bush speech in Denver over a bumper sticker have filed a second lawsuit, claiming a White House manual unlawfully bars potential critics of the president from public events. [News Source]

Diamond Dealers File Lawsuit Against Father-Son Company (WCBS 880 New York)

Dozens of New York City diamond dealers filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a father-and-son company of stealing nearly $3.4 million worth of gems entrusted to them.

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Avvo seeks lawsuit’s dismissal (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) Citing the First Amendment and making comparisons to traditional media companies, Avvo, the Seattle online attorney-rating service, asks a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit. [News Source]

Former APD officer faces a civil lawsuit (News 8 Austin) The Texas Civil Rights Project filed a lawsuit against former Austin police officer Gary Griffin on Wednesday. A video taken by his own police cruiser camera was the evidence when Griffin was fired last December. [News Source]

Judge upholds press rights in Buzayan lawsuit (The Davis Enterprise) Published Jun 27, 2007 - 13:12:51 CDT. A federal judge has ruled in favor of The Davis Enterprise in a lawsuit brought by the family of Halema Buzayan over coverage of her alleged hit-and-run accident in June 2005. [News Source]

ShoreTel IPO derailed by lawsuit (BizJournals) ShoreTel Inc.'s initial public offering was put off Thursday after a lawsuit was filed on Wednesday. [News Source]

City, Park Designer Face Drowning Death Lawsuit (KERO 23 Bakersfield)

Lawsuit in Riverwalk Park Drowning.

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Attorney: Settlement reached in dam lawsuit (phillyburbs.com) CAMDEN — Three utility companies will pay a total of $306,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Burlington County property owners after a storm nearly three years ago resulted in numerous dam failures and widespread flooding, an attorney involved in the case said today. [News Source]