Judge dismisses most of STOP lawsuit (The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung)

The judge presiding over the river ordinance lawsuit filed by Stop the Ordinances Please against the city of New Braunfels ruled Friday that only the four outfitters in the group have the right to sue the city — and only on the river management fee issue.

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EKPC reaches settlement in emissions lawsuit (The Ledger Independent) Though East Kentucky Power Cooperative maintains it has always been in compliance with the Clean Air Act, a settlement of the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency in 2004 calls for the cooperative to pay $750,000 in civil fines and invest more than $650 million over the next five to seven years in efforts to reduce emissions from its power plants. [News Source]

Galatoire’s facing civil rights lawsuit (KATC 3 Lafayette) Associated Press - July 4, 2007 9:44 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A former cook at the well-known French Quarter restaurant Galatoire's has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming that the... [News Source]

Galatoire’s facing civil rights lawsuit (KATC 3 Lafayette) NEW ORLEANS -- A former cook at the famous French Quarter restaurant Galatoire's has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming that the business discriminated against black... [News Source]

Galatoire’s facing civil rights lawsuit (The Daily Comet) NEW ORLEANS A former cook at the famous French Quarter restaurant Galatoire's has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming that the business discriminated against black employees. [News Source]

Jesus picture in La. court prompts lawsuit (UPI) The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the display of a picture of Jesus in a Louisiana courthouse. [News Source]

Beazer lawsuit alleges fraud in N.C. sales (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Fraudulent tactics were so pervasive in a Beazer Homes housing development in Charlotte that corporate management must have participated or condoned the approach, according to a lawsuit filed against the Atlanta-based company. The lawsuit, filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court by 10 homebuyers, also names as defendants a Beazer sales agent, Roderick D. Williams, and Beazer Mortgage, which ... [News Source]

Colo. Activist Settles Terror-Watch Stops Lawsuit (CBS4 Denver) An activist attorney from Colorado has settled a federal lawsuit that alleged he was illegally detained at traffic stops in New Mexico, Colorado and Illinois because his name appeared on an FBI terrorist-watch list. [News Source]

LA firefighter wins $6.2M in lawsuit (The Charlotte Observer) A jury awarded $6.2 million to a firefighter who said she was harassed by colleagues because she is black and a lesbian, harassment she says included someone mixing urine with her mouthwash. Brenda Lee's lawsuit against the Los Angeles Fire Department also claimed her superiors made derogatory comments about her and forced her to perform strenuous exercises without proper safety precautions ... [News Source]

Atmospheric Water Tech Reveals Settlement Of Lawsuit Against RG Global Lifestyles, Aquair, Louis Knickerbocker (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Universal Communication Systems Inc's. (UCSY.PK) subsidiary Atmospheric Water Technologies Inc. announced that it has agreed a settlement of the case, and has now dismissed with prejudice its lawsuit against RG Global Lifestyles Inc., Aquair Inc., and (the late) Louis Knickerbocker. [News Source]