Peru files maritime lawsuit against Chile before international court (People’s Daily) Peru's Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde confirmed on Tuesday that his country's government has filed a maritime lawsuit before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to establish its maritime boundary with Chile. "Most imp ... [News Source]

Rockport Hit With Speed Trap Lawsuit (KTHV Little Rock) Attorney George Ellis filed the class action lawsuit. Darrell Hughes is Mayor of Rockport. [News Source]

Church faces lawsuit (KVII 7 Amarillo) AMARILLO -- Tuesday morning, a lawsuit was filed against Paramount Baptist Church in Randall County. The lawsuit alleges the church neglected to protect the congregation's child from a known pedophile, who was employed with the church. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed In Brazil’s Worst Airline Disaster (CBS4 Miami)

Attorneys for the family of a Miami man, who was killed in the crash of a Brazilian jetliner on July 17th, have filed the first lawsuit against TAM airlines.

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Education company to pay $6.5 million to settle lawsuit by state (The Fresno Bee) One of the nation's largest for-profit education companies agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by California's attorney general claiming company subsidiaries overstated how many graduates found jobs and how much they were paid, the state said Tuesday. [News Source]

Regents dismissed from lawsuit (The Des Moines Register) Iowa City, Ia. -- The Iowa Board of Regents was dismissed from a lawsuit alleging the University of Iowa presidential search committee violated... [News Source]

‘Fired Bride’ Drops Discrimination Lawsuit (CBS 2 Los Angeles)

A woman dropped her lawsuit against a Torrance company that alleged she was fired two weeks before her wedding because she was a female and had told her boss she was getting married, court papers obtained Tuesday show. SLIDESHOWS: View The Day’s Top Photos VIDEO: Watch The Latest News

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Love’s Settles Discrimination Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores has settled a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a black cashier who claimed she was discriminated against because of her race and fired because she supported a former manager who sued the company. [News Source]

Claims Dismissed in Fannie Mae Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A group of shareholders who opted out of a class-action lawsuit against Fannie Mae saw many of their own claims against the mortgage giant dismissed Tuesday. [News Source]

Judge dismisses some claims in Fannie Mae lawsuit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON A group of shareholders who opted out of a class-action lawsuit against Fannie Mae saw many of their own claims against the mortgage giant dismissed Tuesday. The group, led by Evergreen Equity Trust and Franklin Managed Trust, sued in connection with a massive accounting scandal. The investors accused the company and its executives of violating a number of state and federal securities ... [News Source]