Lawsuit: Man died after Taser shock (The Palm Beach Post)

The wife of a man who died after two city police officers shocked him with Tasers in 2004 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city and two Taser companies on Thursday alleging wrongful death, negligence and product liability.

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Delphi Investors Win $342.1 Million Settlement of Fraud Lawsuit (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Delphi Corp., former executives and underwriters will pay $342.1 million to settle a securities fraud lawsuit brought by investors of the now-bankrupt auto parts maker. [News Source]

Accredited Rejects Lone Star Offer, Pursues Lawsuit (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co., the mortgage provider that last week closed half its operations, rejected a reduced buyout bid from Lone Star Funds and said it will pursue a lawsuit seeking the original price. [News Source]

Spy Chief Quote Cited in Verizon Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A lawsuit alleging that Verizon Communications Inc. illegally turned over customer records as part of the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program should go forward because of a recent admission by the U.S. spy chief, lawyers say. [News Source]

Apple Store ‘Humiliates’ The Disabled, Lawsuit Claims (TechWeb via Yahoo! News) The lawsuit charges that the San Francisco Apple Store's "entrance, path of travel, teaching theater seating, elevator, and restroom facilities" are not wheelchair accessible. [News Source]

Lawsuit could block Palomar Station condo project (North County Times) SAN MARCOS -- A group of small-business owners who oppose the Palomar Station condominium project filed a lawsuit Wednesday afternoon seeking to block construction, saying the city has not adequately studied how it would affect public health. [News Source]

Spy chief quote cited in Verizon lawsuit over gov’t eavesdropping (KGET 17 Bakersfield)

Lawyers argued today that a lawsuit alleging Verizon illegally turned over customer records as part of the Bush administration’s warrantless surveillance program should go forward because of a recent admission…

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Spy chief quote cited in Verizon lawsuit (The Charlotte Observer) A lawsuit alleging that Verizon Communications Inc. illegally turned over customer records as part of the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program should go forward because of a recent admission by the U.S. spy chief, lawyers argued Thursday. In a newspaper interview published last week, National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell acknowledged that private-sector companies helped ... [News Source]

Lawsuit against Boston Sci and Guidant can proceed (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) NEW YORK - A federal judge will allow a breach-of-contract claim by Johnson & Johnson to proceed in a $5.5 billion lawsuit over Boston Scientific Corporation's acquisition of heart-device maker Guidant last year. In a ruling signed Wednesday and made public Thursday, U.S. District Judge Gerard Lynch in New York denied a motion by Boston Scientific and Guidant to dismiss a breach-of-contract claim ... [News Source]

Spy chief quote cited in Verizon lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A lawsuit alleging that Verizon Communications Inc. illegally turned over customer records as part of the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program should go forward because of a recent admission by the U.S. spy chief, lawyers argued Thursday. [News Source]