5th Circuit to hear lawsuit stemming from Guard unit investigation (WMCTV Memphis) Associated Press - August 12, 2007 1:54 PM ET The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments for Sept. 5 in New Orleans in Robert Earl Pierce's lawsuit against the U.S. [News Source]

LITH settles with contractor over lawsuit (Northwest Herald) LAKE IN THE HILLS – Village officials agreed to settle a contractor’s lawsuit last week for 287,000 – 58,000 less than what he sued for. [News Source]

Settlement Reached In Illegal Search Lawsuit (The Morning News)

FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Municipal League has agreed to pay 25,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over an illegal search by Rogers police.

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UA Files Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against White (The Morning News) FAYETTEVILLE -- Attorneys for the University of Arkansas filed a motion Monday afternoon to have an amended lawsuit brought by a disgruntled fan against UA Chancellor John White and UA System President B. Alan Sugg dismissed. [News Source]

Judge Won’t Dismiss Sewage Lawsuit (The Morning News) FAYETTEVILLE -- A judge declined Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit alleging repeated sewer overflows damaged a Fayetteville woman's property on West Trenton. [News Source]

U46 pays as it vies to defend lawsuit (The Courier News) ELGIN -- After spending nearly $3 million over the last few years on a discrimination lawsuit, one Elgin School District U46 parent pleaded with the district to settle this week. [News Source]

Avaya buyout shortchanged shareholders, lawsuit says (The News Journal) Avaya Inc.'s board shortchanged shareholders by accepting an $8.2 billion buyout bid that undervalues the world's biggest maker of corporate telephone equipment, a company investor contends in a lawsuit. [News Source]

Schools improve after lawsuit, study says (Los Angeles Times) The report studied effects of a settlement requiring changes at state's lowest-achieving schools. Three years after the settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of California's poorest students, a new study has found that teaching and learning conditions in the state's lowest-performing schools have improved: More children are receiving textbooks, school facilities are in better ... [News Source]

Morrison tries to save picket lawsuit (The Wichita Eagle) Attorney General Paul Morrison is working to save his lawsuit over the state's law against funeral picketing by asking the Kansas Supreme Court to focus on a provision requiring Morrison to seek a ruling that the law is constitutional. The law says its restrictions won't be enforced until the Supreme Court or a federal court declares that it is constitutional. Along with that "trigger," the law ... [News Source]