City claims immunity from injured lineman’s lawsuit (Rocky Mount Telegram)

The city of Rocky Mount claims sovereign immunity in the lawsuit filed by a former utility lineman who in 2004 was seriously injured on the job.

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Violent Femmes embroiled in NY lawsuit (The Charlotte Observer) Fresh off their latest tour, 1980s folk-punk favorites the Violent Femmes are headed for a surprise gig in federal court. Bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano on Wednesday, saying he was deprived of credit for some of the group's songs and a proper accounting of its earnings. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also accuses Gano of trashing the band's ... [News Source]

Violent Femmes embroiled in NY lawsuit (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By LARRY NEUMEISTER Fresh off their latest tour, 1980s folk-punk favorites the Violent Femmes are headed for a surprise gig in federal court. Bassist Brian Ritchie sued lead vocalist Gordon Gano on Wednesday, saying he was deprived of credit for some of the group's songs and a proper accounting of its earnings. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, also accuses Gano of trashing ... [News Source]

RE: Colbert and Stewart pulled into YouTube/Viacom lawsuit (Geek.com) Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert may get dragged into the lawsuit between YouTube and Viacom. Viacom is suing YouTube for violating copyright law by allowing clips of Viacom shows to appear on its website. [News Source]

Regent pushes back with lawsuit (BizJournals) A week after being sued by one of its major shareholders, Regent Communications has come back with a lawsuit of its own. [News Source]

Lawsuit Alleges Boy Scout Sex Abuse In ’50s (Fox 12 Oregon) PORTLAND, Ore. -- A lawsuit alleges that a Boy Scout leader in the 1950s sexually abused a Portland man, now 60, who had never told his story until recently. [News Source]

Regent Communications Files Lawsuit Against Riley Investment Partners, Riley Investment Management and SMH Capital (Broadcast Newsroom)

CINCINNATI , Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Regent Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGCI) announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Riley Investment Partners Master Fund, L.P. and Riley Investment Management LLC, (collectively “Riley”) and SMH Capital Inc. (”SMH Capital”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

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Federal lawsuit against Georgia gun dealers clears hurdle (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) A federal judge on Wednesday kept alive a lawsuit accusing Georgia gun dealers of illegally selling firearms that end up being used in crimes in New York City. [News Source]

Nigerian lawsuit blaming Chevron for killings to go to trial (USA Today) A lawsuit blaming Chevron Corp. for military attacks that killed and wounded protesters at the oil company facilities in Nigeria will go to trial, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. While narrowing the scope of the suit filed by nine Nigerian... [News Source]

Colbert and Stewart pulled into YouTube/Viacom lawsuit (Geek.com) Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert may get dragged into the lawsuit between YouTube and Viacom. Viacom is suing YouTube for violating copyright law by allowing clips of Viacom shows to appear on its website. [News Source]