Lawsuit: Company Concealed Lead Paint In Toys (CBS 2 Los Angeles) A lawsuit filed Friday in federal court in Los Angeles alleges that the company that makes "Thomas and Friends" toys concealed defects in the line and knew some of the recalled toys contained lead paint. SLIDESHOWS: View The Day's Top Photos VIDEO: Watch The Latest News [News Source]

Home Depot agrees to pay $10M in hazardous waste dumping lawsuit (The San Francisco Examiner) LOS ANGELES ( Map , News ) - Home Depot agreed Friday to pay nearly $10 million in penalties and investigation costs to settle a lawsuit alleging it mishandled hazardous waste from its California stores, officials said. [News Source]

Vista asks judge to dismiss prevailing wage lawsuit (North County Times)

VISTA —- The city of Vista is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an umbrella group representing California construction unions, arguing that the suit is based on “hypothetical future circumstances” instead of something the city has actually done.

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Open records lawsuit could delay monorail agency’s end (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) A lawsuit filed by an open records watchdog organization threatens to delay the end of Seattle's defunct monorail initiative. [News Source]

Lawsuit Against AT&T to Proceed (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A lawsuit alleging that AT&T Inc.'s cell phone customers received inferior service after the company's wireless division was sold to Cingular Wireless can proceed as a class action, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. [News Source]

Home Depot To Pay $10 Million In Hazardous Waste Lawsuit (NBC 4 Los Angeles)

The Home Depot agrees to pay nearly $10 million in penalties and investigative costs to settle a lawsuit involving hazardous waste storage and transportation, Los Angeles County prosecutors announce.

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Star’s $55 Mil Lawsuit Against City Councilman Dismissed (SOHH) A New York judge tossed out a $55 million defamation lawsuit filed against a city councilman by infamous radio personality Star, of the "Star & Buc Wild Morning Show," today (August... Visit SOHH.com for the complete story. [News Source]

Fired DJ’s defamation lawsuit thrown out (AP via Yahoo! News) A judge on Friday threw out a lawsuit accusing a city councilman of defaming a fired DJ by calling him a "pedophile" for sex-laced rants about a rival's young daughter. [News Source]

Appeals court OKs lawsuit against Cingular (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday reversed a lower court decision and allowed a class-action lawsuit against Cingular Wireless to go ahead. [News Source]

Bay Area Assemblyman Settles Fraud Lawsuit (KCRA 3 Sacramento)

A Bay Area state assemblyman has settled a lawsuit involving a bankrupt family business that investors have accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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