Gayville-Volin school sex lawsuit scheduled for trial (Rapid City Journal) SIOUX FALLS - A lawsuit against the Gayville-Volin School District and superintendent over allegations of sexual misconduct has been scheduled for trial next summer. [News Source]

Man files civil rights lawsuit against Spokane Police (KREM Spokane) SPOKANE -- The family of a Spokane man has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the Spokane Police Department, claiming excessive force by officers. This case started more than three years ago, when someone called police to report Pat Kinnunen and his girlfriend were fighting. [News Source]

Lohan crash lawsuit will go to trial (El Paso Times) LOS ANGELES—Lindsay Lohan has another court date. A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss portions of a lawsuit against the 21-year-old actress over an October 2005 accident in which her Mercedes-Benz collided with a van. [News Source]

Shoreline to pay $159,000 to settle open meeting lawsuit (Seattle Times) The City of Shoreline agreed today to pay $159,000 to settle a lawsuit against four current and former City Council members alleging they... [News Source]

examiNation: What do you think about the lawsuit climate that has taken hold in the country? (The San Francisco Examiner)

examiNation: What do you think about the lawsuit climate that has taken hold in the country?,

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Lawsuit targets Youth Commission’s use of pepper spray (News 8 Austin) Two advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on behalf of three 15-year-olds with mental disabilities who have had pepper spray used against them or have been threatened with pepper spray in a TYC facility. [News Source]

Ex-Guantanamo prisoners want U.S. lawsuit to proceed (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Four former Guantanamo prisoners should be allowed to proceed with their lawsuit claiming torture and violations of their religious rights, their lawyer argued on Friday. [News Source]

Procter asks for injunction in Kraft Foods lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Procter & Gamble Co. on Friday asked for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit it filed against Kraft Foods Inc. to stop the company from manufacturing and distributing a coffee container it claims infringes on its patent. [News Source]

Procter & Gamble Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Against Kraft Foods (Boursorama) CINCINNATI, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Procter & Gamble Company has filed a legal motion for a preliminary injunction in the patent lawsuit against Kraft Foods Inc., manufacturer of the Maxwell House Coffee brand. [News Source]

Settlement reached in lawsuit against convicted killer Christian Longo (Newport News-Times) A settlement in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against convicted family killer Christian Longo has been reached, just weeks before the civil case was scheduled to go to trial. [News Source]