Would-be candidate files $100m lawsuit (Connecticut Post) DERBY — Independent mayoral candidate Mel Thompson filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seeking $100 million in damages over what he claims is a conspiracy to prevent his name from appearing on [News Source]

EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Former Carmel Steakhouse Owners (NBC 11 Bay Area) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the former owners of a Carmel steakhouse. [News Source]

Ex-Wolverine Tarpley alleges discrimination by NBA, Mavericks in lawsuit (Detroit Free Press) HOUSTON — Former Dallas Mavericks forward Roy Tarpley filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, claiming the NBA and the team violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to reinstate him to the league. [News Source]

Federal commission files lawsuit against Fibre (The Daily News) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit Monday accusing Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. [News Source]

Md. bar faces federal lawsuit over tank top policy (Baltimore Sun) Federal equal employment opportunity authorities have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a breast cancer survivor fired because she refused to wear a tank top in the bar where she worked. [News Source]

Paper’s Lawsuit Against ‘AJR’ Reporter Draws Criticism (Editor and Publisher via Yahoo! News) NEW YORK A lawsuit filed by publishers of the Santa Barbara News-Press claiming that an American Journalism Review writer defamed the newspaper's owners in a recent article has drawn harsh criticism from newspaper industry leaders, who said such an approach is counter to journalistic practices. [News Source]

$2B lawsuit accuses carmakers of keeping Canadian prices high (CBC Ottawa)

Canadian car buyers have been the victims of a plot by automakers to inflate the price of cars in Canada and discourage cross-border buying, according to a $2-billion class-action lawsuit.

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Lawsuit alleges North American automakers conspired to boost Canadian prices (Canadian Business) David Friend, The Canadian Press September 26, 2007 - 3:11 p.m. TORONTO - Several automakers have been slapped with a $2-billion class action lawsuit that claims the industry conspired to inflate car prices in Canada and inhibited cross-border vehicle shopping fuelled by a rising loonie. [News Source]

Automakers hit with Canada lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) North American auto manufacturers have been slapped with a $2-billion class action lawsuit by four Toronto residents who claim the auto industry conspired to inflate the price of automobiles in Canada and also inhibited cross-border vehicle shopping on the strong Canadian dollar. [News Source]

Howe reaches settlement with neighbors, drops stalking lawsuit (Detroit News) PONTIAC -- Hockey legend Gordie Howe agreed to drop a stalking lawsuit against two Bloomfield Township neighbors Wednesday who he claims have been spying on him -- providing they stop filming him, his home and visitors. [News Source]