Applebee’s settles union’s lawsuit over merger with IHOP (The Kansas City Star) Applebee’s International Inc. has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking to block its acquisition by IHOP Corp., clearing the way for the $1.9 billion deal to proceed. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed in Smithtown Legionnaires’ case (Newsday) A lawsuit that cites negligence as the cause of a suspected case of Legionnaires' disease in a cluster last month has been filed in State Supreme Court against Sunrise Senior Living in Smithtown. [News Source]

Former lacrosse coach Mike Pressler files lawsuit against Duke (Boston Globe) Former Duke University men's lacrosse coach Mike Pressler, who resigned under the pressure of allegations that three of his players raped a stripper, has filed a lawsuit against the private Durham university, school officials said Friday. [News Source]

Lawsuit in NYC bus death of ‘Godfather’ actor (Newsday)

The estate of the late actor Richard Bright, who appeared in the three “Godfather” movies and recently on “The Sopranos,” has filed a lawsuit over his death last year under the wheels of a bus.

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Lawsuit in NYC bus death of ‘Godfather’ actor (AM New York) The estate of the late actor Richard Bright, who appeared in the three "Godfather" movies and recently on "The Sopranos," has filed a lawsuit over his death last year under the wheels of a bus. [News Source]

Judge orders mediation in Applebee’s lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) A U.S. magistrate judge has ordered a mediation conference to discuss a possible settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought against Applebee's International Inc. by employees. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed Against State Officials Over Wikipedia Edits (KATV Little Rock) Little Rock (AP) - Two Associated Press employees accused Arkansas officials in a lawsuit Friday of violating the state's Freedom of Information Act by withholding information about which government computers were to used to edit entries on the Wikipedia Web site. [News Source]

Hospital settles lawsuit in transplant case (The Fresno Bee) A hospital has settled a lawsuit with the mother of a disabled patient who died after a failed attempt to recover his organs for transplantation. [News Source]

Cobb EMC exec seeks dismissal of lawsuit (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) The chief executive officer of Cobb EMC and its for-profit affiliate Cobb Energy has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit against him and the companies. The filing in Cobb Superior Court on behalf of Dwight Brown called a Sept. 12 lawsuit by co-op members "fatally defective." That suit accuses Brown and other officials of siphoning off the co-op's funds to benefit the for-profit. But Thursday's ... [News Source]

Lawsuit alleges gender discrimination complaints ignored (Lexington Herald-Leader)

A lawsuit filed against the University of Kentucky and its acting police chief alleges reports of gender discrimination were ignored. Seven current or former female officers filed the suit Wednesday in Fayette Circuit Court. One woman, Lisa Blankenship, alleges that acting Chief Joe Monroe retaliated against her for filing a report with the university’s Office of Institutional Equity and Equal …

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