Ruling in Lawsuit Gives Pit Bulls a Reprieve of Sorts (Washington Post)

The much-maligned pit bull scored a rare victory yesterday when a judge ruled that the Loudoun County Animal Shelter may not euthanize any dog based solely on its breed.

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Settlement reached in Mercury options lawsuit (ZDNet) Software maker's settlement for $117.5 million is believed to be the largest in any stock options backdating case to date. Software maker Mercury Interactive has agreed to pay $117.5 million to settle an investor lawsuit over the company's stock options award practices, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said... [News Source]

Apple faces potential environmental lawsuit (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News) The Center for Environmental Health on Monday said that it has given Apple 60-days legal notice -- a step required by California law before a lawsuit is launched. The action is based on the report by environmental group Greenpeace, released earlier today, that found hazardous materials in Apple’s iPhone. [News Source]

Court refuses to throw out Farmers Branch lawsuit (Dallas Morning News) A state appeals court has refused to throw out a lawsuit against Farmers Branch that says city officials violated open meetings laws by deciding behind closed doors the first version of an ordinance banning apartment landlords from renting to illegal immigrants. [News Source]

Court refuses to throw out Farmers Branch lawsuit (Dallas Morning News)

A state appeals court has refused to throw out a lawsuit against Farmers Branch that says city officials violated open meetings laws by deciding behind closed doors the first version of an ordinance banning apartment landlords from renting to illegal immigrants.

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‘Wild’ girls drop lawsuit (UPI) Two women have dropped their Florida lawsuit against "Girls Gone Wild" and its founder Joe Francis, Mantra Films said Monday. [News Source]

Beacon Power faces patent lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Arete Power, Inc. has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Beacon Power Corp. over an energy storage system patent. [News Source]

Supreme Court: Microsoft, Best Buy Lawsuit Can Proceed (ABC News) Lawsuit claims Best Buy signs up customers for MSN account without knowledge. [News Source]

Edits to Pols’ Wikipedia Entries Spur Arkansas FOIA Lawsuit (LinuxInsider.com)

Two Associated Press journalists sued Arkansas officials Friday for allegedly violating the state’s Freedom of Information Act by withholding information about which government computers were used to edit entries on Wikipedia. AP Arkansas News Editor Kelly P. Kissel and reporter Jon Gambrell filed the lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court.

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Rules-Based Medicine gets $25M, settles lawsuit (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) An Austin biotech firm received $25 million in funding for acquisitions, to purchase stock from its former parent company and to settle a lawsuit over licensing. [News Source]