State decides to fight lawsuit over hunting preserves (The Herald Bulletin) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — State officials have decided to fight a lawsuit challenging a rule banning high-fenced hunting preserves in Indiana. [News Source]

Lawsuit seeks to put Klan group out of business (USA Today) Ronald Edwards -- the 47-year-old founder and leader of the Imperial Klans of America, which has at least 23 chapters in 17 states -- is the target of a civil lawsuit that seeks unspecified damages for a 2006 assault by two IKA members of a Hispanic teenager in Meade County, Ky. [News Source]

Accuser files lawsuit against celebrity fashion designer (The Fresno Bee) A woman filed a lawsuit against celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, Thursday, claiming he raped her three years ago when she met with him at his Beverly Hills apartment. [News Source]

Family of dead youth football player settles lawsuit with league (Miami Herald)

The family of a 15-year-old football player who died three years ago has settled its lawsuit against the youth football league and team, attorneys for the family announced Thursday.

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Former pro wrestler to file lawsuit against ‘Pacman’ Jones (New York Daily News) The NFL and the Titans knew Pacman Jones was trouble but refused to rein him in until after Las Vegas strip club manager Tommy Urbanski was shot and paralyzed, according to a lawsuit expected to be filed in Nevada court Friday. [News Source]

YouTube-Viacom lawsuit looms over antipiracy plans (CNET) Google needs to deal with its Viacom lawsuit before the industry can move forward on copyright protection. [News Source]

DuPont Lawsuit Winds Down (AP via Yahoo! Finance) DuPont manipulated state environmental regulators and lied to residents about the dangers surrounding a zinc-smelting plant in Spelter and should now pay a high price for its wanton, willful and reckless conduct, attorney Robert Kennedy Jr. argued Thursday as a class-action medical monitoring lawsuit went to the jury. [News Source]

Kilpatrick to settle lawsuit for $8M (Detroit News)

DETROIT — Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is ready to settle a whistleblower lawsuit for $8 million after a jury last month sided with two police officers suing the city.

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Indiana will fight hunting-ban lawsuit (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Harrison County lawsuit had challenged ban.

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Reilly Plating hit with third lawsuit since acid leak (Detroit News) MELVINDALE -- A third lawsuit was filed this morning against the company responsible for a toxic leak that caused thousands to be evacuated from their homes Tuesday. [News Source]