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Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Run-Off (KIVI Boise)
Friday November 30th 2007, 9:48 pm

A district court judge in Boise threw out a lawsuit against the city of Eagle.   Attorney Jacob Deaton says the city's run-off ordinance was unclear and should not be valid.   It also asked the judge to stop next week's match up between Saundra Mcdavid and Phil Bandy. [News Source]

Judge issues final order approving SAT lawsuit settlement (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Friday November 30th 2007, 8:02 pm

The checks could soon be in the mail for more than 4,400 students who received erroneous scores on the 2005 SAT college entry exams. A federal judge issued an order Friday evening granting final approval to a $2.85 million settlement announced last August in a class-action lawsuit against the not-for-profit College Board and test scoring company NCS Pearson Inc. District Judge Joan Ericksen ... [News Source]

Jury awards $9.5 million to Magnuson family in lawsuit involving Ramage (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
Friday November 30th 2007, 5:58 pm

CLAYTON, Mo. - A St. Louis County jury on Friday awarded US$9.5 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunk-driving accident in Ontario in 2003 resulted in the death of former Chicago Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson. [News Source]

Jury awards $9.5 million to Magnuson family in lawsuit (Sports Illustrated)
Friday November 30th 2007, 5:45 pm

A St. Louis County jury on Friday awarded $9.5 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunk-driving accident in Canada in 2003 resulted in the death of former Chicago Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson. [News Source]

Jury awards US$9.5 million to Magnuson family in lawsuit involving Ramage (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
Friday November 30th 2007, 4:53 pm

CLAYTON, Mo. - A St. Louis County jury has awarded US$9.5 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit involving former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunk-driving accident in Ontario in 2003 resulted in the death of former Chicago Blackhawks star Keith Magnuson. [News Source]

DiNapoli named lead plaintiff in class-action lawsuit (BizJournals)
Friday November 30th 2007, 4:48 pm

A California judge this week named the state comptroller as the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against one of the nation's largest home mortgage lenders. [News Source]

Press Club of Dallas drops lawsuit (BizJournals)
Friday November 30th 2007, 4:12 pm

The Press Club of Dallas has dropped its lawsuit against a former president who club officials said owed the organization nearly $420,000 in damages.

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Judge dismisses illegal immigration lawsuit (The Washington Examiner)
Friday November 30th 2007, 1:44 pm

A federal district court judge threw out the first civil rights lawsuit against Prince William County's illegal immigration crackdown today, saying the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue. [News Source]

Barkin Calls Perelman’s Lawsuit ‘Cynical Abuse’ (Fox News)
Friday November 30th 2007, 12:26 pm

Ellen Barkin, who is being sued by her ex-husband Ronald Perelman, fires back at him, calling the lawsuit 'a cynical abuse of the legal system.' [News Source]

Judge dismisses immigration lawsuit (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Friday November 30th 2007, 11:51 am

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging parts of Prince William County's recent efforts to clamp down on illegal immigrants. [News Source]