Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Washington Mutual (Finanzen.net) Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Washington Mutual (NYSE:WM) claiming the company violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and committed securities fraud by artificially inflating the Company’s financial ... [News Source]

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against Washington Mutual (FinanzNachrichten) Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Washington Mutual ( Nachrichten ) (NYSE:WM) claiming the company violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and committed securities fraud by artificially inflating the Company ' s financial results through inflation of property appraisals to support risky loans. [News Source]

Maine joins Calif. lawsuit over tough auto emission standards (Boston Globe) Maine has officially joined California in a lawsuit aimed at forcing a decision over whether states can impose greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks, Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe said Friday. [News Source]

More Defendants Added To ORU Lawsuit (KOTV 6 Tulsa) A lawsuit against Oral Roberts University is expanding. Three former professors suing the school are now including Oral Roberts Ministries in the lawsuit. [News Source]

AMD hit by birth defects lawsuit (The Register) Ex-employee alleges chemical exposure damaged son Chip giant AMD was yesterday slapped with a lawsuit from a former worker who claims that exposure to hazardous chemicals during pregnancy had caused multiple birth defects in her son.… [News Source]

Lawsuit Challenging Taxes Dismissed (WRTV Indianapolis) A court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's property tax system and the legality of Marion County's recent income tax increase. [News Source]

St. Lucie lawsuit over jail conditions to be settled (The Palm Beach Post) St. Lucie County officials have reached an agreement to potentially end a federal lawsuit filed early last year by several inmates at the county jail. The inmates alleged conditions had become so crowded at the facility their civil rights were being violated. [News Source]

Students Expelled For MySpace Photos May File Lawsuit (WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com via Yahoo! News) The lawyer of four Belleville High School students who were expelled after photos of them posing with what appeared to be guns, drugs and piles of cash appeared on online will be filing a lawsuit against the school. [News Source]

Maine Joins California Lawsuit Over Tough Auto Emission Standards (WCSH 6 Portland)

PORTLAND (AP) — Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe says the state has joined California in a lawsuit to force a decision over whether states can impose greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks.

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Cardinals president responds to text lawsuit (Sports Illustrated) ST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Cardinals president Mark Lamping is responding to a lawsuit filed over a derogatory text message that made its way onto the Busch Stadium scoreboard. [News Source]