Boston Scientific and Consultant Settle a Lawsuit (New York Times) Boston Scientific and the ECRI Institute have settled a lawsuit that could have spotlighted efforts by medical device-makers to keep the prices of their products secret. [News Source]

Court deals major blow to warrantless wiretapping lawsuit (The San Francisco Examiner) SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - An Islamic charity's lawsuit challenging the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program cannot move forward because a key piece of evidence is protected as a state secret, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. [News Source]

Gipp’s relatives file lawsuit over exhumation (Sports Illustrated) HOUGHTON, Mich. (AP) -- Members of George Gipp's family have filed a lawsuit over the exhumation of the football legend's body to determine whether he fathered a child out of wedlock. [News Source]

CBS asks judge to dismiss Dan Rather’s lawsuit (Reuters via Yahoo!Xtra Entertainment) NEW YORK (Reuters) - CBS has asked a judge to throw out a $70 million lawsuit filed by former news anchor Dan Rather, arguing that Rather's claims of unfair treatment "bear no resemblance to reality" and were not filed on time. [News Source]

Judge OKs Monster Founder Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A federal judge has allowed a shareholder lawsuit over alleged stock-options backdating to continue against Monster Worldwide Inc. founder Andrew J. McKelvey. [News Source]

PTV lawsuit against Boonrawd thrown out (Bangkok Post) The Criminal Court yesterday threw out a lawsuit filed by PTV against Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtas over his allegation the PTV-led rallies early this year received financing from deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. [News Source]

Court deals near-fatal blow to warrantless wiretap lawsuit (The Fresno Bee) A federal appeals court on Friday dealt a near-fatal blow to an Oregon-based Islamic charity's lawsuit against the Bush Administration alleging it had been illegally wiretapped without a warrant. [News Source]

Lawsuit Against Manilow Dropped (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A wrongful termination lawsuit against Barry Manilow by his former tour manager has been dropped, according to court papers. [News Source]

Ex-Stripper Files $100 Million Lawsuit Against de la Hoya (Fox News) A 22-year-old ex-stripper filed a $100 million lawsuit against boxer Oscar de la Hoya on Thursday for saying that the cross-dressing photos she claims she took of him were fake, and for allegedly coercing her into agreeing not to sell the photos. [News Source]

CBS Rather Annoyed at Newsman’s Lawsuit (E! Online) CBS has a newsflash for Dan Rather: You snooze, you lose. The network filed a motion Thursday seeking to dismiss a $70 million lawsuit filed by the former "CBS Evening News" anchor,... [News Source]