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Lawsuit stems from tainted peanut butter which caused illness (The Alliance Review)
Friday February 29th 2008, 11:50 pm

A lawsuit claiming peanut butter tainted by salmonella caused an individual to become ill, resulting in medical bills, was filed Thursday in Stark County Common Pleas Court. [News Source]

Federal judge delays decision on distribution of billions of dollars in Enron lawsuit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Friday February 29th 2008, 11:31 pm

HOUSTON - Enron Corp. shareholders and investors hoping to get their cut of more than $7.2 billion recovered as part of a lawsuit they filed in connection with the company's collapse are going to have to wait a little longer. [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit to separate seals, swimmers in San Diego (North County Times)
Friday February 29th 2008, 11:06 pm

SAN DIEGO -- A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed in hopes of requiring San Diego to restore a rope barrior separating seals from swimmers at Children's Pool beach in La Jolla. [News Source]

NC lawsuit against TVA over coal-plant emissions heading to trial (WRIC 8 News Richmond)
Friday February 29th 2008, 8:38 pm

Associated Press – February 29, 2008 8:25 PM ET ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority over emissions from its coal-fired power plants is heading…

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NC lawsuit against TVA over coal-plant emissions heading to trial (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Friday February 29th 2008, 8:34 pm

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority over emissions from its coal-fired power plants is heading to trial. [News Source]

NC lawsuit against TVA over coal-plant emissions heading to trial (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Friday February 29th 2008, 7:43 pm

North Carolina's lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority over emissions from its coal-fired power plants will be heard this summer. U.S. District Court Judge Lacy Thornburg ordered Friday that the trial begin July 14 in Asheville. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that Thornburg said the trial is expected to last about three weeks. Last week, Thornburg rejected the TVA's latest motion ... [News Source]

NC Lawsuit Against TVA Heading To Trial (NBC 17 Raleigh)
Friday February 29th 2008, 7:09 pm

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority over emissions from its coal-fired power plants is heading to trial. [News Source]

SCLC protests federal lawsuit against city department head (News 12 Augusta)
Friday February 29th 2008, 6:54 pm

This is the 2nd time the Thompson Building Wrecking Company has sued the city of Augusta and department head Geri Sams. It cost taxpayers $175, 000 the first time. And now the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is getting involved calling this federal lawsuit…outlandish.

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Court OKs settlement of lawsuit against Applebee’s (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Friday February 29th 2008, 4:15 pm

A Delaware court on Friday approved settlement of a shareholder lawsuit against Applebee's International Inc., company spokeswoman Laurie Ellison said. [News Source]

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Separate Seals, Swimmers in San Diego (FOX 6 News San Diego)
Friday February 29th 2008, 2:43 pm

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed in hopes of requiring San Diego to restore a rope barrior separating seals from swimmers at Children's Pool beach in La Jolla. [News Source]