Across Kansas: School district settles harassment lawsuit (The Kansas City Star) WICHITA | The Wichita school district will pay $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of two girls who were allegedly sexually harassed by another high school student. [News Source]

Osceola County School Board Threatened With Federal Lawsuit (WFTV 9 Orlando) The voting district boundaries for Osceola County's school board are illegal and new ones must be drawn to avoid a federal lawsuit, according to a letter from the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The department claims that the Hispanic population is not given an equal right to elect members of their choice. [News Source]

Fatal Fire Prompts Lawsuit (WLEX-TV Lexington) Wednesday, will mark the one year anniversary of Kentucky's second worst fatal fire of all time. While time has passed the pain has not and family members have now filed a new lawsuit. [News Source]

Hood: State Farm lawsuit based on ‘lies, speculation and innuendo’ (The Clarion-Ledger) A lawsuit filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. that accuses Attorney General Jim Hood of using the threat of criminal charges to force settlements in civil lawsuits is based on "lies, speculation, and innuendo," Hood said in court papers. [News Source]

It’s official: Wal-Mart will not expand, lawsuit dismissed (Edwardsville Journal)

A lawsuit filed on behalf of five Glen Carbon residents in regard to the proposed Wal-Mart expansion has been dropped after the retail giant withdrew its plans.

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AG says State Farm lawsuit based on ‘lies, speculation and innuendo’ (WMCTV Memphis) Associated Press - February 3, 2008 3:24 PM ET JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Attorney General Jim Hood says in court papers that a State Farm lawsuit against him is based on lies, speculation, and... [News Source]

Lawsuit Over 150-Year-Old Scholarships Settled (FOX Carolina) A lawsuit over whether or not a scholarship to Erskine College issued in 1853 is still valid has been settled. [News Source]

Sisters settle lawsuit with Erskine College over old (WSPA Spartanburg) GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - Two sisters have settled their lawsuit against Erskine College over scholarships than were more than 150 years old. The terms of the settlement were not disclosed. [News Source]

Man awarded $241,119 in age discrimination lawsuit (Boston Globe) A Topsham man has won an age discrimination lawsuit in which he claimed he was passed up for a job as the town road foreman because he was too old. [News Source]

Man awarded $241,119 in age discrimination lawsuit (WCAX-TV Vermont) Associated Press - February 3, 2008 8:55 AM ET MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A Topsham man has won an age discrimination lawsuit in which he claimed he was passed up for a job as the town road foreman... [News Source]