Former police officer accused in wife’s disappearance dropped from unrelated lawsuit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) CHICAGO - A former police officer suspected in the disappearance of his wife has been dropped from an unrelated police brutality lawsuit, his attorney said Monday. [News Source]

Urine-hazing accusation brings lawsuit (KGET 17 Bakersfield)

His teammates bundled him in plastic wrap and then urinated on his clothes, one family said, and the Kern High School District has not reacted. The family has a lawsuit…

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Judge Dismisses Water Lawsuit Against Memphis (FOX 13 Memphis) A federal judge has dismissed a $1 billion lawsuit that claims the city of Memphis, Tenn., is stealing Mississippi's water. [News Source]

SEC to Review Its Qwest Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Federal regulators agreed Monday to review and perhaps streamline their civil fraud lawsuit against former Qwest executives so the allegations would not involve the company's secret business dealings with clandestine government agencies. [News Source]

Families of USS Cole victims seek to reopen lawsuit (WDBJ 7 Roanoke) NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- Family members of the 17 sailors killed in the USS Cole attack want a federal judge to reopen their lawsuit against Sudan, based on a new law they think will increase their damages. [News Source]

REPEAT/Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Announces Proposed Class-Action Lawsuit Against CellCyte (Centre Daily Times)

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (www.hbsslaw.com/ccyg.htm) today announced it filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of CellCyte Genetics Corporation, (”CellCyte” or the “Company”) (OTCBB:CCYG) during the period between April 6, 2007 through and including January 9, …

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Enbridge can recover lawsuit costs from customers (Toronto Star) The Ontario Energy Board said Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB ) can recover $22 million from ratepayers following the settlement of a class action lawsuit related to late payment penalties. [News Source]

State Settles TouchPlay Lawsuit With Local Company (KWWL Iowa) The state has settled a lawsuit filed by a Cedar Rapids company over the ban on TouchPlay video gaming machines. The state attorney general's office said it reached an agreement Monday with Camden Amusement. [News Source]

Latinos file class-action lawsuit alleging exploitation and labor violations (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) Eight unidentified Latinos filed a class-action lawsuit in a federal court Monday alleging exploitation and labor violations by a Twin Cities drywall company that has worked on the Mall of America and several Minneapolis condominium projects. [News Source]

State settles TouchPlay lawsuit with Cedar Rapids vendor (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)

Associated Press - February 4, 2008 4:04 PM ET DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The state has settled a lawsuit filed by a Cedar Rapids company over the ban on TouchPlay video gaming machines.

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