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Hinckley crisis fuels lawsuit (The Observer-Dispatch)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 11:30 pm

Last year’s water crisis at Hinckley Reservoir has become intertwined in the ongoing lawsuit over access to the reservoir’s water supply, a review of court documents shows. RELATED CONTENT: > Comment on this story >'There was still plenty of water   [News Source]

Lawsuit alleges Grainger overcharged government (Lake County News Sun)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 9:27 pm

W.W. Grainger Inc. repeatedly overcharged the U.S. government for products, then continued even after the practice was uncovered, according to a recently unsealed federal lawsuit. The Lake Forest, Ill.-based company also allegedly illegally relabeled materials made in restricted countries before selling them to federal agencies, according to the lawsuit filed by a former employee in U.S. ... [News Source]

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of woman’s sex abuse lawsuit (FOX Providence)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 9:11 am

The state Supreme Court upholds the dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest. [News Source]

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of woman’s sex abuse lawsuit (WPRI Providence)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 8:00 am

The state Supreme Court upholds the dismissal of a woman's lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest. [News Source]

Lawsuit alleges $2M embezzlement (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 4:49 am

WORCESTER - An Oxford lawyer, an Auburn realty company and a principal of the realty company have been accused in a civil lawsuit of embezzling nearly $2 million from a man from Ireland seeking to buy property in Pennsylvania. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed over proposed Kohl’s store (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 3:18 am

The rejection of a proposal for a Kohl's department store at a major development in Victor has prompted Benderson Development Co. to file a lawsuit against the Victor Planning and Town boards. [News Source]

Former principal files lawsuit (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 3:16 am

In a civil rights lawsuit filed Friday, former Booker T. Washington Academy principal Peggy Petrilli says she was forced to leave the elementary school because she's white, and parents and others wanted a black principal. The lawsuit also claims that parents and school district officials retaliated against Petrilli because she had complained about race discrimination that she suffered at the ... [News Source]

Jurupa school district asks court to drop it from lawsuit (The Press-Enterprise)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 2:35 am

GLEN AVON - Attorneys representing the Jurupa Unified School District are asking a judge to dismiss the district as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a member of its board of trustees. [News Source]

Judge nullifies Hemet law, dismisses lawsuit (The Press-Enterprise)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 2:33 am

HEMET - A Riverside County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a vocal critic of the Hemet City Council that sought to strip two council members of their posts for allegedly violating a term-limits ordinance. [News Source]

Jurupa school district asks court to drop it from lawsuit (The Press-Enterprise)
Saturday February 09th 2008, 2:32 am

GLEN AVON - Attorneys representing the Jurupa Unified School District are asking a judge to dismiss the district as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by a member of its board of trustees. [News Source]