Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth settles lawsuit (USA Today) The Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth has settled another lawsuit alleging abuse by a priest now serving prison time for raping a boy, church officials said Friday. [News Source]

World business briefs: British Airways, Virgin Atlantic to settle price-fixing lawsuit (The Kansas City Star) British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have tentatively agreed to settle a U.S. price-fixing lawsuit over fuel surcharges, British Airways said Friday. [News Source]

Chesterfield modifies defense against buttocks-art teacher’s lawsuit (Richmond Times-Dispatch) BY FRANK GREEN Times-Dispatch Staff Writer The Chesterfield County School Board yesterday was allowed to slightly modify its defense against a lawsuit filed by a teacher fired after students found a video of him demonstrating how he paints with his buttocks. The suit will be tried before U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne on March 11. Stephen Murmer, who taught art at Monacan High School, was ... [News Source]

Financial planner files for bankruptcy in McGee lawsuit (CBS Sportsline) Troubled sports financial adviser Craig Curry filed for bankruptcy a day before he and his lawyer faced potential court sanctions Friday in a lawsuit involving Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee. [News Source]

Former Rams Player Files Lawsuit Related to Spy Charges (Washington Post) NEW ORLEANS -- A lawsuit filed Friday by a former St. Louis Rams player and others seeks millions of dollars in damages from the alleged taping of Rams practices by the New England Patriots before the 2002 Super Bowl. [News Source]

Judge dismisses “American Gangster” lawsuit (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A federal judge has dismissed a $55 million lawsuit filed by former Drug Enforcement Administration agents against the movie studio that made "American Gangster," but said the film got its facts wrong at the end. [News Source]

Lawsuit seeks damages for Rams’ Super Bowl loss (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

A lawsuit filed Friday by a former Rams player and others seeks $100 million in damages from the New England Patriots because of their alleged videotaping of Rams practices before the 2002 Super Bowl.

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Lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in compensation for Super Bowl loss (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) NEW ORLEANS - A lawsuit filed Friday by a former St. Louis Rams player and others seeks millions of dollars in damages from the alleged taping of Rams practices by the New England Patriots before the 2002 Super Bowl. [News Source]

NY judge tosses out agents’ lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A judge has tossed out a lawsuit alleging that about 400 retired federal drug agents were defamed by a false statement on screen at the end of the film "American Gangster." [News Source]

State Department drops ban on HIV-positive diplomats after pressure from lawsuit (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) WASHINGTON - Under pressure from a lawsuit, the State Department is changing rules that had disqualified HIV-positive people from becoming U.S. diplomats. [News Source]