Waukegan ex-cop accused of false arrest, rape in woman’s lawsuit (Chicago Tribune) Officer, 32, resigned soon after alleged incident A Chicago woman has filed a lawsuit against a former Waukegan police officer, accusing him of arresting her without cause, then raping her. [News Source]

Starwatch Consumer: Sears settles in stove lawsuit (The Kansas City Star) Sears will install safety brackets on its stoves in millions of households or offer gift cards in settling an Illinois class-action lawsuit over the appliances' supposed propensity to topple. Under an agreement signed off on last month by a Madison County judge, Sears will offer to fix all brands of its freestanding or slide-in kitchen ranges in as many as 3.9 million homes by bolting them to a ... [News Source]

Starwatch Consumer: Sears settles in stove lawsuit (The Kansas City Star) Sears will install safety brackets on its stoves in millions of households or offer gift cards in settling an Illinois class-action lawsuit over the appliances' supposed propensity to topple. Under an agreement signed off on last month by a Madison County judge, Sears will offer to fix all brands of its freestanding or slide-in kitchen ranges in as many as 3.9 million homes by bolting them to a ... [News Source]

85 join lawsuit against landfill (Times-Reporter) ZOAR – Another 85 people have signed agreements to participate in a lawsuit against Countywide Recycling and Disposal facility north of Bolivar in Pike Township, Stark County, according to Dwayne Flickinger, who has been organizing related meetings. [News Source]

Catholic Marianists settle lawsuit alleging abuse by former Fort Worth and Denton priest (Dallas Morning News)

The Catholic order known as the Marianists has settled a lawsuit alleging sex abuse by one of its St. Louis priests who also worked in Fort Worth and Denton.

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Duke lacrosse players plan lawsuit (News 14 Carolina) RALEIGH -- More than three dozen current and former Duke lacrosse players plan to file a federal lawsuit against the university and the city of Durham. [News Source]

Lawsuit says ABC should have intervened in abuse case (CNews) ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. - A woman filed a lawsuit against ABC News on Wednesday claiming negligence and recklessness in a "Primetime" segment that showed the young woman being beaten by her stepfather. [News Source]

Unindicted Duke players plan lawsuit (The Charlotte Observer) More than three dozen current and former Duke lacrosse players plan to file a federal lawsuit against the university, the city of Durham and others involved in the case. A spokesman for Washington-based attorney Charles J. Cooper said the civil lawsuit will be filed Thursday on behalf of 38 players who were not charged in the notorious case. Spokesman Robert Bork Jr. declined Wednesday night to ... [News Source]

Lawsuit that exposed DA e-mails goes to court (11 News Houston) The lawsuit that exposed embarrassing e-mails inside the Harris County District Attorney’s office has finally gone to trial. [News Source]

Sears Settles Tipping-Stove Lawsuit (CBS4 Miami)

Sears is offering to install safety brackets on millions of stoves that are said to be at risk of tipping over. The offer is part of a settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought in Illinois. Consumers who have already had a safety bracket installed are eligible to receive $100.

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