Local business in brief: Railroad price-fixing alleged in lawsuit (The Kansas City Star) Another lawsuit alleging price-fixing by the major railroads has been filed in federal court in Kansas City. [News Source]

Judge OKs Windows Vista Lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A federal judge said Friday that consumers may go ahead with a class action lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. over the way it advertised computers loaded with Windows XP as capable of running the Vista operating system. [News Source]

Lawsuit: Video shows K-9 attack, planted drugs (The Tennessean) Dashboard video of a police dog biting a suspect sitting on the ground is central to a federal lawsuit claiming Cookeville authorities used excessive force. [News Source]

Judge Dismisses RIAA Racketeering Lawsuit (Wired News) A legal attack on the Recording Industry Association of America is suffering a setback after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing the recording label's lobbying arm of racketeering. The suit sought to represent "thousands" of individuals the lawyers claim were falsely sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement. [News Source]

Women file sex bias lawsuit against Fairfield Resort in Vegas (Miami Herald)

Six current and former female employees of a timeshare firm have filed a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and gender bias by male managers.

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Judge Dismisses Fraternity Lawsuit Against GMU (Washington Post) A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a George Mason University fraternity that claimed its constitutional rights were infringed when it was expelled from campus in 2006. [News Source]

RICH RODRIGUEZ LAWSUIT: West Virginia wants several counterclaims thrown out (Detroit Free Press) West Virginia University wants a judge to dismiss counterclaims Rich Rodriguez raised to the lawsuit over his $4 million buyout, arguing he can't benefit from a contract, then refuse to comply with the parts he doesn't like. [News Source]

WATER WARS: Alabama governor plans to move forward with lawsuit (Sun-Sentinel)

While still willing to negotiate, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley wants to move forward with a federal lawsuit that seeks to resolve a long-standing water dispute with Georgia .

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Judge dismisses George Mason fraternity lawsuit (Richmond Times-Dispatch) The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA -- A federal judge today dismissed a lawsuit by a George Mason University fraternity that claimed its constitutional rights were infringed when it was expelled from campus for hazing and other violations. The Sigma Chi chapter at George Mason claimed the Fairfax school violated its members' rights to free speech, freedom of assembly and due process. U.S. District ... [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit fraternity filed over expulsion from Va.’s George Mason University (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit by a George Mason University fraternity that claimed its constitutional rights were infringed when it was expelled from campus for hazing and other violations. [News Source]