Man Changes Story In Lawsuit Involving Cookeville Police (WKRN Nashville)

The man initiating a $10 million lawsuit against the city of Cookeville is telling a different story. | | In the lawsuit Carlos Ferrell claims Cookeville police officers planted marijuana on him during an arrest last June. | | Now, Ferrell is admitting to having marijuana on him during the arrest. | | Attorney Blair Durham said, “At the scene he did have marijuana, a small baggie of…

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ACLU and EFF intervene in the Wikileaks lawsuit (Addict 3D) The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California and the EFF have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that led a federal district judge to order the shutdown of Wikileaks.org, according to this ACLU press release. [News Source]

Lawsuit against Georgia preacher tossed (The Charlotte Observer) A judge tossed out a lawsuit against the leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch, saying claims that the preacher had coerced a former employee into a 14-year relationship were not believable. The judge ruled that Mona Brewer was of "sound mind" when she engaged in the relationship with Archbishop Earl Paulk of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit at Chapel Hill Harvester Church. The court ordered ... [News Source]

Lawsuit against Georgia preacher tossed (AP via Yahoo! News) A judge tossed out a lawsuit against the leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch, saying claims that the preacher had coerced a former employee into a 14-year relationship were not believable. [News Source]

Holy Cross Centre named in asbestos lawsuit (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the owners of the Holy Cross Centre in Calgary, alleging staff and residents were unknowingly exposed to asbestos. [News Source]

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Paulk (CBS 46 News Atlanta) A DeKalb County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former employee of a suburban Atlanta megachurch who claimed she was coerced into an affair with the congregation's leader. [News Source]

District spent $532,123 in lawsuit (Ventura County Star) After spending $532,123 over two years to fight a wrongful termination lawsuit, the Oxnard Union High School District has settled the case for $150,000. [News Source]

Lawsuit to block construction of mosque is dismissed (Miami Herald)

A lawsuit fighting construction of a mosque in a suburban neighborhood has been dismissed, though its backers vow to return to court.

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Exempla files lawsuit to block hospital sale (Boulder Daily Camera) Exempla Healthcare filed a lawsuit this week seeking to block the sale of Lafayette's Good Samaritan and a second Denver-area hospital to a Catholic nonprofit group, citing aspects of the $311 million deal that it finds "unacceptable and wrong." [News Source]

Boyd settles lawsuit with health agency (Dayton Daily News) DAYTON — Former public health official Ricky Boyd has settled his wrongful termination lawsuit with Public Health — Dayton & Montgomery County. [News Source]