Family pursues MySpace sex assault lawsuit in appeals court (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) NEW ORLEANS -- The family of a teenage girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met on MySpace.com asked a federal appeals court Monday to revive their lawsuit... [News Source]

Lawsuit targets former pediatrician at Children’s (Boston Globe) A renowned pediatrician and best-selling author who served for 14 years as chief of ambulatory pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston allegedly sexually abused at least seven children in his care, according to a lawsuit filed in Suffolk Superior court today. [News Source]

Judge allegedly used public funds to avoid lawsuit (WPBN Traverse City)

Posted: Monday, March 31, 2008 at 5:02 p.m. A Grand Traverse probate judge reportedly used nearly $70,000 in public funds to avoid a whistle-blowers lawsuit.

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Family seeks to revive MySpace-assault lawsuit (MSNBC) The family of a teenage girl who says she was sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old man she met on MySpace.com asked a federal appeals court Monday to revive their lawsuit against the social networking Web site. [News Source]

Another lawsuit filed against waterpark (Capital News 9) A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of three people from Rensselaer County against Great Escape Lodge and Indoor Waterpark in Queensbury. Hundreds of people reported getting sick after visiting the waterpark earlier this month. [News Source]

Judge rejects Tysabri lawsuit (BizJournals) A judge has thrown out a class-action lawsuit filed against Biogen Idec's partner on multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, Reuters is reporting. [News Source]

Orono lawsuit may be dropped but not the issue (Waconia Patriot) Orono Schools Assistant Superintendent Neal Lawson denied claims last week that he told a legal assistant a lawsuit could be served to a receptionist rather than the school board clerk. [News Source]

Beach access lawsuit filed in Incline (Nevada Appeal) Crystal Bay resident Steve Kroll filed another beach access-driven lawsuit Friday with the first District Court of Nevada against the Incline Village General Improvement District and its five trustees as defendants. [News Source]

“Organic” Milk Class-Action Lawsuit is Underway (Environmental News Network) Attorneys representing 52 consumers in a lawsuit against Boulder, Colorado-based Aurora Organic Dairy and some of the nation's largest retailers will face off in court today at the federal court in the Eastern District of Missouri, Judge Richard Webber, presiding. The consumers allege that the milk they purchased, although labeled as "organic", did not meet federal organic standards. Their ... [News Source]

Lehman Brothers Launches Lawsuit In Japan (CBS News) Lehman Brothers filed a lawsuit against major Japanese trading company Marubeni, demanding $350 million in damages in an unfolding case of alleged massive fraud. [News Source]