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Judge tosses out lawsuit against J.Lo (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 6:23 pm

A judge on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit by a television writer who claimed Jennifer Lopez had a hand in stealing his idea for a TV series.

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Judge nixes $5M verdict in ‘Bama boster lawsuit (Sports Illustrated)
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 2:52 pm

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge threw out the $5 million verdict an Alabama football fan won in his lawsuit accusing the NCAA of slander, ruling in a decision made public Wednesday that jurors were swayed by prejudice.

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Appeals court tosses out NYC lawsuit against gun industry (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 2:47 pm

A federal appeals court Wednesday tossed out New York City’s lawsuit accusing the gun industry of selling firearms with the knowledge they can be diverted into illegal markets.

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Doctor tied to hepatitis cases settles lawsuit (Newsday)
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 7:03 am

Dr. Harvey Finkelstein, the Dix Hills physician who the state Department of Health says put thousands of patients at risk by reusing syringes, has settled a medical malpractice lawsuit with a Syosset man who claimed he got hepatitis C in the doctor’s office.

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Greece teacher’s age-bias lawsuit could go to trial (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 3:09 am

An age discrimination lawsuit filed by a teacher against the Greece school district probably will go to trial because the two sides failed to reach a settlement during a conference Tuesday.

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Jury rejects lawsuit accusing police chief of sex misconduct (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Wednesday April 30th 2008, 12:52 am

ST. LOUIS — A federal jury rejected on Tuesday a civil rights lawsuit brought against the Bella Villa police chief by a motorist who claimed he inappropriately touched her.

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Werder Bremen may give striker Klasnic contract extension despite lawsuit (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday April 29th 2008, 6:56 pm

BREMEN, Germany – Werder Bremen will discuss a contract extension with striker Ivan Klasnic despite his lawsuit against two team physicians.

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Weyerhaeuser to appeal decision in class action lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Tuesday April 29th 2008, 11:27 am

Weyerhaeuser Co. said late Monday it plans to appeal a jury decision in a class action lawsuit claiming that the forest products company unlawfully monopolized a market for finished alder lumber.

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Lawsuit against D.A. Davidson withdrawn (KAJ Kalispell)
Tuesday April 29th 2008, 6:32 am

Associated Press – April 29, 2008 6:24 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) – A class-action lawsuit filed against D.A. Davidson claiming the financial services company was negligent in protecting…

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Wolf killings prompt lawsuit (TVNZ)
Tuesday April 29th 2008, 3:27 am

Renewed killing of gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains prompted an environmental lawsuit, two months after the US government declared these animals no longer needed protection.

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