Threat of lawsuit follows Suffolk assessor’s termination (The Virginian-Pilot) SUFFOLK City Council members knew they faced a lawsuit from Assessor Maria Kattmann when they voted unanimously to fire her Wednesday night. Kattmann, the city's assessor for 12 years, had put the city on notice April 15 about a potential breach-of-contract suit over her compensation, said Lisa ... [News Source]

Mont. judge rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit (USA Today) A federal judge in Montana has rejected the government's request to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed in Indiana mining accident that killed three (The Times of Northwest Indiana) EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The family of a man killed in a mining accident last year in Gibson County filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Thursday against the company he helped found. [News Source]

Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list, saying he's "unwilling to risk more deaths." [News Source]

Lawsuit to Protect Wolf to Move Forward (ABC News) A federal judge has rejected a bid to delay a lawsuit to protect the gray wolf. [News Source]

Judge in Mont. rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A federal judge in Montana has rejected the government's request to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list. [News Source]

WTKR drops lawsuit against Suffolk over access (The Virginian-Pilot) SUFFOLK News station WTKR is dropping its lawsuit against the city for the restrictions placed on the media following last weekandrsquo;s tornado. News director Shane Moreland said today the media now has almost full access to the devastated areas, making its court action a moot point. He s ... [News Source]

Maine couple file lawsuit in 2006 fatal plane crash (Boston Globe) A Lewiston couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Lewiston school system over a plane crash that killed their daughter and three other people two years ago. [News Source]

PR lawsuit targets shipping companies (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shipping companies allegedly conspired to inflate prices for transporting goods to Puerto Rico and added illegal surcharges, according to an antitrust lawsuit filed in the island's U.S. [News Source]

Children Of Woman Killed In Boat Crash File Lawsuit (WCSH 6 Portland) PORTLAND (AP) -- The children of a woman who was killed in a boating accident on Long Lake last summer are seeking damages in a lawsuit against a Massachusetts man who police say was driving the speedboat that struck her and her companion. [News Source]