Franchise fee lawsuit to continue as class action (KWWL Iowa) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Polk County judge has ruled that a woman's lawsuit over the city of Des Moines' utility franchise fee can continue as a class action. [News Source]

Oil giant to face lawsuit for deaths (Daily Telegraph) EXXONMOBIL must face a lawsuit filed by Indonesian villagers alleging that the US oil giant is liable for killings and torture committed by military security forces. [News Source]

Oil giant to face lawsuit for deaths (News Interactive) EXXONMOBIL must face a lawsuit filed by Indonesian villagers alleging that the US oil giant is liable for killings and torture committed by military security forces. [News Source]

ExxonMobil must face Indonesian villagers’ lawsuit: US judge (AFP via Yahoo! News) ExxonMobil must face a lawsuit filed by Indonesian villagers alleging that the US oil giant is liable for killings and torture committed by military security forces, a federal judge said Wednesday. [News Source]

Mother of cyclist killed in accident files lawsuit against Santa Clara County and sheriff’s department (San Jose Mercury News) The mother of one of the two cyclists killed this spring by a Santa Clara sheriff's deputy's errant driving has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county and sheriff's department [News Source]

Attorneys ordered to pay thousands for frivolous lawsuit (Dayton Daily News) A judge has ordered two attorneys to pay $12,500 to Englewood and its city manager for filing a frivolous lawsuit. [News Source]

Jury awards Mattel $100M in Bratz lawsuit (Orlando Sentinel) A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $100 million in damages Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls. [News Source]

Appeals court reinstates Santa Clara County’s lawsuit against drug companies (San Jose Mercury News) A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit brought by Santa Clara County against the pharmaceutical industry for allegedly overcharging for drugs at public hospitals and clinics. [News Source]

Lawsuit accuses S. F. of discriminating against disabled homeless people (San Francisco Chronicle) San Francisco's city's Care Not Cash program discriminates against disabled homeless people, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by a Berkeley-based group. The lawsuit claims that the city's homeless program "blatantly discriminates" against disabled... [News Source]

Camden schools settle lawsuit over trip charges (phillyburbs.com) CAMDEN, N.J. - The Camden school district has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by 14 parents who said they paid money so their children could go on school field trips that were supposed to be free. [News Source]