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Big Dig lawsuit settled for $28M (USA Today)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 11:50 pm

The family of a woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapsed has reached a settlement of $28 million with 15 entities named in a wrongful death lawsuit. [News Source]

$28M settlement reached in Big Dig death lawsuit (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 11:40 pm

By DENISE LAVOIE, Associated Press Writer. The family of a woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapsed has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $28 million, attorneys told The Associated Press. [News Source]

$28M settlement reached in Big Dig death lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 11:10 pm

The family of a woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapsed has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $28 million, attorneys told The Associated Press. [News Source]

$28M Settlement In Big Dig Wrongful Death Lawsuit (WBZ Boston)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 10:45 pm

The family of a woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapsed has reached a global settlement of $28.09 million with 15 entities named in a wrongful death lawsuit. [News Source]

China Milk Scandal Sees First Lawsuit, Beijing Youth Daily Says (Bloomberg)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 10:44 pm

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- The parents of a one-year-old boy sickened by tainted milk powder filed a lawsuit against Sanlu Group Co., seeking 150,000 yuan ($21,913) in compensation, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. [News Source]

$28M settlement reached in Big Dig death lawsuit (Detroit Free Press)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 9:59 pm

BOSTON — The family of a woman killed when a Big Dig tunnel ceiling collapsed has settled a wrongful death lawsuit for more than $28 million, attorneys said tonight. [News Source]

AWB Says Third Class Action Lawsuit Is Dismissed (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 9:15 pm

Oct. 1 (Bloomberg) -- AWB Ltd. , Australia's largest wheat exporter, said a third class action lawsuit against it in a U.S. court had been dismissed. [News Source]

Judge dismisses cities’ lawsuit over hotel taxes (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 6:34 pm

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which Louisville and Lexington officials tried to collect taxes from hundreds of online hotel brokers such as Hotels.com. [News Source]

Lawsuit over airport billboards clears hurdle (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 6:00 pm

An Atlanta businessman cleared a major legal hurdle Tuesday in his lawsuit that accuses the city of Atlanta and others of conspiracy in the award of a lucrative airport advertising contract. [News Source]

NY judge OKs lawsuit seeking damages from PLO for terror acts in Israel against US citizens (Newsday)
Tuesday September 30th 2008, 5:36 pm

NEW YORK (AP) _ The Palestine Liberation Organization can't win dismissal of a lawsuit by victims of bombings in Israel by claiming the attacks were acts of war rather than terrorism, a judge ruled Tuesday. [News Source]