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4th lawsuit over stadium thrown out (The Charlotte Observer)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 10:36 pm

A judge has thrown out a fourth lawsuit brought by a Charlotte attorney trying to stop plans for a minor-league baseball stadium in uptown. But the order, signed Friday, doesn't mean the fight over a new home field for the Charlotte Knights is over. Jerry Reese, a real estate attorney who opposes the stadium, has a hearing later this month before an N.C. Court of Appeals panel over two ... [News Source]

Judge to rule on lawsuit against county jails (East Valley Tribune)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 9:53 pm

A federal judge is expected to decide this month whether treatment of inmates in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jails passes constitutional muster, settling a 30-year-old class action lawsuit. [News Source]

Green Bay Nativity Lawsuit Begins Monday (FOX 11 Green Bay)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 8:39 pm

While retailers will soon be bringing out the holiday decorations, the debate over religious displays on public property will take center stage tomorrow in Green Bay. A federal judge will begin hearing arguments in a lawsuit against the city of Green Bay over the display of a nativity scene last winter. FOX 11's Lou Hillman takes a look back at how it all unfolded. [News Source]

Fisheries lawsuit shows contempt for public (Scoop.co.nz)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 5:58 pm

The commercial fishing industry is showing contempt for New Zealanders’ wishes by filing a lawsuit against measures to protect endangered Hector’s dolphins, conservation organisation WWF said today. [News Source]

Delta continues to battle second lawsuit (Midland Daily News)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 3:01 pm

    The Delta College Board of Trustees is being urged by one of its members to settle an ongoing lawsuit that could cost the college thousands in legal fees. [News Source]

Pinoys slam CNMI lawsuit vs enforcement of immigration law (GMA News)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 2:40 pm

CAPITAL HILL, Saipan - Filipino groups decry the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) lawsuit filed Friday against the United States government over a law that will put local immigration under federal control. [News Source]

Wilson lawsuit moves ahead (The Garden Island)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 1:15 pm

A lawsuit against Byron Say, who allegedly knocked Lisa Wilson off of a motorcycle and then dragged her under his rental car more than three years ago, took another step forward yesterday when 5th Circuit Chief Judge Randal Valenciano ruled in Wilson’s favor regarding a trio of pre-trial motions. [News Source]

Lawsuit alleges ‘Disturbia’ a little too much like ‘Rear Window’ (The Pantagraph)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 12:30 pm

NEW YORK -- A lawsuit claims Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures Corp. ripped off "Rear Window" when they made the movie "Disturbia." [News Source]

Delta continues to battle second lawsuit (Midland Daily News)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 10:31 am

    The Delta College Board of Trustees is being urged by one of its members to settle an ongoing lawsuit that could cost the college thousands in legal fees. [News Source]

Fitial files lawsuit against feds (Saipan Tribune)
Sunday September 14th 2008, 10:01 am

In a bid to block the pending federal takeover of the CNMI's immigration system, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial filed a much-anticipated lawsuit Friday against federal authorities, saying the legislation behind it threatens to cripple the local economy and breaches the terms of the Commonwealth's Covenant with the United States. [News Source]