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Judge tosses lawsuit by 50 Cent’s ex-girlfriend (USA Today)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 9:50 pm

A judge has thrown out a $50 million lawsuit filed by 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend, who said the rapper promised to take care of her for life. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed in aviation club plane crash (Chicago Tribune)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 9:29 pm

The estate of a father and daughter who died along with four members of a Chicago aviation club in a small plane crash last week filed a wrongful death lawsuit today against the club. Stanley and Monika Niemiec of Harwood Heights were on the twin-engine plane from Chicago to Charlotte Jan. 30 with four members of the Chicago-based American Polish Aero Club when it crashed in West Virginia, ... [News Source]

Federal judge hears arguments on coal plant lawsuit (The Kansas City Star)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 8:42 pm

WICHITA | A federal judge is weighing arguments on the state's request to dismiss a lawsuit by a company seeking to build two coal-fired power plants in southwestern Kansas. [News Source]

Delay for lawsuit alleging payments to Coleman (Pioneer Press)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 8:21 pm

A Texas judge has delayed by 60 days a lawsuit alleging that a friend and donor of Republican Norm Coleman tried to improperly steer money to the then-U.S. senator. [News Source]

More plaintiffs join abuse lawsuit against Jesuits (Seattle Times)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 8:18 pm

Twenty more Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit alleging they were abused by Jesuit priests or people under their supervision in remote Alaska villages. [News Source]

No change for 50 Cent’s ex in lawsuit (New York Daily News)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 6:35 pm

A Manhattan judge has tossed Shaniqua Tompkins' lawsuit against the "Get Rich or Die Tryin" rapper, who she had accused of stiffing her on a long-ago pledge to fix her up for life once he hit it big. [News Source]

RI toxicologist testifies in pub crawl lawsuit (Boston Globe)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 5:53 pm

A toxicologist testifying in a wrongful death lawsuit estimated Thursday that a college student who was run over by a bus in Newport nearly five years ago had 17 or 18 drinks on the night he was killed. [News Source]

Lawsuit Filed By 50 Cent’s Ex-Girlfriend Tossed Out (MTV Music Television)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 4:55 pm

A $50 million lawsuit filed by 50 Cent's ex-girlfriend was tossed out. In the suit, Shaniqua Tompkins claimed 50 promised to provide for her throughout her lifetime. [News Source]

Washington High Court Dismisses Cow Bone Lawsuit (Q13 FOX Seattle)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 4:04 pm

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Olympia woman who had cow bone used in a dental graft on her jaw against her wishes.       The court ruled the case was not covered by the Consumer Protection Act. The ruling Thursday overturns an appeals court decision and affirms the trial court's dismissal.       Mystie Michael had sued Bright Now! ... [News Source]

More Plaintiffs Join Abuse Lawsuit Against Jesuits (Q13 FOX Seattle)
Thursday February 05th 2009, 3:19 pm

 SEATTLE (AP) - Twenty Alaska Natives have joined a lawsuit claiming they were abused by Jesuit priests or those supervised by Jesuits, and a lawyer said Thursday the head of the Roman Catholic order has been served with court papers naming him as a defendant.       With the amended lawsuit filed Wednesday in Bethel, Alaska, and announced in Seattle, 63 Alaska Natives are suing the Society of ... [News Source]