Justice Department Invokes ‘State Secrets’ Defense in Rendition Lawsuit (Washington Post) The Obama administration invoked the same "state secrets" privilege as its predecessor in federal court in San Francisco yesterday in opposing the reinstatement of a lawsuit that alleges that a Boeing Co. unit flew people to countries where they were tortured as part of the CIA's "extraordinary... [News Source]

Justice Department argues Bush stance in torture lawsuit (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) SAN FRANCISCO -- A government lawyer urged an appeals court Monday to toss out a lawsuit accusing a Boeing Co. subsidiary of illegally helping the CIA fly terrorism suspects overseas to be tortured, maintaining a Bush administration position that the case would jeopardize national security. [News Source]

Boeing Unit Lawsuit Over CIA Flight Plans Is Appealed (Update2) (Bloomberg) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A Boeing Co. unit was joined by the Obama administration in opposing reinstatement of a lawsuit claiming Jeppesen Dataplan falsified flight plans to disguise the CIA’s delivery of suspected terrorists to secret prisons where they were tortured. [News Source]

Harper dropped lawsuit ahead of key hearing (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) OTTAWA - Stephen Harper dropped his lawsuit against the Liberals in the Cadman affair just weeks before a hearing on whether his emails, notes and agenda could be called into evidence. [News Source]

Online travel lawsuit moves forward (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer) A nearly three-year-old lawsuit filed by the city of Columbus against on online travel company Orbitz LLC could be set for trial as early as late spring based on a ruling by Superior Court Judge Doug Pullen on Monday. [News Source]

Lawsuit against Ticketmaster alleges conspiracy to resell tickets at higher prices (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) TORONTO - Ticketmaster is diverting tickets to its online resale site TicketsNow as part of a "disgraceful" conspiracy to force customers to pay the highest possible price for sporting and entertainment events, a class-action lawsuit launched Monday alleges. [News Source]

Ticketmaster faces $500M class-action lawsuit (Canada.com) A $500-million class-action lawsuit was launched against Ticketmaster Monday over allegations that the popular ticketseller violates Canada's anti-scalping laws. [News Source]

Puzo Estate Wins Big in Godfather Game Lawsuit (PC World) Lawsuit over profits allegedly owed the Puzo estate covering sales of The Godfather video game is settled for rumored $1m. [News Source]

Boeing Unit Lawsuit Over CIA Flight Plans Is Appealed (Update2) (Bloomberg) Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- A Boeing Co. unit was joined by the Obama administration in opposing reinstatement of a lawsuit claiming Jeppesen Dataplan falsified flight plans to disguise the CIA’s delivery of suspected terrorists to secret prisons where they were tortured. [News Source]

SnoCo Settles Bike Crash Lawsuit for 300,000 (Q13 FOX Seattle) EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The Snohomish County Council agreed to pay $300,000 to settle a lawsuit with a bicyclist injured in a traffic accident three years ago with a public works employee. The crash left 31-year-old Ryan Abbott with two broken elbows, unable to continue his job at a lumber yard. The Everett Herald reports a mediator helped reach the agreement that the council approved last ... [News Source]