Roethlisberger motion to dismiss lawsuit denied (Sports Illustrated) CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) -- A Nevada judge denied motions by lawyers for Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to dismiss a civil lawsuit alleging he raped a Lake Tahoe casino worker, according to court documents released Wednesday. [News Source]

Latino janitors treated unfairly, lawsuit says (San Francisco Chronicle) A company that supplies janitors for several downtown commercial buildings in San Francisco singles out Latino custodians for discipline, harassment and firings, a federal civil rights agency said in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The Equal Employment Opportunity... [News Source]

Lawsuit over NCAA basketball ticket policy dismissed (USA Today) The NCAA has scored a legal victory in its home state of Indiana, where a federal judge dismissed a nearly 1 1/2-year-old lawsuit challenging the association's Final Four ticket lottery. [News Source]

Pollution lawsuit against Barrick reinstated (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A federal appeals court has reinstated a nearly four-year-old lawsuit accusing a subsidiary of Barrick Gold Corp. of polluting water and land for decades in a province of the Philippines. [News Source]

Lawsuit settled over deadly Miss. paper mill blast (San Francisco Chronicle) International Paper Co. has settled another federal lawsuit stemming from a 2008 explosion that killed a contract worker at a Mississippi plant and injured nearly two dozen others. Cases involving several injured workers are still pending. The most recent... Sponsored Topics: Mississippi - International Paper - United States - Paper mill - Plant [News Source]

Lawsuit settled over deadly Miss. paper mill blast (AP via Yahoo! News) International Paper Co. has settled another federal lawsuit stemming from a 2008 explosion that killed a contract worker at a Mississippi plant and injured nearly two dozen others. [News Source]

Judge dismisses lawsuit over oil pipeline (AP via Yahoo! News) A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an environmental group that claimed a permit that allows the construction of an oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada violated federal law. [News Source]

Judge: Pension plan lawsuit will go to trial (Detroit Free Press) U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts ruled today that a lawsuit filed by Detroit's two public pension plans seeking to recover their $30-million investment in a failed North Carolina cargo airline will go to trial. [News Source]

Detroit officers cleared in illegal search lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! News) A jury has cleared a Detroit police officer in a lawsuit alleging he conducted an illegal search by sticking his finger in the rectum of a suspect during a traffic stop and drug arrest. [News Source]

Detroit officers cleared in illegal search lawsuit (San Francisco Chronicle) A jury has cleared a Detroit police officer in a lawsuit alleging he wrongfully stuck his finger in the rectum of a drug suspect during a traffic stop. The jury deliberated for about an hour Wednesday before clearing Sgt. Michael Osman and his partner,... Sponsored Topics: Police officer - Law - Detroit - Body cavity search - Legal Information [News Source]