Lawsuit Alleges Ill. Officers Beat a Man and Covered It Up (Officer.com) A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses Dolton police officers of beating up an innocent man and lying about it. The suit also alleges the Village of Dolton and its police department tried to cover up the crime. [News Source]

Lawsuit accuses Indian River Medical Center emergency room staff of negligence in man’s death (Indian River Press Journal) VERO BEACH — A retired man’s estate contends the Indian River Medical Center emergency room staff’s negligence led to his death two months after his discharge in 2008, according to a civil lawsuit filed in Indian River Circuit Court. [News Source]

Judge tosses Nassau lawsuit on property taxes (Newsday) A judge has tossed out a lawsuit that sought to end the requirement that Nassau County pay 100 percent of all property tax refunds, although the county collects less than 20 percent of those taxes. [News Source]

Lawsuit targets Mo. tax credits, development law (San Francisco Chronicle) Two St. Louis residents have asked a court to strike down Missouri's latest economic incentives law in an attempt to halt tax credits for a massive redevelopment project. A lawsuit against the state claims the tax credits for assembling large tracts of land... Sponsored Topics: Missouri - St. Louis Missouri - Law - United States - St. Louis [News Source]

RI reaches deal in food stamp applications lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The state of Rhode Island has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of failing to process hundreds of food stamp applications on time. [News Source]

Ohio Supreme Court dismisses slots lawsuit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed the remaining lawsuit against a plan to put slot machines at horse racing tracks. The court on Tuesday dismissed the suit brought by the Ohio Policy Roundtable, citing its previous decision that the plan be subject to a referendum on the 2010 ballot. [News Source]

Endologix says Cook lawsuit without merit (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Medical device maker Endologix Inc. said Tuesday a lawsuit by Cook Medical over a patent claim is without merit and the company will defend its position. [News Source]

Lawsuit Alleges Ill. Officers Beat a Man and Covered It Up (Officer.com) A federal lawsuit filed Friday accuses Dolton police officers of beating up an innocent man and lying about it. The suit also alleges the Village of Dolton and its police department tried to cover up the crime. [News Source]

Rhode Island reaches deal in ACLU’s food stamp applications lawsuit (Boston Herald) PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The state of Rhode Island has agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing it of failing to process food stamp applications on time. The Rhode Island branch... [News Source]

Dead student’s family files lawsuit (UPI) NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The family of a New York college student found dead of alcohol poisoning has filed a lawsuit against eight people connected to the case, officials said. [News Source]