Class-action status sought against CBP in midwife lawsuit (The Monitor) BROWNSVILLE — Immigration attorneys are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection that could have widespread implications along the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue involves U.S. citizens who say they were... [News Source]

Famous US songwriter settles lawsuit (BigPond News) Songwriter Joseph Brooks has settled a lawsuit with a former fiancee he accused of conning him out of cash. [News Source]

Federal court takes up RI foster care lawsuit (Boston Globe) Overhauling Rhode Island's foster care system will be the focus of a lawsuit this week in federal appeals court. [News Source]

Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in US (TVNZ) Iraq will help victims of the 2007 shooting of civilians in Baghdad to file a US lawsuit against employees of security firm Blackwater [News Source]

Lawsuit against county may be dismissed (Eastern Arizona Courier) County Attorney Kenneth Angle anticipates that Graham County will be dropped from a lawsuit against Arizona counties that used Diebold voting machines in county and state elections. [News Source]

Iraq to back lawsuit against Blackwater guards (Press TV) Iraq said Sunday it will support a lawsuit against Blackwater guards in a US court after they were acquitted on charges of killing 17 Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad traffic circle in 2007. [News Source]

Centro can face lawsuit for student hit by car after departing bus (The Post-Standard) Syracuse, NY - A divided state appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit against Centro and a bus driver in connection with a 2002 accident in which a student was struck by a passing car after getting off the bus. [News Source]

Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in U.S. courts (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Iraq will help victims of the 2007 shooting of civilians in Baghdad to file a U.S. lawsuit against employees of security firm Blackwater, an incident that turned a spotlight on the United States' use of private contractors in war zones. [News Source]

Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in U.S. courts (MalaysiaNews.net) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq plans to support a lawsuit in U.S. courts filed by victims of a 2007 shooting in which guards for private U.S. security firm Blackwater gunned down Iraqi civilians, the govern... [News Source]

Iraq to support Blackwater lawsuit in US courts (The Malaysian Insider) BAGHDAD, Jan 3 — Iraq will help victims of a 2007 shooting file a US lawsuit against employees of security firm Blackwater who were accused of opening fire on civilians, the government said today. Last week, a US judge threw out charges against five guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians at a Baghdad traffic circle, saying the defendants’ constitutional rights had been violated. Iraq ... [News Source]