Microsoft wins Windows XP WGA lawsuit (Ars Technica) A lawsuit that accused Microsoft of misleading consumers to download and install an update for Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) under the guise that it was critical security update has been tossed out. Last month , a federal judge refused to certify the lawsuit as a class action, which would have meant anyone who owned a Windows XP PC in mid-2006 could join the case without having to hire an ... [News Source]

Sheriff’s lawsuit delayed by holidays, furloughs (The Fresno Bee) Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims will wait until next week to file a lawsuit against the Board of [News Source]

Deadline looms in Quebec breast cancer lawsuit (CBC Montreal) The deadline for breast cancer patients who want to take part in a $5.4-million class action lawsuit against a dozen Quebec hospitals is fast approaching. [News Source]

Senate Delays Debate on Resolution Discouraging Lawsuit (Kansas Public Radio) The Kansas Senate has put off debate on a resolution aimed at discouraging a lawsuit by school districts against the state. Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, an Independence Republican, said Tuesday there were questions about the measure. [News Source]

Rockport Man Says He Was Mistakenly Arrested; Plans to File Lawsuit (KIII Corpus Christi) A Rockport man said he plans to file a lawsuit after he's mistakenly arrested. The warrant was for fishing without a license. During the arrest, this 68-year-old retired police officer said he was roughed up by officers and suffered a severe back injury. [News Source]

Judge dismisses Windows anti-piracy software lawsuit (CIO) A federal judge last week dismissed a three-year-old lawsuit that accused Microsoft of duping customers when it fed them company anti-piracy software as a critical security update, court documents show. [News Source]

RI hearing in lawsuit on detainee death postponed (Boston Globe) A Rhode Island court hearing in a lawsuit over the death of an immigration detainee has been postponed. [News Source]

Judge approves ex-UCLA star Ed O’Bannon’s lawsuit against NCAA (USA Today) A U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco has denied the NCAA's motion to dismiss a class-action antitrust lawsuit on behalf of former college men's basketball players suing over the use of their images and likenesses in video content and memorabilia. [News Source]

Virginia Firm Files Encryption Lawsuit Against Tech Giants (PC World) A Virginia-based encryption vendor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against several large tech vendors, including IBM, Cisco, eBay, Oracle and Adobe. [News Source]

Virginia Firm Files Encryption Lawsuit Against Tech Giants (PC World via Yahoo! News) TecSec, an encryption vendor based in McLean, Virginia, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against several large tech vendors, including IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems, eBay, Oracle and Adobe Systems. [News Source]