Lawsuit Argues Legality of Cuts to Public Defenders SEIU Local 521 filed a lawsuit against the Fresno County Board of Supervisors for cutting positions from the Public Defender's Office. It argues the move violates the State and Federal Constitution. But the County maintains it has the legal right to make any cuts necessary to balance the budget. Matt Otstot has the story. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed to loosen Minn.’s campaign finance laws Three corporations have filed a lawsuit aimed at loosening Minnesota's campaign spending laws. [News Source]

Lawsuit Reveals Owner of Packard Plant Detroit officials say a company's admission in a civil lawsuit against a small art gallery to owning the long-abandoned Packard Motor Car plant could jump-start the process of getting the blighted structure torn down. [News Source]

Lawsuit Over Cell Phone Email Shakes Up Mobile Space There's an interesting rumpus in the telecom and tech sectors Friday, after a lawsuit was filed over mobile email against Apple, Google, Microsoft and Motorola, among others. [News Source]

Lawsuit alleges federal drought aid was misused A lawsuit filed by the U.S. Agriculture Department accuses two men from Wyoming and Utah of misusing a drought relief program. [News Source]

Lawsuit claims Chaparral pallet factory underpaid workers EL PASO - Four men filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Chaparral, N.M., pallet factory after its owners allegedly withheld overtime pay, paid wages that were below minimum wage and threatened workers [News Source]