People (Erie Times-News)

    “American Idol” — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — were in a giving mood. ...
Nation/World Briefs (Detroit News)

    WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers said Sunday that Congress should pass a second economic aid plan that would focus on helping homeowners avoid foreclosure and increasing spending on bridges, roads and transit systems....
Swazi King gives PM SMS order of boot

    U R sakd, now push off m8 The former Prime Minister of Swaziland was sacked by text message last September following a political reshuffle by the southern African nation’s King. ...
Litigation and Arbitration (Mondaq)

    The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the ruling of an Atlanta federal district court and ordered that sanctions be imposed on plaintiffs who filed a libel lawsuit based on an...
Man asked to respond to lawsuit alleging road rage caused Hazleton woman’s death (The Citizens’ Voice)

    An Auburn man must respond to a lawsuit alleging his road rage caused a fatal accident in September on Route 61 in West Brunswick Township. Schuylkill County. ...
Sugar Land coed sues UT, claims she didn’t get in because she’s white (11 News Houston)

    The girl’s lawsuit aims at stopping the University of Texas from using race as a consideration in its admission process. It alleges the admission policy violates discrimination laws. ...
Accident Claim - Soldier’s Whiplash Was Actually Broken Kneck

    A war veteran who broke his neck in a vehicle crash was allegedly sent home from a hospital after medics failed to spot his injury. John Jarvis, 82, faces a long recovery after...
Nuangola Borough Council takes steps to finance $7 M sewer system (The Citizens’ Voice)

    NUANGOLA — Faced with the threat of a lawsuit by its sewer authority and 20 residents as well as another stern warning from the state Department of Environmental Protection, borough council took...
DC court blooper 2 – MS verdict emailed two hours early

    Isn’t technology wonderful? The early escape of the Microsoft verdict was more widespread and serious than first appeared. Initially it seemed that the court’s techies had just made the documents available on the...
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Richmond, Missouri, Landlord (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)

    The Justice Department announced today that Calvert Properties Inc. has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging that its former president, Harold Calvert, of Richmond, Mo., sexually harassed female tenants...