Monday, June 09, 2008Last Update: 12:31:58 AM

     A neurologist claims MediaNews Group's newspaper, the "Lake County Record Bee," defamed her in an April 25 page 1 article under the headline, "Misdiagnosed Man Breathes Huge Sigh of Relief," in Lake County Court, Calif.

     The Libertarian Party sued the State of Ohio for refusing to put its candidates, including presidential candidate Bob Barr, on the general election ballot, in Cincinnati Federal Court.

     DirecTV Group illegally solicits business with an automatic calling system, a class action claims in San Diego Federal Court.
     
     Aid Auto Brokers deceptively failed to include fees and charges in sales prices of vehicles, a class action claims in Broward County Court, Fort Lauderdale.

     Directors caused the Franklin Bank Corp. to lose tens of millions of dollars through accounting fraud in the home-lending meltdown, shareholders claim in Houston Federal Court.
     
     Directors of Healthways Inc. sold shares at artificially inflated prices, shareholders claim in Nashville Federal Court.
     
     Two derivative lawsuits accuse Citigroup of damaging investors by its negligent and fraudulent handling of "Falcon Plus Strategies" and "MAT Five" funds, in New York County Court.
     
     FedEx exposed shareholders to more than $300 million in penalties by misclassifying drivers as independent contractors, according to a derivative complaint in Memphis Federal Court.

     Transauction claims eBay and others violate its patented method of conducting an auction on a Web site. Also sued in Marshall, Texas, Federal Court are Bidz.com, Overstock.com, uBid.com, and WineCommune.com.
     
     Cardio Access claims Boston Scientific and others violated its patent on a balloon and tube used in bypass surgery. Also sued in Marshall, Texas, Federal Court are Cordis Corp., Johnson & Johnson, and Medtronic.

     Eighty-one named plaintiffs claim Merrifield Town Center cheated them and others in attempted purchases in the 279-unit "Vantage at Merrifield" condos, in a class action in Alexandria, Va., Federal Court.

     Stop & Shop sued Starbucks for breach of contract in Seattle Federal Court, in a quarrel over exclusivity rights involving Starbucks outlets in Stop & Shop grocery stores.
     
     Tyco Safety Products claims Abracon Corp. and NRC Electronics supplied it with defective resonators for Digital Security Controls smoke detectors, in a $1.4 million claim in West Palm Beach Federal Court.

     Atlantic Records claims BCD Music Group and Mixtrap pirate and sell copyrighted tunes by hip-hop artists "Plies" and "Gucci Mane," in Manhattan Federal Court.
     
     Amazon.com and others are accused of illegally selling copyrighted videos of Evel Knievel. Also sued by The Legends Corp. in Seattle Federal Court are Kultur Films International, Dennis and Pearl Hedlund, White Star Entertainment, and Duke Videos.

     Holland America Line faces a class action complaint in Los Angeles Federal Court.
     
     Class-action complaints alleging Labor Code violations have been filed against these defendants: Conway Stores, in Manhattan Federal Court; Indymac Resources, in Stanislaus County Court, Modesto, Calif.; MJM Investigations, in Dallas Federal Court; Ambling Management Co., in Valdosta, Ga., Federal Court; Wallace Fondren Logging, in Mobile Federal Court; Kansas City Catering, in Wyandotte County Court, Kan.; and El Jardin Restaurant, in Houston Federal Court.

     Filthy conditions and inadequate medical care in San Bernardino County jails caused an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant staphylococcus aureus, according to a complaint in Los Angeles Federal Court.

     Wagoner School District 19 discriminates against girls in its athletic programs, parents claim on behalf of their daughter in a Title IX complaint in Muskogee Federal Court.

     Kaiser Foundation Health Plan claims Medquist Transcriptions defrauded it by estimating and inflating line counts for its transcription services, rather than counting the lines, in Alameda County Court, Oakland.