Friday, November 21, 2008Last Update: 7:20:45 PM

     Attorney Ruth Gorman claims Latino Communications defamed her and her law office in an article in its weekly newspaper, Que Pasa, in Mecklenburg County Court, Charlotte, N.C.

     Ruby Tuesday in Daytona Beach refused to serve a black church group because of their race, and called them "N----rs," their pastor claims in Orlando Federal Court.

     Clorox pushes its Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach as safe on plumbing, but it contains corrosive chemicals that cause plastic, rubber and metal toilet parts to disintegrate, a class action claims in San Francisco Federal Court.

     The Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District dumped untreated sewage into the Ohio River, the USA claims in Louisville Federal Court.

     Barry Z. Levine claims Elliott Landy and Landyvision cheated him of money and credit for 200 photos of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, and violated his copyright, in Albany Federal Court.

     Steven Hodel demands $400,000 from Arcade Publishing and Richard Seaver, royalties for his book, "Black Dahlia Avenger - A Genius for Murder," in New York County Court.

     Men's Wearhouse district manager Ronald Hurt drugged a store manager with Rohypnol and raped her at a company event, the woman claims in Alameda County Court, Oakland.

     General Growth Properties and its directors defrauded the market with false claims, and its share price dropped from $43.83 to less than $1 when the truth came out, shareholders say in a class action Chicago Federal Court. General Growth is a Real Estate Investment Trust.

     Vallejo police officers killed a mentally ill man by needlessly Tasering him as his mom drove him to a hospital, the mother claims in Solano County Court, Calif.

     Dicam claims SprintNextel and Sanyo cell phones violate its patented security technology, in Charlottesville, Va., Federal Court.
     
     Miss World Ltd. sued Miss Vietnam Universe and John Do for trademark infringement in Los Angeles Federal Court.

     PharmaNet Development Group inflated its share price through misleading statements, shareholders claim in Trenton Federal Court.
     
     Shareholders sued M&G Meat & Poultry Market Inc. in Bronx County Court.
     
     Shareholders sued Peerless Environmental Recovery, and Throw & Go Trash Co., in St. Louis County Court, Clayton.

     Vistaprint and its CEO Robert Keane, of Lexington, Mass., sent 10,225 unsolicited spam email ads with false and misleading subject lines, and the ads are deceptive too, ASIS Internet Services claims in San Francisco Federal Court. It demands $1,000 damages for each email.

     Federal Express and Jack in the Box violate the Labor Code, workers say in class actions in Los Angeles Superior Court.
     
     Class-action complaints alleging Labor Code violations also have been filed against these defendants: Citigroup, in Los Angeles Federal Court; St. John Knits, in Orange County Court, Calif.; Stericycle, in San Francisco Federal Court; General Growth Properties, in an ERISA claim in Chicago Federal Court; Micki's Towing and Quality Tech and the California State Automobile Association, in a single complaint in Alameda County Court, Oakland; Giuffre Autoworld, in Kings County Court, Brooklyn; Girasol Bakery, in Brooklyn Federal Court; and Delaware North PCD Property Owners Association, in Orlando Federal Court.

     BH S&B Holdings and affiliates, including Heritage Licensing, Cubicle Licensing, and Fashion Plate Licensing, filed for bankruptcy in Manhattan, listing more than $100 million in debts.
     
     North Orange Del Rio Land LLC filed for bankruptcy in Santa Ana, Calif., listing more than $50 million in debts.
     
     Salton Land Development filed for bankruptcy in Riverside, Calif., listing more than $10 million in debts.