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• Brett company sued over jewelry ads

  February 7, 2012 in Sports, City IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers are seeking class-action status for a lawsuit that claims Hall of Fame slugger George Brett has been falsely advertising necklaces and bracelets as being … 9

• Groups sue over Navy sonar use off Northwest coast

  January 26, 2012 in Region SEATTLE (AP) — Conservationists and Native American tribes are suing over the Navy’s expanded use of sonar in training exercises off the Washington, Oregon and California coasts, saying the noise … 1

• Federal judge voids two new Idaho anti-union laws

  January 3, 2012 in Idaho A federal judge has invalidated both the new anti-union laws pushed through by Idaho GOP lawmakers last session, saying they violate federal law. 10

• Savage Land Pizza sues Water District over main

  November 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The owners of Savage Land Pizza have filed a lawsuit in Spokane County Superior Court against Spokane County Water District 3, alleging that the district forced them to install a …

• Judge to issue decision soon in college guns suit

  October 14, 2011 in Idaho A North Idaho judge plans to issue a written decision soon in a college student’s lawsuit challenging a policy that restricts firearms on his campus. 1

• Counterclaim filed against Mehring

  October 14, 2011 in City on Page A5 Attorneys for Spokane police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick have filed a counterclaim of malicious prosecution against a detective who is suing the chief and the city over how he was treated … 15

• Idaho inmates settle prison lawsuit

  September 20, 2011 in Idaho A potential class-action lawsuit against the nation’s largest private prison company over allegations of violence at the Idaho Correctional Center has been settled in federal court. 2

• Hospitals sue state over Medicaid cuts

  July 19, 2011 in News The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) has sued the state for cutting Medicaid payments. 2

• DOE offers to settle claims

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 The U.S. Department of Energy has tentatively agreed to settle the claims of 139 people with thyroid disease – the largest settlement so far in a massive civil suit brought …

• Ex-Vandal Vobora wins hefty lawsuit

  June 21, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 ST. LOUIS – Former Idaho Vandal and current St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora was awarded $5.4 million in his lawsuit against a Florida supplements maker. More important, Vobora said …

• Troopers show degrees of dishonesty

  June 17, 2011 in City on Page A5 When Washington State Patrol Trooper Daniel Mann talks about his days at Berkley – if he ever does – it’s probably nothing like you imagine. No free-speech protests or sit-ins. … 34

• County pays $300,000 to settle former guard’s bias, harassment suit against Geiger

  March 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County will pay $300,000 to settle a former Geiger Corrections Center guard’s claim of on-the-job discrimination and harassment. Beverley Ridley-Gardner complained of racial and gender discrimination as well as …

• Idaho law student sues university over firearms

  January 25, 2011 in Idaho A law student at the University of Idaho has filed a lawsuit challenging the school’s rules that prohibit him from storing firearms in his on-campus apartment. 38

• Death of child triggers lawsuit

  January 20, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 The state of Idaho is responsible for the death of a Post Falls toddler, according to a lawsuit filed late last month in federal court. Karina Janay Moore was 2 … 4

• Attorney general sues makers of LCD panels over prices

  August 12, 2010 in Region Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna says he’s suing the makers of Samsung, Toshiba, Sharp and five other brands of liquid crystal display screens. McKenna says they engaged in price-fixing. 10

• Judge dismisses portion of Syringa lawsuit

  July 27, 2010 in Idaho A state judge has dismissed a large portion of a lawsuit between a consortium of Idaho telephone companies and the Idaho Department of Administration, saying the consortium didn’t fully try …

• Lawsuit filed in Monroe Street Bridge suicide

  July 26, 2010 in City Attorneys on Monday filed a $4.7 million federal civil suit against the Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff’s Office for their failed attempt to keep a mentally-ill man from … 21

• Settlement squeezes out a bit more Met money

  May 23, 2010 in City on Page E1 C. Paul Sandifur Jr., the former chairman and chief executive officer of Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co., will pay $23,000 to investors in the bankrupt company as part of a … 1

• A recovery worth saluting

  May 22, 2010 in City on Page B1 After being hit by a city dump truck in 2008, Zach Donovan survived, not only to walk again but to fly to Washington, D.C., next month to meet President Barack … 1

• Spokane boy honored with trip to D.C. after ordeal

  May 21, 2010 in City After being hit by a city dump truck in 2008, Zach Donovan survived not only to walk again but to fly to Washington, D.C., next month to meet President Barack … 2

• Sick downwinder seeks trial

  March 14, 2010 in City on Page B1 With the fingers of her right hand, Deborah Clark presses firmly on a gaping surgical hole in her neck. It’s the only way she can speak. The words that emerge … 1

• King County judge rules state failing education

  February 4, 2010 in Region The state of Washington isn’t fully paying for basic public education, a violation of its constitutional duty, a King County judge ruled Thursday in a lawsuit brought by a coalition … 2

• Suit against former Joel tenant dropped

  January 29, 2010 in City on Page A9 The developer of a downtown loft project who filed suit in October for damages related to the devastating Joel Building fire has withdrawn the lawsuit. The Lofts at Joel LLC, … 2

• Sterling sued over bank’s 401(k) plan

  January 13, 2010 in Business on Page A12 A former Sterling Financial Corp. employee has sued the Spokane financial institution alleging administrators of its 401(k) plan imprudently invested as much as 20 percent of plan assets in company … 1

• Fired sergeant, claiming alcohol disability, sues city

  December 24, 2009 in City on Page A1 A Spokane police sergeant who was fired after a drunken hit-and-run crash filed a $4 million claim against the city of Spokane on Wednesday, saying he was wrongfully fired because … 16

• CdA election challenged

  December 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 The losing candidate in a Coeur d’Alene City Council race filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the outcome, naming all council members as defendants, along with the mayor, the city clerk, …

• N.J. union takes lead in Ambassadors lawsuit

  October 26, 2009 in Business A Spokane federal judge has approved a New Jersey electrical workers union as lead plaintiff in a securities fraud suit filed against Spokane education travel business Ambassadors Group.

• Developer files lawsuit over Joel Building blaze

  October 14, 2009 in City on Page A6 The developer of a downtown loft project is seeking damages from the photography studio where last year’s devastating Joel Building fire is believed to have started. In a suit filed … 1

• Detective files claim over suspension

  September 25, 2009 in City on Page A10 A Spokane police detective cleared of a felony harassment charge by a jury last year is preparing to sue the city. An attorney representing Detective Jay Mehring filed a $3.5 … 2

• Wal-Mart settles lawsuit by Wash. workers for $35M

  July 22, 2009 in City Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay up to $35 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of 88,000 workers at Washington state stores who were forced to … 2

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