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• Idaho family sues USFS for $1M after tree hit son

  April 10, 2013 in Idaho, Outdoors BOISE — An Idaho family has sued the U.S. Forest Service demanding more than $1 million after a large dead tree at a remote campsite fell and injured their young … 48

• Bonner County dispatchers allege hostile work environment

  April 5, 2013 in Idaho SANDPOINT, Idaho — A former dispatcher and a current dispatcher at the Bonner County 911 Center in North Idaho have filed legal notices announcing their intention to file lawsuits against … 35

• Parents file suit against CV, saying teacher molested girl

  March 9, 2013 in City on Page B2 The parents of a 15-year-old girl have filed a lawsuit against Central Valley School District alleging the district failed to protect their daughter, then 11, from a teacher who later … 4

• Parents file suit against Central Valley School District alleging it failed to protect their daughter

  March 8, 2013 in City The parents of a 15-year-old girl have filed a lawsuit against Central Valley School District alleging the district failed to protect their daughter, then 11, from a teacher who later … 9

• Judge dismisses last count on Leach lawsuit

  February 5, 2013 in Sports A judge has dismissed the last remaining count in football coach Mike Leach’s wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech. 1

• Catholic hospital acknowledged ‘morally wrong’ argument

  February 4, 2013 in Nation/World DENVER — A Catholic hospital on Monday acknowledged it was “morally wrong” for its attorneys to argue in court that a fetus is not a human being under Colorado law. 26

• Feds throw support behind lawsuit against JPMorgan

  October 2, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The federal government today threw its support behind a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase accusing Bear Stearns, the investment bank JPMorgan bought in 2008, of engaging in massive fraud … 12

• Spokane to pay golfer $215,000 for sprained ankle

  September 28, 2012 in City on Page A1 A golfer who sprained his ankle at Esmeralda Golf Course is getting $215,000 from the city of Spokane plus free golf for the rest of his life, but neither side … 46

• UI responds in frat-house fall lawsuit

  August 2, 2012 in Idaho MOSCOW, Idaho — A University of Idaho attorney says the school can’t control what students do on private property outside of school hours, and so it can’t be held liable … 1

• Man fights AT&T over $1M phone bill

  July 9, 2012 in Nation/World IPSWICH, Mass. — A Massachusetts businessman is engaged in a legal battle with AT&T Inc. over what he calls a fraudulent million-dollar phone bill. 1

• City to pay woman hit in ’10

  June 12, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane officials have tentatively approved a $2.25 million settlement to a woman who became paralyzed from the waist down after she was struck by a city vehicle in 2010. The … 4

• 9th Circuit knocks execution access rules used in Idaho, Wash.

  June 7, 2012 in Region A federal appeals court raised sharp questions Thursday about why Idaho’s not complying with its 2002 decision that the First Amendment requires witnesses to be able to view lethal injection … 6

• Lawsuit threatened over ‘Five Wives Vodka’ ban

  June 6, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — A Washington law professor is threatening a lawsuit over Idaho’s decision to ban a brand of vodka that makes a cheeky reference to polygamy. 14

• Federal judge slows news groups’ execution case

    June 5, 2012 in Idaho A federal judge declined Tuesday to issue a preliminary injunction against limits on witness access to Idaho’s executions, finding that while the news media presented “a strong case on the …

• WSU to pay $650K to settle discrimination lawsuit

  June 5, 2012 in Region SPOKANE — Washington State University has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by two former employees of Chinese descent. 9

• Idaho judge considers anonymous comments lawsuit

  June 1, 2012 in City, Idaho Forcing The Spokesman-Review to reveal the identities of three anonymous commenters on its Huckleberries Online blog would quell free speech by raising fears that people posting critical remarks would be … 18

• Brett company sued over jewelry ads

  February 7, 2012 in City, Sports 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

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