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  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of a downtown loft project who filed suit in October for damages related to the devastating Joel Building fire has withdrawn the lawsuit.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

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  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

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  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

• Actor sues over chandelier mishap

  July 20, 2009 in News, Idaho Actor Dennis Franz and a 72-year-old family guest have both filed lawsuits in Kootenai County against the manufacturer and installer of a mechanism that apparently failed and caused a light …

• Property managers’ actions spark lawsuit, criminal probe

  July 20, 2009 in News, City The property managers for three Spokane apartment houses are accused in a civil lawsuit of accepting rent payments in cash and pocketing part of the proceeds. The matter has sparked … 1

• Rosauers cleared in civil suit

  June 12, 2009 in City on Page A10 It took a Spokane jury about an hour Thursday to decide in favor of Rosauers Supermarkets in a lawsuit brought by a family who claimed their 11-year-old daughter was unlawfully …

• Apartment developer settles Fair Housing suit

  May 22, 2009 in City on Page A11 A Spokane-area developer has settled a lawsuit with the U.S. Justice Department over four apartment complexes built without proper access for people with disabilities. As part of the settlement, Developer …

• Case against sheriff’s deputies dismissed

  May 7, 2009 in City A federal judge has ruled in favor of Spokane County in a suit brought by a man who claimed that sheriff’s deputies beat him inside a Spokane Valley bar in … 15

• Lawsuit filed over scuba-diving death

  December 18, 2008 in City The wife of a Spokane stockbroker who drowned in a scuba diving accident in March has filed a damage suit in Spokane County Superior Court against Scuba Center of Spokane …

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  Orchard Prairie fights road project

  October 13, 2008 in City on Page A1 From their front deck at Orchard Prairie in north Spokane County, Don Hamilton and Lorna St. John look out over the small farms, hills and mountains that give breadth to …

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  BlueRay selling top two floors

  April 30, 2008 in Business on Page A10 Less than a year after BlueRay Technologies Inc. displaced nearly 50 poor tenants from apartments on the top two floors of the downtown Commercial Building – sparking a lawsuit by …

• BlueRay files counterclaim over records suit

  April 26, 2008 in Business on Page A8 BlueRay Technologies Inc. claims a shareholder suing the company to make it disclose financial records is a former chief financial officer fired for allegedly not maintaining corporate records and for …

• BlueRay sued for financial data

  April 19, 2008 in Business on Page A14 A shareholder in BlueRay Technologies Inc. accuses the Spokane company of not maintaining or turning over records such as financial statements and lists of assets, and says a partial balance …

• Itron accused of infringing wireless patent

  March 22, 2008 in Business on Page A8 A Georgia company has filed a lawsuit against Itron Inc., accusing the Spokane company of infringing on a wireless technology patent. The lawsuit was filed by IP Co. LLC, which …

• Developer sues Hayden property owners

  August 4, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 A Delaware partnership wanting to buy 618 acres for a controversial development that could increase Hayden’s population by a third is suing the property’s owners for breach of contract. ALF …