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Free Lance-Star - Numerous lawsuits were filed between the two families over the years, most of them by Ames. Lawyers for the Brooks family came to court Friday to tell Circuit Judge Alfred D. Swersky that all cases were dismissed upon mutual agreement. Both

Prosecutors did their best with what they were given
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - They have not given media interviews on the subject of the Martensville scandal since they were named as defendants in the malicious prosecution lawsuits brought by the wrongly accused after the case collapsed, citing the fact that the matter was

Oregon seeks halt of first logging in roadless area
News Register - GRANTS PASS - Gov. Ted Kulongoski joined conservation groups on Thursday in asking a federal judge to block logging of a burned-over area of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest until their lawsuits challenging the Bush administration's overhaul

Doctors suit dismissed
Colorado Springs Gazette - Citing insufficient evidence to support physicians claims of unfair reimbursements from UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Coventry Health Care Inc., a federal judge in Miami on Monday dismissed a class-action racketeering lawsuit against the insurers

Florida judge dismisses claims against UnitedHealthcare
MSN MoneyCentral - A Miami federal judge on Monday dismissed all claims against UnitedHealthcare Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Coventry Health Care Inc., the last defendants in a class-action suit that accused several health insurers of conspiring to defraud