$4M lawsuit claims boss harassed former Jefferson County school bus driver A former school bus driver has filed a $4 million federal lawsuit against the Jefferson County Board of Education claiming sexual harassment by schools transportation Supervisor Kenneth Thornhill. [News Source]

The Hartford To Settle Suit For $47 Million The Hartford plans to pay $47 million to settle a national class-action lawsuit filed in 2005 alleging that the company kept millions in claim-settlement money that should have gone to accident victims. [News Source]

Mother sues sheriff for trying to stop car The mother of a Pekin teen killed last fall in a fatal drunken driving accident has sued the Peoria County Sheriff's Department. [News Source]

Status conference in REEF lawsuit next week SYLACAUGA — A status conference for the lawsuit brought by two Walco residents against REEF Environmental is set for next week. [News Source]

Bonds, notes may be flawed, a risk to state budget State officials waited several months to tell bondholders and other lenders about two court cases that threaten to blow an $800 million hole in the state budget. [News Source]

Jury awards woman $200 million in asbestos case A jury awarded a woman more than $200 million after it found that her rare form of cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos from washing her husband's contaminated work-clothes. [News Source]

Lawsuit filed against pound LUMBERTON — An animal rights advocate has filed a lawsuit against the Robeson County Animal Shelter alleging abuse, and was granted a temporary restraining order that prohibits shelter staff from e... [News Source]