Lawsuit Could Derail Spur Project Arguments will be heard this week in federal District Court in Anchorage regarding wetlands permits for the Port MacKenzie rail spur. The environmental group Cook Inletkeeper has filed suit in an attempt to block the link between the port and Houston. The Matanuska Susitna Borough is behind the rail spur project, although the Federal Surface Transportation Board must approve it. [News Source]

Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP Announces Lead Plaintiff Deadline In The Class Action Lawsuit Against VeriSign, Inc. Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP announces that purchasers of the common stock of VeriSign, Inc. between June 25, 2012 and October 25, 2012, inclusive , have until March 18, 2013 to file a motion with the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff. [News Source]

Alameda County joins state attorney general in lawsuit against BP and ARCO over environmental violations Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley joined state Attorney General Kamala Harris and six other California district attorneys in filing a civil lawsuit Friday against BP West Coast Products, BP Products North America, Inc. [News Source]

Lawsuit settlement $265,000 to SA office secretaries Three former county employees who alleged sexual harassment by State’s Attorney John Pepmeyer have received a collective $265,000 in settlement amounts, according to public records obtained by The Register-Mail. In 2007, Jennifer Brown, Constance Griffith and Teresea Cummings, all former state’s attorney’s office employees, alleged that their civil rights had been violated and that they had been ... [News Source]

Lawsuit settlement $265,000 to SA office secretaries Three former county employees who alleged sexual harassment by State’s Attorney John Pepmeyer have received a collective $265,000 in settlement amounts, according to public records obtained by The Register-Mail. In 2007, Jennifer Brown, Constance Griffith and Teresea Cummings, all former state’s attorney’s office employees, alleged that their civil rights had been violated and that they had been ... [News Source]

Record $109M jury award is appealed IRWIN, Pa., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- The appeal of a record $109 million jury award in a wrongful death lawsuit in Pennsylvania is being closely watched by the legal community, lawyers said. [News Source]

Mother of Homewood man shot dead by police files lawsuit The mother of a 30-year-old Homewood man who was shot to death by police last week has filed a federal lawsuit against the Homewood police. Filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Chicago by Marcia Holton, the lawsuit alleges that on Jan. 27, two officers arrived at her home in the 900 block of Olive Road in Homewood in response to a domestic disturbance. Without provocation, one or both of the ... [News Source]