Reid, Feinstein urged Sierra Club not to fight Regional Plan LAKE TAHOE — Federal legislators urged the Sierra Club not to delay the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's Regional Plan Update prior to the environmental group's challenge to the wide-ranging plan this week. [News Source]

Mother files civil suit in son's hit-and-run death A mother has filed a civil lawsuit months after her son was killed in a hit-and-run accident along a Sioux City street. [News Source]

Cruise Ship Lawyers File Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Carnival Triumph Passengers Maritime law firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A. discusses possible causes for cruise ship fires, the conditions aboard the Triumph, the cruise line’s responsibility in providing a safe and sanitary environment onboard all ships, as well as the rights of all cruise line passengers.Miami, FL (PRWEB) February 18, 2013 Miami based maritime law firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman ... [News Source]

Law Offices of Todd M. Garber Announces Lead Plaintiff Deadline In The Class Action Lawsuit Against Longwei Petroleum … The Law Offices of Todd M. Garber announces that shareholders of Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding Limited have until March 5, 2013 to move for lead plaintiff status in the shareholder lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. [News Source]

Lawsuit: Military Hospital Performed Wrong Surgery A $1.7 million malpractice suit alleges Langley Air Force Base Hospital in Virginia terminated a healthy pregnancy after misdiagnosing it as possible cancer. [News Source]

Discrimination lawsuit plaintiffs say Cooper Green clinics should not be excluded from Jefferson County hiring freeze Hours after U.S. District Court Judge Lynwood Smith's order freezing county hirings and promotions last week, the county asked the judge to exclude Cooper Green from the order. Plaintiffs in a lawsuit that resulted in a 1982 consent decree mandating the county change its employment practices say the former hospital, which is now an urgent care center and clinics for the indigent, should not be ... [News Source]

Former firefighter sues city claiming discrimination over PTSD A former Georgetown firefighter has sued the city of Georgetown in federal court, claiming he was discriminated against because he developed post traumatic stress disorder while on the job. [News Source]