Shalov Stone & Bonner LLP today commenced asecurities class action on behalf of purchasers of the securities ofXethanol Corporation (AMEX: XNL) (OTCBB: XTHN) in the period from January31, 2006 to August 8, 2006, inclusive. The lawsuit is pending in theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of New York, andnames as defendants the company and certain of its executive officers.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- For five years, the death of Sandra Baker Joyner after a mini-facelift was attributed to medical error. But last month, investigators proposed a more sinister explanation.

This week, Highland Park schools launched a counterattack to a discrimination lawsuit against the district over a rule requiring female high school soccer players to wear safety headgear that's not required for the boys team.

VISTA ---- One of three plaintiffs in a high-profile lawsuit against the city of Vista said Monday that she plans to remove her name from the case, which seeks to quash the city's controversial ordinance regulating the hiring of day laborers

OTTAWA -- Environmentalists threatened Tuesday to sue Canada to force cuts to greenhouse gas emissions agreed under the Kyoto Protocol, despite claims by officials that the target cannot be achieved.

The family of a developmentally disabled teen who died after a golf cart accident spoke out for the first time Tuesday. Alexis Soberanis would have turned 19 Wednesday. His family demanded answers in what could be a wrongful death suit.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Relatives of a 43-year-old man shot and killed by police outside a convenience store in July filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday, seeking $71 million in damages.

LAS VEGAS Relatives of a 43-year-old man shot and killed by police outside a convenience store in July have filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit seeking 71 (M) Million dollars in damages.

Long-time Sports Information Director at NDSU, George Ellis, has won his lawsuit against the university. This was a bench trial heard by east central district Judge Steven Marquart. And he has found that George Ellis was a victim of age discrimination.

A San Antonio man claims he was first on the scene to check on victims of a car accident. However, instead of being allowed to help, he said he was roughed up and arrested by San Antonio police.