March 20, 2008  
PUGET ENERGY: Settles Wash. Litigation Over Proposed Acquisition
Puget Energy, Inc., and its directors settled a consolidated 
class action that was filed with the King County Superior Court, 
Seattle, Washington in relation to a proposed sale of the 
company, according to the company's Feb. 29, 2008 form 10-K 
filing...
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FLORIDA: ACLU Sues Over Dismal High School Graduation Rates
Charging that shamefully low high school graduation rates 
demonstrate a violation of students' constitutional right to a 
high quality education, the American Civil Liberties Union filed 
a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit today against the Palm...
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XL CAPITAL: Plaintiffs Appeal Nixing of CT Securities Complaint
The plaintiffs in a securities fraud class action filed with the 
U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut against XL 
Capital Ltd. are appealing the dismissal of their second amended 
complaint...
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UNITEDHEALTH GROUP: Shareholder Suit Granted Class Action Status
U.S. District Court Judge James Rosenbaum granted class-action 
status to a shareholder lawsuit over stock options backdating at 
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE:UNH), the Associated Press 
reports...
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MORTON'S RESTAURANT: Former Worker Appeals Calif. Suit Dismissal
The plaintiff in a purported class action against a steakhouse 
of Morton's Restaurant Group, Inc., is seeking to appeal the 
dismissal of the case...
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XL CAPITAL: Plaintiffs Appeal Rulings in N.J. Antitrust Lawsuit
The plaintiffs in the matter "In re Insurance Brokerage 
Antitrust Litigation, MDL No. 1663, Civil Action No. 04-5184 
(FSH)," are appealing to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third 
Circuit several rulings entered by the U.S. District Court for 
the...
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LEAR CORP: Delaware Court Allows Filing of 4th Amended Complaint
The Delaware Court of Chancery granted the plaintiffs' motion 
for leave to file a fourth amended complaint in a consolidated 
class action that sought to block billionaire investor Carl 
Icahn acquisition of Lear Corp., according to Lear's March 3,...
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BJC HEALTHCARE: Settles Uninsured Patients' Lawsuit
BJC HealthCare and two Missouri law firms said that they have 
reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed on behalf 
of uninsured patients at BJC hospitals who said they were 
charged several times as much as patients with insurance, the 
St....
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