Klasnic calls former team-mates in kidney treatment claim

BREMEN - Croatian footballer Ivan Klasnic is calling 64 players and coaches as witnesses as he seeks damages of more than 1 million euros ($1.35 million) in a medical dispute with his former club Werder Bremen.

Former MSG Sports president Steve Mills to leave company in June, work with Magic Johnson

NEW YORK — Steve Mills, who hired Isiah Thomas and later was demoted after Thomas’ turbulent tenure at MSG, is leaving the company in June.

Rats! Shopper sues, claims La. Wal-Mart let a large rodent named Norman run free and scare her

NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana woman is suing a Wal-Mart store over what she claims was a much-too-close encounter of the furry kind.

2 groups of Geronimo descendants fighting over where remains should be buried

MESCALERO, N.M. — A group of descendants of the Apache leader Geronimo is suing to stop another descendant from moving the American Indian icon’s bones from Oklahoma to New Mexico.

NY comptroller sues Aldus Equity over Dallas firm’s role in pay-to-play scandal

NEW YORK — New York state’s comptroller is suing a company accused of paying illegal kickbacks in exchange for a big investment from the state pension fund.

Residency cases ordered reopened in lawsuit over spouses who died during immigration process

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Friday ordered the government to reopen the immigration cases of dozens of foreign widows whose American citizen spouses died before they could get their green cards.

Hewitt takes on former management over finances

MELBOURNE - Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt is engaged in a bitter legal battle with his former management over alleged financial misappropriation and lost investment opportunities.

Jack Nicholson suing producer over alleged debt

LONDON - Legendary actor Jack Nicholson is suing a Hollywood producer, alleging that he owes the star more than 1.2 million dollars.

Civil trial against Snoop Dogg by fan who claims he was beaten by rapper in 2005 begins

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man suing Snoop Dogg for millions told a jury Friday that the euphoria of being near one of his idols quickly turned to terror during a 2005 concert when he was savagely beaten.

Media fight to force British govt to disclose 7 missing grafs in torture tale of ex-resident

LONDON — It is a page-turner of a tale — but one with seven missing paragraphs.

King family is charging fees over project to build memorial to the civil rights leader in DC

King family draws fees from DC memorial project

WASHINGTON — The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has charged the foundation building a monument to the civil rights leader on the National Mall about $800,000 for the use of his words and image — an arrangement one leading scholar says King would have found offensive.

Teenager sues sperm bank for father’s ‘defective’ sperm

NEW YORK - Whom to blame if the sperm from a sperm bank leads to complications in children?

An American teenager, who was born with a genetic disorder called X syndrome causing mental impairment, has filed a suit against the sperm bank that her mother used to conceive her.

Bradman’s son moves court against commercial use of name in India

MELBOURNE - Sir Donald Bradman’s son has sued the law firm that allowed the legendary cricketer’s name to be used to sell biscuits in India, saying that his father’s identity is not ‘a brand name, like Mickey Mouse’.

Client claims top UK barrister charged her 250 pounds an hour even for having sex

LONDON - A client has claimed that a married British barrister with whom she had an affair charged her 250 pounds an hour for the time he spent having sex with her.

Jolie fan sues charity for bogus ‘Meet Star’ bid

WASHINGTON - American actress Angelina Jolie has landed in the middle of a lawsuit after a fan sued a children’s charity he claims used the star’s name for a bid.

Rape victim’s about-face raises furore in Philippines

MANILA - When Suzette ‘Nicole’ Nicolas accused a US soldier of raping her after they met in a bar at a former American naval base in the Philippines in November 2005, Filipinos from all walks of life rallied behind her.

Australia wonders how to cope with future bushfires

SYDNEY - While Australia is desperately seeking reasons for the demonic bushfires which singed Victoria on Black Saturday, some ominous signs have emerged.

Britney’s dad wants to sue her former manager

LONDON - Pop star Britney Spears’ father Jamie Spears wants to take her former manager Sam Lufti to court because he believes he drugged her.