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Former Inmates Awarded $11.5 Million in Polk Co. Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Two women have been awarded $11.5 million in a federal lawsuit. One of the women sat down with Fox 9. On Friday, a jury in Madison, Wisconsin, found that both former Polk County jailer Darryl Christensen and Polk County were responsible for sexual assaults of two inmates. Former inmate Melinda Juleen said the assaults happened 50-75 times while she was in jail. …


A Lawsuit Asking Wells Fargo to Pay $10 Billion Is Being Brought in Utah

Utah is poised to become ground zero in a lawsuit aimed at making Wells Fargo pay. Victims of the bank’s recent scheme hope to hit the bank where it hurts and hit them hard – and Utah might hold the key to it all. In the weeks since news broke that Wells Fargo opened as many as 2 million fake accounts in their customers’ names, there has been a barrage of moves made by the bank to show …


Lawyer Who Said Growing Marijuana Was Legal Now Faces Lawsuit Accusing Him of Racketeering

A local lawyer who told people they could legally grow marijuana despite a federal law saying the opposite now faces a lawsuit accusing him of profiting off crimes. Ian Christensen’s law firm told couples like the Yandells that if they medically needed marijuana, he could get them a doctor’s certificate that would protect them from arrest, according to Scott and Marsha Yandell’s lawsuit. After …