Betty Tucker had invited a few guests over for a cookout in the garden of her Canton, Miss., home when two plainclothes sheriff’s deputies walked into her home. Even though they didn’t have a warrant, they came in, checked her pockets and the pockets of her guests, searched her patio on their hands and knees, and then left. It wasn’t much different for Quinetta Manning.
The family of a southern Ontario teen who suffered severe brain injuries after being impaled by a sawed-off golf club during gym class has filed a lawsuit for more than $20 million. Madison Arseneault’s family alleges the city of Windsor, Ont., the school board and teachers were negligent and failed to ensure the 15-year-old’s safety during gym class held on city-run property last year. They …
The family of Tony Robinson, the 19-year-old fatally shot by police in Madison in 2015, has apparently settled a federal civil rights lawsuit. Family members and their attorneys plan to hold a news conference Thursday to discuss the $3.3 million settlement. Madison police officer Matt Kenny, who is white, shot the unarmed black teenager March 6, 2015 in an apartment house …
The cheater dating website Ashley Madison, which got hacked and exposed the secret lives of millions of Americans, has agreed to a $1.7 million settlement with several U.S. states and the federal government. The settlement, announced Wednesday by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, is a scathing admission of fraudulent business practices. Government investigators in New York …
Failed presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has settled a lawsuit alleging his campaign improperly used two copyrighted songs in political advertisements. Cruz’s campaign and the Hollywood ad agency he had hired, Madison McQueen, agreed to pay a Seattle music-licensing firm $55,000 and issued an apology for “unintentionally infringing upon the intellectual property rights” of the two …
Madison officials are trying to get a lawsuit filed in Hinds County involving a Madison police pursuit of burglary suspects inside Jackson thrown out or transferred. Robert Pugh of Jackson, who was injured when …
Eric Swafford, Tennessee state director for the Humane Society of the United States, speaks about the possibility of new legislation and a lawsuit with connections to Madison County breeders. Seven people filed a lawsuit last week against PuppyFind.com. …
Madison County government is a unique place, maybe the only set of offices in the nation where there’s no jealousy, no backbiting, no water-cooler rumors and no intrigue. Amazing for a place that at its foundation is political, right? The county’s standing as a “no gossip zone” is the only conclusion one can reach based on the fact that no one claims to have known what corrupt, disgraced and …
Ashley Madison class-action: plaintiffs must use real name or drop out A federal judge ruled that Ashley Madison plaintiffs must use their real names to participate in a class-actio lawsuit. A federal judge ruled last week that those plaintiffs who want to continue as part of class action suit against Ashley Madison over a 2015 data breach must use their real names or drop out. The judge gave…
Christopher Russell owned a small bar in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, but, like a lot people these days, figured he had better odds hooking up online. Russell was 40 and going through a divorce, so he wasn’t seeking anything serious. When he saw an ad for the dating site Ashley Madison, which boasted 36 million members and the tagline, “Life is short, have an affair,” he decided to check it out.