A teen girl sobbed in the U.S. District Court in Nashville court on Wednesday as she came face to face with the man who kidnapped her and sexually assaulted for over a month before his capture last year. NBC News reports that 52-year-old former high school teacher Tad Cummins was sentenced to 20 years in …
Singer and makeup mogul Rihanna is reportedly suing her father, accusing him of using her Fenty brand for his own gain and claiming he fraudulently posed as her agent. From TMZ, Rihanna, 30, has accused Ronald Fenty of unilaterally creating a talent development brand called Fenty Entertainment—despite the singer obtaining a trademark for the word …
Prosecutors in the case of Wisconsin man, Jake Patterson, accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs after shooting her parents dead, will not put the girl on the stand to testify. AP reports that Barron County District Attorney Brian Wright told reporters that Jayme, who he described as an “unbelievable” teen, would not be asked to take the …
The mother of the 3-year-old boy who allegedly started a New York City apartment fire that killed 13 people in December 2017 has reportedly sued for $1.1 billion, accusing 11 agencies or entities of “negligence.” According to the New York Post, mom-of-two Rita Yeboah is seeking $100 million from 11 defendants, including the city, her …
Jake Patterson, the man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and shooting her parents dead, reportedly admitted that he tried two times prior to kidnap the girl before finally succeeding on October 15. According to the criminal complaint against Patterson, filed at the Barron Circuit Court and released Monday, Patterson targeted Jayme after spotting her …
A New Jersey township agreed to pay $235,000 to an ex-court administrator who said a co-worker squirted breast milk on her in a “sexually hostile workplace.” NJ Civil Settlements first reported on the August 21, 2018, payout last week. Cheryl Jeannette, 51, filed a lawsuit against Belleville Township in 2015, alleging she was subjected to a “hostile …
For the first time since his arrest in 2017 for the murder of Georgia teacher Tara Grinstead, suspect Ryan Alexander Duke is asking for $10,000 bond to get out of jail, and he apparently claims it’s because his alleged accomplice, Bo Dukes, is on the run from police. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Duke’s lawyer, Asleigh Merchant, …
On Friday, a Philadelphia judge reinstated appeal rights to Mumia Abu-Jamal, a former Black Panther who has been imprisoned since 1982 for fatally shooting an officer. According to WHYY, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker agreed with Abu-Jamal’s lawyers that Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Ronald Castille shouldn’t have presided over the 64-year-old’s multiple appeals. Castille was a …
A Florida couple has sued a Vermont-based gynecologist, alleging he used his own sperm during an insemination procedure that resulted in him fathering their child. Per the Rutland Herald, Cheryl and Peter Rousseau accused Dr. John Boyd Coates III of switching out sperm provided by an unnamed medical student resembling Peter and using his own instead. …
The family of slain Florida woman Carla Stefaniak filed a lawsuit against Airbnb and property owners at a Costa Rican village after she was killed at while vacationing there. People reports that according to a lawsuit filed at the Hillsborough County Court on Thursday, bad reviews and comments associated with Villa le Mas, in San Antonio de …
A man who reportedly fell down a flight of stairs at a New York City bar during SantaCon was recently told by the judge that the coma he found himself in was his own fault. Per the New York Post, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe dismissed a personal injury suit brought forth by Christopher Visone, …
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein Thursday, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer’s lawyers to have his indictment thrown out. Judge James Burke’s ruling buoyed a prosecution that has appeared on rocky ground in recent months amid a prolonged defense effort …
