The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Don F. McElroy, who claims he is owed compensation from Simpson County for injuries he suffered in a 2004 accident. The state Court of Appeals in April reversed a local judge’s …
The Ohio county that includes Columbus has agreed to pay a total of $40,000 to two inmates who said jailers went too far in shocking them with stun guns. Tuesday’s settlements come months after Franklin County agreed to dramatically reduce …
Authorities say drag racing is a serious problem in Burke County, where two people were killed when a car careened out of control during a drag race on Sunday. The Augusta Chronicle reports that the deaths happened less than three …
Maricopa County is set to pay out $1 million to the family of a man who died while in custody of the Sheriff’s Office. The Arizona Republic reports Juan Farias Mendoza died in 2008 after a physical exchange with detention …
San Bernardino County has reached a $770,000 settlement with four plaintiffs and attorneys who filed a federal lawsuit claiming its 13 courthouses were inaccessible to disabled people. A five-year rehabilitation schedule for each courthouse will provide access improvements to public …
Fifteen people have been injured in a storm system that swept through parts of Jones County on Wednesday, causing damage to dozens of homes and buildings in an area north of Laurel. Only one person was taken to a hospital. …
The chairman of the Delaware County Democratic Party said he favors raising sales taxes for three years to help pay off a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the county sheriff’s office. Michael Sperry made the comments Friday at a county meeting he …
Johnson County is no longer part of a lawsuit that claims Phill Kline sexually discriminated against a senior prosecutor while he was the suburban Kansas City county’s district attorney. Johnson County Judge Gerald T. Elliott agreed to dismiss the county …
Allegheny County, Pa., settled two lawsuits by former jail inmates who allege that they were mistreated. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the county settled one case for $30,000 and another for $23,000, but didn’t admit liability in either case. The …
Dubuque County recreation areas face over $600,000 in damage from heavy rains that caused major flooding this summer. Storms dumped over a foot of rain in late July, flooding basements and roads – and leaving behind a mess in several …