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CNN —Randy Cox, the man who was paralyzed while authorities were transporting him handcuffed and without a seat belt in a police van, reached a $45 million settlement with the City of New Haven, his attorneys announced Saturday.The settlement marked the end of a civil lawsuit filed against the southern Connecticut coastal city after the June 2022 incident in which an abrupt stop in the back of a New Haven Police Department van caused Cox to be paralyzed from the chest down.The settlement marks the largest involving a police misconduct case in US history, according to Cox’s attorneys, Ben Crump, Louis Rubano and RJ Weber.…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton was charged Friday with making false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans. The federal indictment of real estate developer Nate Paul is the result of a yearslong FBI investigation — a probe Paxton involved his office in, setting off a chain of events that led to a separate federal probe of the attorney general and his impeachment and suspension from office last month. Paul was charged with eight counts of making false statements while seeking loans from mortgage lenders in the US and Ireland.…

The attorney behind a major class-action lawsuit against Google claims that advances in artificial intelligence give the digital monopoly almost unlimited power to control lives, influence thoughts and shape society. “When the average person interacts with the internet, Google monitors and controls everything,” John C. Herman, of Herman Jones LLP in Atlanta, told Fox News Digital. “From the search results, to the advertisements, to the web pages themselves, Google controls it all,” he said. INVISIBLE AI’S ‘INTELLIGENT AGENT’ CAMERAS CAN SEE WHAT AUTOWORKERS AND MACHINERY ARE DOING WRONG He also said, “Adding in an AI component, we now have a single company that dictates what news people see, what products they buy and even how they vote.”…

Attorneys for a Utah author accused of poisoning her husband with a spiked drink and then writing a children’s book about how to cope with grief are seeking her release from jail, arguing in newly filed court documents that a witness for the prosecution gave conflicting information and that weeks before his death friends said the couple seemed “happier” than ever. The author, Kouri Richins, was arrested and charged with killing Eric Richins last year during a quiet celebration at their home in Kamas, Utah, about 40 miles southeast of Salt Lake City, after she closed her home for her business, according to authorities.…

FBI agents on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a day after his defense presented evidence that was intended to counter bribery allegations but raised new questions about the two men’s dealings. Nate Paul was booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon after being arrested by federal agents, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, and the records say only that he was being held on a federal prisoner for a felony. Lawyers for Paul and the US Attorney’s Office in West Texas did not immediately respond to requests for comment.…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The FBI on Thursday arrested a businessman at the center of the scandal that led to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment, a move that came amid new questions about the men’s dealings raised by financial records the Republican’s lawyers made public to try to clear him of allegations of bribery. Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody by federal agents and booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, but the records show he was being held on a federal prisoner for a felony.…

Cryptocurrency is complicating an increasing amount of divorces, a new report from CNBC says. Divorce attorneys told the outlet it is also becoming common for people to hide crypto from their partners. One woman said she learned her husband was hiding bitcoin then worth about $500,000 during their divorce.loading Something is loading.Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the appConflict over ownership of cryptocurrency — especially crypto that has been kept secret by a spouse from their partner — is reportedly becoming an increasingly common trend of divorce attorneys are spotting in their cases.…

Aboriginal legal services struggling to stay afloat amid a nationwide funding crisis have been handed a $21 million lifeline — but the head of one of those services says that is far from what is needed.Key points:The government is providing Aboriginal legal services additional support amid a nationwide funding shortfall It says it has recognized inflation is increasing the cost of providing frontline services NAAJA has welcomed the boost, but says clients and lawyers are still at riskLawyers at the North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) in the NT are among the lowest paid in the country despite juggling “enormous” caseloads, NAAJA’s chief executive, John Paterson, says.…