MEMPHIS, Tenn. - An appeals court sided with the City of Memphis in a lawsuit filed by Alicia Franklin, a woman raped by Cleotha Abston a year before Abston kidnapped and murdered Eliza Fletcher.

Franklin County Treasurer Cheryl Brooks Sullivan ... alleging the banks violated laws designed to protect consumers. In court filings, her attorney says she repeatedly applied for loss mitigation ...

Jury duty scams are common and have previously impacted Franklin County. Franklin County Common Pleas Court has also issued a warning about increasing scams involving alleged missed jury duty.