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A Louisiana man jumped off a bridge to avoid his eighth DWI arrest – only to be rescued from the choppy waters of the lake below and taken to jail, police said. Thomas Robert Harter, 44, was swerving and speeding in a car as he crossed the Causeway bridge over Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans about 5:40 p.m. Sunday, witnesses told police. When a Causeway police officer pulled him over, Harter immediately got out of his car with his hands in the air, The Times-Picayune reports....

Fired Fleetwood Mac guitarist and singer Lindsey Buckingham has filed a lawsuit against remaining band members Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, and Stevie Nicks, attempting to enforce his “right to share in the economic opportunities he is entitled to as a member of the partnership created to operate the business of Fleetwood Mac.” Though Buckingham admits there has never been a written band agreement among the members, he claims he was informed of his firing via second hand news on the eve of a world tour, and that he had delayed dreams of his own tour and album release to go on the road with Fleetwood Mac....

Everyone wants a piece of Oprah Winfrey before she half-heartedly leaves broadcast television. But the talk show queen can do no wrong, not even plagiarize someone else’s book. No, a Pennsylvania judge dismissed a $100 million lawsuit against her O-ness, saying that the allegedly infringed material lacked the requisite originality. Kind of like Oprah, don’t you think? Charles Harris wrote a little pamphlet called “How America Elects Her Presidents” and, in 2008, sent Oprah a few copies with hopes that she would catapult him to stardom....

After more than a decade in the courts, discrimination cases brought by Native American and Black farmers against the USDA and the Department of the Interior are nearing an end. On November 19, the Senate voted to approve two multibillion-dollar settlements to resolve claims of discrimination and mismanagement by the federal government. Further action by the House also will be needed for final approval, and will likely take place after the Thanksgiving holiday....

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has limited the ability of stockholders to sue third-party businesses – including banks, accounting firms, and customers – that may have played a role in facilitating a company’s securities fraud. In a 5-3 decision, the Court held that under federal securities laws, “the investors cannot be said to have relied upon any of the deceptive acts” of these secondary actors in the decision to purchase or sell securities; “and as the requisite reliance cannot be shown,” those secondary actors – here two customers and suppliers of a company in which the investors held common stock – have no liability to the stockholders....

You’ve got questions… we’ve got answers. If you have not yet asked or answered a question in FindLaw’s Answers community, what are you waiting for? This amazing free resource supports a dynamic community of legal consumers and attorneys helping each other out. Simple as that. 1. Should I take or refuse a sobriety test if I’m pulled over for a suspected DUI? DUI-related questions are among the most frequently asked on our message boards....

The CPSC has announced that 1.8 million toy dart guns have been recalled after two deaths from asphyxiation were reported. The dart guns were sold at Family Dollar Stores. Family Dollar Stores announced this recall in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. According to the CPSC, Family Dollar is working cooperatively with CPSC to announce this recall because Henry Gordy International has refused to recall the toy dart gun sets....

Rapper Tru Life, a former protege of Jay-Z, may have gained some street credibility but not in a good way. The rapper is facing eight years in prison for a New York stabbing that left one victim dead and another in critical condition. Tru Life, real name Robert Rosado Jr., pled guilty to second-degree gang assault in the stabbing death of 20-year-old Christopher Guerrero, the New York Daily News reports....

“Fast and Furious” star Tyrese was denied visitation of his daughter on Tuesday, with the girl’s mother claiming the child was sick. Tyrese arrived at Norma Gibson’s North Hollywood home to pick up their 6-year-old daughter when he was greeted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). According to TMZ, Gibson called them even before Tyrese arrived so that the po-po could view her child custody order. Can Tyrese really be denied visitation if his daughter is sick?...

Wells Fargo hopes this is the last shoe to fall in the Phony Accounts scandal unearthed in 2016. The company recently agreed to a $575 million settlement with all 50 state attorneys general over violations of state consumer protection laws tied to the opening of unauthorized bank accounts and unwanted insurance policies in its clients’ names. Previously, Wells Fargo admitted its employees created unauthorized accounts in order to meet quote demands by managers....

Actor and Priceline negotiator extraordinaire William Shatner is being sued for allegedly going where no “Star Trek” captain has gone before: harassing and retaliating against two hired hands at his California home. OK, so workplace harassment and retaliation claims aren’t all that uncommon. But more facts will be needed to determine whether this lawsuit will succeed, or whether a court will dismiss it at warp speed. Here’s what we know, according to the few facts uncovered by gossip website TMZ:...

Drivers are human, and even some of the smartest ones have been slapped with a DUI. But as some notable drunken-driving defendants have shown us, there are also many incredibly dumb mistakes that can lead to a DUI – and many more dumb mistakes you can make when getting pulled over. Here are 10 not-so-smart DUI mistakes you’ll want to avoid: Taking a Xanax (or other prescription drugs) and driving. Just because a doctor prescribed them doesn’t mean you have a magic DUI shield....

The Obama administration is backing Christian prayers before government meetings in a brief filed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lawyers for the administration and two groups of lawmakers from the House and Senate (nearly all Republicans) separately made that argument in Supreme Court briefs this week. Town councils should be allowed to open their meetings with a Christian prayer, the administration argued in the attached amicus brief. The question is a divisive one: Should the Supreme Court relax the constitutional limits on religious invocations at government meetings?...

In the two weeks following Dylann Roof’s massacre of nine parishioners in a Charleston, South Carolina church, seven other churches in five states caught fire. A connection with the shooting, and with the history of racist violence against black churches, seemed obvious. But none of these fires have been charged as hate crimes. Why not? Shouldn’t all church burnings be hate crimes? Proving Arson In order to demonstrate that a church fire was a hate crime, authorities first need to prove the fire was intentional....

Have you heard of bath salts? No. not the ones you put in your tub and relax in. I’m talking about Bliss, Blue Light, Cosmic Blast, Raving Dragon, Purple Tranquility. These are synthetic drugs. Bath salts and synthetic marijuana, also known as synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones, have properties and effects similar to known hallucinogens and narcotics. The drugs are frequently modified to attempt to evade current illegal substance restrictions. However, regardless of the names, these drugs are dangerous and illegal....

The latest love to lose its luster in Hollywood is songstress Christina Aguilera and producer husband Jordan Bratman. After five years or wedded bliss and one child, Aguilera and Bratman split. However, unlike most Hollywood couples, the couple did not go straight to divorce but are instead trying out a separation arrangement. People quotes a source close to the couple: “Yes they are separated. Right now they’re just trying to figure things out....

A federal appeals court on Thursday held that the owner of “open source” computer programming code – software that is made available to the public via free download but subject to certain terms of use – is entitled to federal copyright law protections when users violate the terms of the open source license. The plaintiff, Robert Jacobsen, is the holder of a copyright for a model train software program that he makes available for free public download under the terms of an “open source” copyright license....

We all know that marijuana is illegal under federal law. (Or at least most of us know that.) And even with all these states passing recreational use laws, the feds aren’t interested in legalizing it. But there was some disagreement about CBD oil and other cannabis-based extracts that lack the THC to get users high and are used primarily in medical cases. Well, that confusion was put to rest recently when the DEA added an additional code to the Federal Register, clarifying that any extract of the marijuana plant falls under the Schedule I classification, and thus remains illegal....

DUI license plates, also known as whiskey plates, are an increasingly popular option for lawmakers seeking innovative ways to curb the DUI recidivism rate. They, however, give rise to a few constitutional questions. Potential harassment should be at the center of the debate about whiskey plates. Constitutionally, a police officer can only stop a person if there is reasonable suspicion that they have committed or are committing a crime. For drivers, reasonable suspicion most often means some sort of vehicle or traffic violation, or erratic driving....

The kind of case you have on your smartphone has become almost as important as the kind of phone itself. You’re not just keeping your iPhone safe from the odd slip or spill; you’re making a statement. But what if that statement isn’t keeping you safe? Hundreds of thousands of iPhone cases have been recalled after customers suffered chemical burns when the cases broke, leaking glitter and liquid. How do you find out if you’re walking around with one of the dangerous cases in your pocket or purse?...