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It is the second time around for “American Pie” actor Chris Klein, who is now involved in another DUI case. Early on Wednesday, June 16, actor Chris Klein was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. According to authorities, Klein was stopped by police for suspected DUI after he was spotted driving erratically on the Hollywood Highway in Sherman Oaks, Ca, the Associated Press reports. In general, DUI laws make it unlawful for a person to operate just about any type of vehicle if:...

Two unlucky burglars got way more than they bargained for when they broke into the Gas bike shop in Orange County, Florida last week. The pair of burglars found the shop’s owner lying in wait, gun in hand, and it only got crazier from there. The bike shop owner had a few prior break-ins and was justifiably paranoid that it would happen again. As a preventative measure, he began sleeping in his store, with a gun....

In a move eerily reminiscent of that date who stood you up for the dance in high school, Classmates.com was sued in 2009 for allegedly telling their customers old friends were looking for them, and then, no one showed up. The suit has settled, with the plaintiffs due to receive up to $9.5 million in damages. While not admitting to any wrongdoing, the company has agreed to the settlement filed on March 12, which will bring each of the named plaintiffs $2,500 and about $1....

The so-called “affluenza” DWI case is back in the news, as the 16-year-old driver who pleaded guilty to causing a fatal crash was spared jail time yet again by a Texas judge. Ethan Couch was initially sentenced to 10 years of probation for a drunken driving crash that killed four people in 2013; a psychologist testified the privileged teen was “too rich to care about the consequences.” However, prosecutors tacked on two charges of intoxication assault and requested jail time, The Dallas Morning News reports....

A lawsuit involving “The Good Wife” star Julianna Margulies might be headed to court. Don’t expect Diane Lockhart and Will Gardner to come to the rescue, however, because this is real life. And judging by the court’s latest move, the star is quickly realizing that life as Julianna Margulies involves more legal hiccups than life as Alicia Florrick. Margulies was sued last year by her ex-managers at the firm of Steve Dontanville, which claimed it had a deal to take 10% of what she continued to make on shows, and for product deals that were negotiated while they were her representatives....

Could a popular MTV program be on the verge of breaking child pornography laws? MTV viewers are loving the new show, “Skins,” about teens doing drugs and having sex. In response, executives have ordered the producers to make changes to the content and take the sexual scenes down a notch. They are concerned about the third episode, set to be broadcast Jan. 31, 2011, The New York Times reports. In the original content set to air, a naked 17-year-old is sown from behind running down a street....

Authorities in Madison, Wis. have arrested the stepmother, stepbrother and father of a 15-year-old girl who weighs only 70 pounds. A neighbor found the barefoot teenager last week as she stumbled down the street wearing nothing but pajamas. The 70-pound teen then accused her stepmother, Melinda Drabek-Chritton, of throwing her down the stairs and locking her in the basement. She then explained that she had escaped through a window and was looking for help....

New blood is at the helm of consumer protection at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the agency’s approach to behavioral advertising may change. Existing rules which require disclosure of the practice may not adequately protect privacy. What’s unclear, however, is what new rules should replace them. Behavioral advertising is advertising that uses data regarding people’s past behaviors in order to bring them targeted advertisements. Your grocery store card is one example....

A federal court of appeals has upheld a lower court decision that “D.O.G. in Me” by the group Public Announcement (featuring a guest spot by Shaquille O’Neal) infringed copyrights in George Clinton’s funk classic “Atomic Dog.” “Bow wow wow, yippie yo, yippie yeah” (the Bow Wow refrain) first gained notoriety amongst those listening for signals from funk master Clinton’s mothership in 1982. Many recognize it now from its resurrection via Snoop Dog, who morphed Clinton’s P-Funk into G-Funk for hip-hop audiences in the 90’s....

Is Campbell Soup’s “low-sodium” not as low in sodium as you think? A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit to go ahead against Campbell Soup Co, the world’s largest soup-maker, over whether its purported “low-sodium” tomato soup really has less sodium, Reuters reports. Four New Jersey women had sued the company last year, contending they were misled into paying more for the “low sodium” brand. They say it had almost as much sodium as Campbell’s regular tomato soup....

The government can’t force you to decrypt your hard drive – unless they give you complete immunity, that is. In a first-of-its-kind ruling in February, the 11th Circuit reversed a lower court order requiring a child pornography suspect to decrypt his hard drives. The man, known only as John Doe, claimed the order violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. The court agreed, finding that decryption would be akin to him testifying against himself....

It wasn’t only just a dream, that marriage. So on to a settlement we go. Pop singer Christina Milian will indeed receive a big-time divorce settlement, just as FindLaw’s Celebrity Justice recently reported. The singer was married to R&B producer/performer The Dream for just months, but will walk away with a substantial settlement that could last for many years. The couple has one child: a daughter, Violet. Milian has focused on keeping the uglier details of the divorce out of the media for the sake of her daughter, reports AoL’s The BoomBox....

A statistical survey of fraud in the United States shows that 30.2 million adults were victims of some type of consumer fraud during 2005. According to the report, from the Federal Trade Commission, the top 10 most common consumer rip-offs are: Fraudulent Weight-Loss Products (4.8 M victims) Foreign Lottery Scams (3.2 M) Unauthorized Billing - Buyers Clubs (3.2 M) Prize Promotions (2.7 M) Work-at-Home Programs (2.4 M) Credit Card Insurance (2....

“Outlaw country” singer Wayne Mills was killed in a bar shooting Saturday. Nashville police are still piecing together the details of the country star’s untimely death, but Pit and Barrel bar owner Chris Ferrell insists he shot Mills in self-defense. What must Ferrell prove to make a successful self-defense claim? Self-defense gives a person the justified right to counteract violence or force, to prevent an injury or harm and to protect oneself....

The newest Star Trek film, which is making headlines due to an active lawsuit headed for trial in a few short weeks, has an inauspicious back story. First-off, it should be noted that the most recent Star Trek film is not official, nor is it licensed by the original creators. The film was created by a fan who assembled a professional production company and crowd-sourced nearly a million dollars. Let’s just say, this isn’t your run of the mill fan fiction....

Date rape is rape. It doesn’t matter if you know the victim, whether you took them out on a date, whether they drank during the date, or whether they led you on during the date. Non-consensual sex is rape, no matter what preceded it. And those convicted of date rape face the same penalties as those convicted of raping strangers. But a prior relationship between the accuser and alleged perpetrator could complicate the determination of guilt....

Satellite television giant DirecTV and nationwide cable and internet provider ComCast have agreed to pay more than $3.2 million to settle charges that they violated “Do-Not-Call” provisions of the federal Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week. According to an FTC Press Release announcing the agreement: “DirecTV has agreed to pay $2.31 million to settle the FTC’s charges that it violated the TSR’s Do Not Call provisions and, as a result, violated a 2005 court order barring it from such conduct....

Chrysler is recalling almost 243,000 of its Ram pickup trucks because there could be a “loss of directional stability,” the automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Chrysler says it is recalling the Dodge Ram pickups because their left-side tie rods can break allowing the left front wheel to move independently. The resulting loss of directional stability could increase the risk of a crash. The recall covers the 2008 Ram 1500 Mega Cab 4×4 as well as the 2500 and 3500 heavy-duty models from the 2003–11 model years, The New York Times reports....

Drew Peterson has been found guilty of murder in the death of his third wife Kathleen Savio. A jury on Thursday found the former Illinois cop guilty of drowning Savio in her bathtub in 2004. The 58-year-old Peterson now faces up to 60 years in prison. His sentencing is set for November. The jury’s verdict ends the long, drawn-out prosecution of Drew Peterson. His story captivated a national audience not only because of the bizarre facts surrounding Kathleen Savio’s death, but also because Peterson was also suspected by many to have played a part in the disappearance of his fourth wife Stacy Peterson, who remains missing, the Chicago Sun-Times reports....

The booze may turn out to be the least of this drug dealer’s problems. Alleged drug dealer and mobile bartender extraordinaire Michael Leymeister is facing a litany of legal issues from a rolling speakeasy, which he allegedly operated out of his GMC Yukon. Leymeister was busted by Pennsylvania police last week for selling liquor without the appropriate license. And as noted, that may be the least of the charges he faces....