Welcome to FindLaw’s DUI Law series. If you have been charged with a DUI, know someone who has, or just want to know about the law and how to protect your rights during a DUI stop, please come back each week for more information. Getting home after a couple beers may seem simple enough. But drunk driving can lead to accidents, and those accidents can be fatal. All of a sudden what seemed so simple now has devastating consequences....
C8, also known as perfluorooctanoic acid, is a toxic and cancerous chemical used to make Teflon. Since the 1950s, a DuPont plant near Parkersburg, West Virginia has been emitting C8 into the air and the Ohio River. According to recent lawsuits, DuPont knew C8 caused cancer in rats as early as 1980, yet covered it up. Now the company will be paying up to settle those suits. DuPont and its subsidiary Chemours Co....
Multiple lawsuits have been filed against Apple and AT&T in California, Maryland and Texas. Bloomberg News is also reporting of two additional class action suits filed against Apple in New Jersey and Massachusetts. The lawsuits allege that the iPhone 4 drops calls frequently due to a faulty antenna design that Apple was aware of when it sold the units. The plaintiffs allege negligence, breach of implied warranty, fraud, deceptive trade practices and several additional counts....
You can never be too careful, opening your mail. Sure, much of it is junk and some of it may include requests for money from your long lost third cousin you never knew you had. But the U.S. Postal Service delivers 506.4 million pieces of mail each day, sent by and to people of all walks of life. So some crazy stuff can get sent through the mail. Including stuff sent by crazy people, like ricin, anthrax, narcotics … and corn starch, as Donald Trump Jr....
The latest John Edwards news is that he has released a statement that declares that he is indeed the father of Rielle Hunter’s baby Frances Quinn. ABC News reports that Mr. Edwards wrote: “I am Quinn’s father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support that she deserves.” John Edwards admitted having an affair with Rielle Hunter back in 2008. This affair happened at a time when his wife, Elizabeth Edwards had revealed that she was battling breast cancer that was likely incurable....
It may not have been Christmas magic, but the sudden addition of $7.2 billion to the fund to reimburse the victims of Bernard Madoff is almost a miracle. Certainly, it is the biggest forfeiture in U.S. history and will help to ease some of the pain that Madoff created with his historic Ponzi scheme. Bernie Madoff is now serving out his 150-year sentence in a medium security federal prison. Where did the money come from?...
There may soon be a bit more room in “Big Momma’s House,” as actor Martin Lawrence has filed for divorce, gossip website TMZ reports. His next act will likely involve lawyers, and discussions about child custody. But don’t expect too much drama as Lawrence, 47, and his soon-to-be ex-wife Shamicka proceed with their split after less than two years of marriage. “Out of love and respect for one another, we will continue to remain friends and raise our two beautiful daughters together,” a joint statement by the couple said, according to TMZ....
Just in time for the new year, new state laws are set to take effect. According to Stateline.org, at least 31 states will begin enforcing new laws on January 1, 2008. The National Conference of State Legislatures has compiled a list of key state laws new for 2008, organized by topic. A few highlights: A new Arizona law punishes employers who willfully hire illegal immigrants. In California, drivers are now prohibited from smoking with children in the car....
Shultz, a New Jersey Police dog, was recently killed while pursuing a robbery suspect. Police released the 3-year-old German Sheppard in an effort to catch the suspect, 20-year-old Skyler Robinson. But Robinson was somehow able to throw Shultz directly into the way of traffic on a busy highway. The impact killed the dog instantly. Shultz lived with his handler, Police Cpl. Mark Pickard, who has since been put on administrative leave to grieve for his lost partner in crime....
Neighborhood watch volunteers will no longer be allowed to carry guns in Sanford, Florida – the city where unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman in 2012. The new rules from Sanford’s police department will state that residents who are part of a neighborhood watch “may not carry a firearm or pursue someone they deem suspicious,” Reuters reports. In other words, Sanford police want to put the “watch” back in neighborhood watch....
Omar Little is under arrest in Baltimore, but here’s a reality check for fans of HBO’s “The Wire”: It’s just a coincidence. Baltimore police arrested Omar Little Jr., 19, on a handgun charge over New Year’s weekend. It was Little’s first arrest, The Baltimore Sun reports. Omar Little’s arrest would have received little attention, but for his famous name. It’s almost identical to that of a fictional character named Omar Little, a gay gangster who spends much of the HBO series “The Wire” roaming the mean streets of Baltimore with a shotgun....
Playskool and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of about 255,000 Team Talkin’ Tool Bench toys following the deaths of two young children, who suffocated when oversized plastic nails sold with the tool bench toys became forcefully lodged in the toddlers’ throats. CPSC advises that consumers immediately take the two toy nails away from children and contact Playskool to get information on returning the nails for a $50 certificate for a Playskool (or its related companies’) product....
Gary Goldman, the screenwriter for 90s classic science fiction film ‘Total Recall,’ has filed suit against Disney for allegedly stealing the characters, concepts, plot and sub-plots, verbatim dialogue, and even the name he created for his animated talking animals project, ‘Zootopia.’ Goldman has alleged that he pitched his idea to Disney twice, once around 2000, and again almost a decade later. His lawsuit includes the drawings of his cute cartoon characters, alongside their alleged counterparts in the Disney film, in an attempt to show the striking similarities....
Just hours before Jared Loughner walked into a Tucson Safeway and attempted to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed 6 others, he was stopped by a wildlife officer for running a red light, CBS News reports. Typically, cars may be stopped if an officer thinks there is a reasonable and articulable suspicion that the motorist has broken a traffic law, according to FindLaw. Additionally, the 4th Amendment allows an officer to search a car’s interior; including the glove compartment....
Well, that was quick. We frequently write about the fact that the wheels of justice turn very, very slowly. The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously reversed the decision of the Illinois Appellate Court’s previous ruling and ruled that Emmanuel should remain on the ballot for the Chicago mayoral election. The dispute came over residency issues. The Illinois Appellate Court’s had contended that due to a state code, former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel did not meet residency requirements because he did not reside in the city for at least a full year....
In a divorce, if you have kids, the court will usually grant one side primary custody and the other side visitation. In case of abortion, a woman’s choice to abort or not usually trumps the man’s choice. But, what happens to frozen embryos when neither side can agree? Sophia Vergara has been sued by former fiance Nick Loeb for custody of two frozen embryos. When the couple split, Loeb wanted to keep the embryos frozen, while Vergara wants the embryos destroyed....
If you think you might get a bit tipsy this Turkey Day, don’t get behind the wheel. Law enforcement agencies are once again set to enforce Thanksgiving DUI checkpoints from coast to coast. The enhanced DUI enforcement coincides with a new study that predicts Thanksgiving traffic accidents nationwide. More than 43,000 people will be hurt on roadways this holiday weekend, and more than 400 will be killed, according to a statistical analysis by the National Safety Council....
Your dating app might be discriminating against you. And no, we’re not talking about the people who swiped left on you. A recent ruling from the California Court of Appeal concludes that the dating app Tinder unlawfully discriminated against users on the basis of age, swiping right on a class action lawsuit against the company. Tinder is a free app that utilizes geolocation and a user’s preferences to offer up potential matches....
Celebrities face critiques for nearly everything – from their fashion styles to the number of divorces they’ve had. But not all celebrity critiques are trivial. When it comes to animal abuse, no one should escape criticism – especially not celebrities. Kylie Jenner recently faced charges that she was neglecting her Italian greyhounds. Jenner was investigated by the LA County Department of Animal Care and Control after she posted a video of a dog whose rib cage was showing, the Huffington Post reports....
It’s Friday. You are driving along, feeling good about your week and pleased to have some weed to enjoy in the evening, when you are pulled over by the police. Is this a problem? Not necessarily, although the answer will depend on where you are and how you came to obtain that marijuana which you are now praying won’t stink up your car. The laws on marijuana possession have changed dramatically in recent years and continue to do so....
