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A Tylenol recall has been issued for about 60,912 bottles of the drug. Johnson & Johnson announced the recall this week after reports of a musty or moldy smell that accompanied the drug, reports the Associated Press. Similar odors have previously been linked to “2,4,6-tribromoanisole” or TBA. TBA is a byproduct of some preservatives that are sometimes used when shipping Tylenol. TBA is also linked to temporary and some other non-serious gastrointestinal problems, the AP reports....

How Are the Penalties for Stealing an Animal Determined? There are some states that specifically address the theft of an animal. In these states, the charges and penalties are usually provided in the statute. For example, Michigan has a statute specifically making it illegal to steal or confine a licensed dog. The penalty for conviction under this statute is imprisonment in county jail for 60 to 90 days and/or a fine of $50 to $100....

As individuals, we often tend to try to respect boundaries. But sometimes, we simply can’t - and shouldn’t - ignore signs that there may be suspected child abuse happening in someone’s home. After all, ignoring signs of child abuse for too long can result in tragedies. Below are some tips to deal with this most uncomfortable, but important of subjects. Child abuse does not need to be physical. Surefire signs of abuse can include visible injuries such as bruises, black eyes or cuts....

It doesn’t matter how great you are as a driver or how well-maintained your car is, you’re likely to get pulled over by police at some point in your driving career. Your first thought after you see those flashing lights in your rear-view mirror is probably “how can I avoid a ticket?” The first step is knowing what to do when you’re pulled over. The rules regarding traffic stops are the same in most situations....

A Montana man who was lawfully using marijuana outside of his employer’s business, and not during his work time, is suing his employer, the Loaf-n-Jug grocery store, for wrongful termination and discrimination because of his HIV positive status. In his lawsuit, Mike Babbitt charges that he was legally using marijuana under the Montana Medical Marijuana Act, and passed his employer’s pre-employment drug screening test with flying colors. What happened next resulted in Babbitt filing his lawsuit (see below)....

A young father from MTV’s “16 & Pregnant” is behind bars. Weston Gosa was arrested for an alleged DUI on the Fourth of July, but he wasn’t driving drunk, police say. Gosa, 23, who appeared in Season 1 of “16 & Pregnant,” crashed his car on a road not far from his home in rural Floyd County, Ga., the local Rome News-Tribune reports. Cops found the prescription drugs Xanax and Lorcet, along with a pipe with residue, in Gosa’s wrecked vehicle, a police report states....

We’ve got an intriguing court case with a major player facing serious jail time. And we’ve got Alicia torn between what she has, what she wants, and what’s expected of her. With just two episodes left, “The Good Wife” is getting back to what it does best. And we’ve got a couple fantastic cliffhangers setting up next week’s series finale. Here’s what you need to know about all the legal angles of last night’s episode, “Verdict....

If the whole net neutrality battle seemed a bit esoteric for you, here’s a real-world example of how the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of net neutrality rules could impact everyone. Verizon admitted to dramatically slowed down data speeds for Santa Clara County firefighters during recent Mendocino Complex wildfires, telling the department it should pay more for a better data plan. The practice, known as “throttling,” happened even though the department already had an unlimited data plan, and Verizon allegedly had a policy in place to remove data speed restrictions when contacted in emergency situations....

Credit card giant Chase Bank will stop charging its customers a controversial monthly fee and will refund more than $4 million to cardholders, under an agreement announced this week by New York’s Attorney General. Chase had been charging more than 180,000 credit card holders the monthly “service fee” of $10 since January 2009. As part of the agreement announced this week by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, Chase will stop imposing the monthly fee and will refund more than $4 million to customers who have paid the charge....

In 2015, the Freedom of the Press Foundation sued the Department of Justice under the Freedom of Information Act in an attempt to force the DOJ to publish its rules for conducting warrantless spying on journalists in the United States. The DOJ responded that it had supplied all of the documentation the Foundation requested, aside from information that fell under certain FOIA exceptions. This week, a U.S. District judge in California ruled that the unpublished rules on media surveillance could remain unpublished, ending the Foundation’s lawsuit....

Though it advertises itself as a means to avoid speeding tickets, PhantomAlert is one of a few smart phone apps that alerts subscribers to the exact locations of DUI checkpoints. Appalled by the DUI app, U.S. Senators Harry Reid, Charles Schumer, Frank Lautenberg and Mark Udall asked Research in Motion (RIM), Apple and Google to remove it from their online stores last month. Only RIM has complied. Should Apple and Google remove it, too?...

The Department of Justice and the EPA announced today that they have entered into a major settlement with energy company Westar Energy over violations of the Clean Air Act. The company has agreed to pay nearly $500 million to reduce air pollution from its Kansas power plant, pay a $3 million civil penalty, and spend an additional $6 million on environmental projects. The settlement will affect the Westar Jeffrey Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant near St....

A 42-year old woman is suing the band, Fishbone, for injuries she sustained when the band’s lead singer jumped off the stage and into the crowd. The woman’s lawyer filed suit in Federal Court earier this week. Fishbone’s front man, Angelo “Dr. Madd Vibe” Moore is notorious as a longtime practitioner of the stage dive, propelling himself off the stage and into the crowd. Last month, however, he allegedly injured a woman when diving off the stage at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia....

In this world nothing is certain but death, taxes, and airline fees. As ticket prices skyrocket, all of the associated fees with flying, from baggage to food to changes, are mounting as well. And one of the surest premises on which our airline travel rests is that the non-refundable ticket is exactly that: non-refundable. But that presumption might be changing. It turns out that U.S. Department of Transportation regulations guarantee full refunds in certain situations, even on non-refundable tickets....

Over the past few years, more and more police departments have adopted the use of officer body cams. The devices attach to an officer’s uniform and record what the officers do while on duty. However, there is no uniform law of the land when it comes to the public’s right to access the footage from the body cams. Depending on the local jurisdiction, or state, different standards are used for the release of the footage....

Joe Halderman, the CBS news producer entered a guilty plea and will serve six months in jail after being accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman over his sexual affairs. According to the New York Times, Joe Halderman entered a guilty plea under a plea agreement in the Letterman extortion case. In exchange for his guilty plea, he was given a reduced prison sentence – 1000 hours of community service and four and a half years probation....

Some fightin’ words at a Miami Beach nightclub led to a scuffle between rapper Lil’ Wayne and NFL player Dez Bryant last weekend. The fight started when someone at the Florida club heckled Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant about his poor performance on the field this season, the New York Post reports. The heckler also mocked Bryant for his mounting personal debts. A finance company is suing Bryant for an unpaid loan of more than $50,000, the Post reports....

As many have noted, the rise of the American carceral state has coincided with the demise of slavery, leading many others to note that burgeoning prison populations have replaced forcible servitude based on race. In some ways, this is framed as a positive and redemptive story, like California inmates being paid $1 an hour to fight forest fires. In other, worse ways, it looks more like work at the end of a whip, like extorted labor from inmates at private immigration detention centers....

What would possess a person to elaborately fake a stint in the military for a construction job is unclear, but Randall Thomas Keyser of Barboursville, West Virginia thought it was a good idea. The FBI announced last week that it had arrested Keyser on charges of wire fraud after he faked his military background so that he could get a job. The fake Army general applied to a $175,000 construction job with an Akron, Ohio company, reports the Associated Press....

The Department of Justice has announced that it reached a $950 million Vioxx settlement with Philadelphia-based drug manufacturer Merck. The total settlement includes a $321.6 million criminal fine and $628 million in civil damages. States participating in Medicaid will share in half of the monies. The company already paid $4.85 billion to settle a number of related consumer product liability suits in 2007. As with those allegations, the Justice Department had accused Merck of making misleading statements about Vioxx’s cardiovascular safety, as well as illegally marketing the drug for off-label uses....