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A pizza recall has been announced after it was discovered that about 11,000 cases of Kashi frozen pizzas may contain small pieces of plastic, which could result in injuries for consumers. The Kashi frozen pizza recall was issued June 6, though there have reportedly been no consumer complaints or injuries related to the plastic contamination. The recalled Kashi frozen pizzas were sold in grocery stores nationwide. The pizza recall affects the following Kashi frozen pizzas:...

Who gets to be a millionaire? The creators of the popular game show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” according to a federal jury, who came to that conclusion on July 7. The jury agreed with the plaintiffs’ claims that creative accounting by the Walt Disney Company had deprived them of their rightful share of licensing fees and merchandising profits. The verdict awarded the British TV production company, London-based Celador International, a total of $269....

“The Good Wife” is back on the campaign trail this week, with Alicia and her political handlers working on various ads to keep her in the running. In “Sticky Content,” both Alicia and Cary struggle with how to deal with information they find disturbing, but very little of it has to do with the law. So what legal threads did stick out in this episode? Cary proves to be an extremely poor judge of character by believing that Bishop wouldn’t try to kill him and that Bishop was just “blowing off stream” when he ordered his assassination....

Hurricane Sandy has played herself out, but now that people are starting to put their lives back together, a new threat has arisen: scams. It’s unfortunate, but there are always more than a few people who try to take advantage of those in need and those who want to help. That’s why it’s a good idea to be careful. When it comes to disaster-related scams, there are some common ways for consumers to become victims of fraud....

The BP oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill killed eleven people and hundreds of thousands of sea creatures that formed a substantial part of the Gulf economy. Rumor has it that the joint task force encompassing the Department of Justice’s environmental and criminal divisions are currently determining who to hold responsible for those deaths. Talks are in the works to decide whether to bring manslaughter and perjury charges against the company and managers who oversaw the Deepwater Horizon oil rig....

One of the common threads that tie many mass shooters together is a history of domestic violence or abuse. That was certainly the case with Devin Kelley, who gunned down 26 people at a church in Texas. Kelley was convicted and court-martialed by the Air Force for beating his wife and breaking his young stepson’s skull in 2012. The question that naturally arises from these revelations is: How are convicted domestic abusers able to purchase firearms?...

Last March, celebrity phone hackings began to surface. One of the newest victims is movie star Scarlett Johansson, whose photographs were leaked to the Internet. The pictures were hacked and stolen from one of ScarJo’s personal devices, and hit the web on Wednesday, MTV reports. Unfortunately for the star, Johansson’s photos show her in a very private light - and she doesn’t want others to see them. One of the photos depicts Johansson topless....

The Fourth of July holiday means an extra-long weekend for many Americans. Unfortunately, with a sparkly sky and tasty BBQ also comes a disturbing amount of drugged driving. While most people associate DUIs with boozin’ and cruisin’, also remember not to get behind the wheel if you’ve been popping prescription pills. Some drugs legally purchased at a pharmacy, whether they’re prescribed by a doctor or bought over the counter, can be just as dangerous for drivers as alcohol, and can also result in a DUI arrest....

An ex-kindergarten teacher in Texas was sentenced to jail on Tuesday for telling her students to line up and hit a student to teach him a lesson about bullying. The former teacher, Cynthia Ambrose, 44, will have to serve 30 days in jail in addition to two years of probation for her “eye for an eye” lesson to her kindergarten class in 2012, reports CBS. It isn’t illegal for teachers to control bullying, but creative punishments may start to look a lot like child abuse....

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered federal aviation inspectors to ensure that all commercial airlines operating in the U.S. are in compliance with FAA safety standards and regulations. Calling the inspection order “unprecedented,” Reuters reports that “the FAA wants a snapshot of compliance with an array of safety directives issued over the years that required inspections or other maintenance work” – especially as to inspection of older Boeing 737 jets....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an expanded warning for consumers and pet owners regarding canned food products and dog food produced by Castleberry’s Food Co. of Augusta, Ga., due to the risk of botulinum toxin. A full list of all recalled Castleberry’s products can be viewed in a Press Release from the FDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), released on July 21. According to the press release, “the recall is being expanded after information gathered by the Food and Drug Administration and FSIS indicated that processing malfunctions at the establishment have existed longer than initially estimated....

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan (inset), the U.S. Army psychiatrist being held for killing thirteen (13) people at the Army’s Ft. Hood base in Texas, and wounding 43 soldiers and civilians in the attack, was charged with 13 counts of murder Hasan’s charges include 13 specifications of premeditated murder, in violation of Article 118, Uniform Code of Military Justice. If convicted, the UCMJ provides that “he shall suffer death or imprisonment for life as a court-martial may direct....

The temperature may be rising for former Vice President Al Gore who was accused by a massage therapist of sexual misconduct. The woman contacted police in late 2006, after her alleged “unwanted sexual contact” with Al Gore who was in Portland, OR to deliver a speech on climate change, the Associated Press reports. The Oregon woman claims she was sexually attacked by Gore at a hotel where he tried to have sex with her during a massage appointment....

The Minnesota Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision allowing appointed professional guardians to remove patients from life support without a court review. The case involved Jeffrey Tschumy – a man incapacitated from diabetes, the effects of a stroke, and partial paralysis from a spinal infection – who choked on his food and suffered what was determined to be irreversible brain damage, reports Minnesota Public Radio. The man had no family and the professional guardian who’d been appointed nearly three years earlier to make the man’s medical decisions asked the hospital to remove him from life support....

The manufacturer of 5-hour Energy, Innovation Ventures, just got a rush. A New York federal judge partially granted the company’s motion for summary judgment and awarded it $20 million in statutory damages. The three defendant companies, Advanced Nutraceutical Manufacturing LLC, Nutrition Private Label Inc., and Midwest Wholesale Distributors Inc. made and manufactured counterfeit bottles of the energy drink and were found to have violated Innovation Ventures’ trademark. The court’s opinion was 94 pages....

Former The Hills reality television star Lauren Conrad, now known for her lifestyle blog, is being sued for her use of two surfing dog photos on her website. Given that the site is a commercial enterprise, and promotes Conrad’s brand, the plaintiff, Incredible Features, Inc. expressed wonder in its complaint that the blogger did not pay for the content. But they did it with humor, according to TMZ, which reports that the court filing is “a pretty entertaining read....

Was Miss El Paso shoplifting? That’s what employees at a Dillard’s department store located at Sunland Park Mall in El Paso, Texas believe, accusing 2008 winner Lorena Tavera of shoving a $69 shirt into a plastic shopping bag before trying to leave the premises without paying. Out on bond, she is now facing charges of Class B misdemeanor theft. And has to deal with the two outstanding municipal court traffic warrants issued for her arrest....

The police power to detain and arrest suspects is fairly broad, with a few general limitations. If police officers have a reasonable suspicion that you’ve committed a crime, they may attempt to arrest you, and evading that arrest may be a crime in and of itself. Depending on the circumstances and the state statute involved, the penalties for resisting or evading arrest can be severe. Here’s a look at some general principles when it comes to running from police, and the possible consequences....

Rocky Mountain Bank, of Wyoming, is feeling the sting of a whopper of an inadvertent email. Not an errant reply-to-all, but instead an email to the wrong person… which happened to contain social security numbers and account information for 1,325 of its customers. Their “response” begs the question: when must banks or other businesses disclose security breaches involving personal information? As reported by The Register, problems began with an email to the wrong address – a gmail account – which for whatever reason had an attachment containing names, addresses, social security numbers and loan information for 1,325 account holders....

In six major airports across the country, a futuristic security feature is being rolled out for international travelers courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security: biometric face scanning. Simply put, this security feature digitally scans a person’s face and can compare the live scan to official pictures, such as a passport photo, to ensure individuals are who they say they are. Fortunately, the biometric face scan doesn’t require you to do anything different....