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Following a marijuana theft, police found the merchandise and returned the stolen pot to a Maine grower. Thomas Davis, a state-licensed marijuana caregiver, had his house burglarized this week. Aaron Pert allegedly broke into Davis’ greenhouse and stole 17 marijuana plants valued at about $13,000. Unlike illegal growers of marijuana, Davis reported the crime which led police to the 32-year-old Pert. Police say that Pert broke into Davis’ greenhouse by cutting two large openings....

Collection agencies will stop at very little to contact debtors and try to get them to pay what is owed, or alleged to be owed. Just recently on FindLaw’s Law and Daily Life we told the story of a Pennsylvania debt collection agency which used a fake courtroom, fake bailiffs and a fake judge to try and scare debtors into payment. That agency is now being sued the Pennsylvania Attorney General....

A federal jury in the US District Court in Clarksburg, West Virginia ordered nine internet companies and individuals to pay former Miss West Virginia Allison Williams a total of $7.2 million for attempting to sell a video that they falsely claimed featured the former beauty queen, according to an AP report. Now, having a sex tape show up on the internet is bad enough, but when the tape isn’t even of you ....

General Motors announced May 5 that it will be recalling 162,000 Hummer H3 sport utility vehicles. In addition, the company is also beginning a recall of 40,000 Chevrolet Corvettes. The Hummer vehicles are being recalled due to a defect with the hood. The Corvettes are under recall due to problems with the steering-column. Of course, these recalls occur during a time of great consumer concern over vehicle safety caused by the major difficulties and recalls facing Toyota....

Sometimes recalls will involve situations that seem to make no sense. Take for example the recent recall issued by McCain Foods USA, Inc., a maker of frozen hash brown potatoes, due to golf ball contamination. Yes. Golf ball contamination is a thing, and it may or may not be what you expect. The manufacturer explained that golf balls were inadvertently ‘harvested’ along with the potatoes that go into their frozen hash browns....

The fate of Michael Dunn, the Florida man facing a murder charge for a fatal argument over loud music, hangs in the balance of a jury currently in the throes of deliberations. What are they debating? A variety of charges. Dunn, 47, is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Jordan Davis, an unarmed 17-year-old boy. However, the judge told jurors that they can also consider lesser charges including second degree murder, manslaughter, justifiable homicide, or excusable homicide, ABC News reports....

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has not been a friendly venue for President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration to the U.S. from several Muslim-majority countries. As recently as last month, a federal judge in Ninth Circuit blocked the administration’s third attempt at re-issuing the travel ban. But Trump won a partial victory in the Ninth this week, when judges split Trump’s Travel Ban 3.0, allowing enforcement of some, but not all of its provisions....

Back in November, Seattle became the first city in the United States to pass a yellow pages opt-out law, requiring publishers to honor the wishes of citizens who don’t want to receive the outdated and costly books. Upset, publishers sued the city on First Amendment grounds, requesting that a federal judge grant a preliminary injunction stopping the law’s enforcement until trial could be completed. Last week, a judge denied that request, stating that it’s unlikely that the yellow pages opt-out law is unconstitutional....

Last week, we blogged about music producer Marion “Suge” Knight’s arrest on suspicion of murder for allegedly running over two men with his car. One of the men died. Today, a Los Angeles judge revoked Knight’s bail, which had been set at $2 million. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department claimed that Knight was a flight risk. Under what circumstances can a judge revoke bail? Bail, of course, is security ensuring that a defendant will come back to court for his trial....

With back-to-school season looming, many college students and their families are trying to figure the best way to lighten the increasing financial burden of college expenses. But as more students and parents turn to financial aid, private loans and other avenues for financing college educations, the number of college scholarship and financial aid scams has increased. Here are six types of college-aid scams you’ll want to look out for: Being charged for free financial aid applications....

If you own a smartphone you basically own a police scanner too. With a simple download of a police scanner app like iScanner, PoliceStream, and 5-0 Radio Police Scanner, any average Joe can turn his phone into a police radio. But while it may be cool to listen to police movements and track crime, you may be breaking the law simply by listening. Unfortunately, the answer is “it depends.” Each state has different rules on police scanning devices, so you’ll have to read up on the laws of your state to be absolutely sure....

We’ve all seen them attached to stop signs or lamp posts in residential neighborhoods: yellow “SLOW Children at Play” signs or the newer, red “Drive Like Your Kids Live Here” signs. Do these signs make a difference? And is it legal to put up your own traffic-related signs? The first question is whether a “Children at Play” sign would be effective in slowing down drivers and preventing collisions with pedestrians and kids....

In the Charlie Sheen domestic violence case, the actor has pleaded not guilty to one felony and two misdemeanor charges stemming from a Christmas Day domestic dispute. According to the Los Angeles Times, the actor had hoped to get a plea deal and avoid jail time. Instead, he entered the not guilty plea on charges of menacing, criminal mischief and assault. His wife, Brook Mueller also has been in a rehab center and as of late, outpatient rehab, while living at home with the couple’s twin boys....

Singer Chris Brown was charged with a hit-and-run in Los Angeles on Tuesday in connection with a minor car accident with a Mercedes in May. No stranger to criminal allegations, Brown is alleged to have rear-ended a Los Angeles woman’s car, refused to give her his driver’s license number, and gave her fake insurance information before driving away, reports TMZ. The R&B star is already on probation for smacking around his on-again off-again girlfriend Rihanna in 2009....

Last week, the CPSC announced that it had entered into a settlement with Daiso Holding USA Inc., Daiso Seattle LLC, of Seattle, Wash. and Daiso California LLC, of Hayward, Calif. The companies have agreed under a consent decree to pay a fine of $2.05 million and stop importing children’s products and toys into the United States. Daiso may not resume importing its products into the U.S. until it demonstrates it has knowledge of the regulations regarding toy safety and testing standards....

‘Tis the season for furiously clicking that “Track Package” button in sales confirmation emails. Whether you’re worried about outgoing gifts making it to their destination on time or excited about an incoming present, tracking a package online can become a daily or even hourly obsession. And it can get you arrested, if you happen to be tracking a package full of drugs from China. Harold Bates was doing just that, and it led federal investigators right to his door....

What do a Pulitzer Award winning playwright, an NBA star and an NBA legend have in common? DUI arrests within the last week. Sam Shepard, Antoine Walker, and Charles Barkley show us yet again the legal risks accompanying drunk driving. Q: Can they pull me over even if I’m driving fine?A: Yes. Most if not all states allow DUI checkpoints where law enforcement can perform an initial inspection and further investigation if suspicion is aroused....

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced tougher limits for permissible amounts of ozone in the air, in line with the agency’s mandate under the Clean Air Act. The new limits allow ozone exposure at 75 parts per billion (ppb), down from the 84 ppb limit put in place more than 10 years ago. The Washington Post reports that the new limits are higher than those that EPA advisers had recommended for pollution-forming ozone....

There seems to be a pattern emerging in the great state of North Carolina: alleged adulterous affair, followed by suit for alienation of affection. Surely it is not because there is more extra-marital activity in that state, but because it is one of only seven states where a civil lawsuit can directly result from all the sneakin’ around. Please recall the potential suit in February by Elizabeth Edwards, not against her husband’s paramour Reille Hunter, but against his alleged enabler, aide Andrew Young....

Tragic news from Colorado, as a 5-year-old girl died due to a cough medicine overdose. Local authorities are investigating her grandmother, who was looking after her at the time. Kimber Michelle Brown, the child, was being treated for flu-like symptoms by Linda Sheets, her 59-year-old grandmother. The coroner’s report revealed Kimber’s overdose was accidental. Her blood had toxic levels of dextromethorphan, a common ingredient in cough syrup. She also had high levels of cetirizine, the main ingredient used in allergy medication Zyrtec....