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Pamela Anderson has reached a divorce settlement with Rick Salomon. Hopefully, for the last time. The couple has been married twice, once in 2008, and again in 2014. Their first marriage was annulled for fraud after only two months together. Salomon and Anderson must be gluttons for punishment because they tried again in January, 2014. Anderson filed for divorce only four months later, but dropped the divorce after they reconciled. The reconciliation didn’t last as she filed for divorce in California in February of this year, and he filled for annulment in Nevada....

If you follow country music at all, you may have been wondering for the last several years, what the heck happened to Kristen Hall? Recall please, that the now famous country duo Sugarland started out as a trio, comprised of lead singer Jennifer Nettles, Kristian Bush and Hall. The duo is doing quite well, thank you, netting the Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year award last week and winning Grammies for best performance by a group or duo and best country song last year....

The Court, still missing a replacement for conservative justice Antonin Scalia, voted 5-3 that the Texas restrictions were unconstitutional. You can read the majority opinion, along with two dissenting opinions, below: Rights v. Restrictions Roe v. Wade guaranteed a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, but also recognized that the “State has a legitimate interest in seeing to it that abortion, like any other medical procedure, is performed under circumstances that insure maximum safety for the patient....

As the dust settles on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Heien v. North Carolina, privacy and civil rights advocates are worried about how “mistakes of law” could allow officers to abuse suspects. The Washington Post reports that although the basic reasoning of the case is simple, “it leaves some complications.” The basic ruling: Officers can have reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle based on a reasonably mistaken view of the law....

There are several steps in the divorce process, which can be overwhelming, especially given the emotionally-taxing effect of ending a marriage. One of the steps involved in a divorce is figuring out who owns what in marital property, and coming to an agreement on diving the property. Leave it to a celebrity to come up with a creative way to divide divorce property – an auction. Not Your Typical Marital Property While most people’s marital property includes things like household goods, money, and maybe some jewelry, Crowe and Spencer’s marital property includes much more....

A cousin of George Zimmerman claims he sexually abused her as a child over a 10-year period, according to taped interviews released Monday by prosecutors. Zimmerman’s defense team tried, but failed, to stop the recordings’ release. The alleged assaults began when the woman was 6 years old and Zimmerman was 8; they allegedly continued until she was 16, USA Today reports. Zimmerman is currently 28 years old. But even if the woman’s allegations are true, could Zimmerman face criminal charges for incidents that happened at least a decade ago?...

“Jersey Shore” cast member Deena Cortese is $106 poorer, after a judge fined her for failing to use the sidewalk on a busy Jersey street, New Jersey’s Asbury Park Press reports. Cops busted Cortese, 25, after drivers complained she was drunk in the middle of traffic in Seaside Heights, N.J., last month. Cortese was allegedly slapping cars as she danced in the street. A judge Tuesday dismissed Cortese’s disorderly conduct charge and slapped her instead with a traffic code violation....

Ethan Couch remains in custody in an immigration detention center in Mexico City, after almost a month on the run from law enforcement. The so-called “affluenza” teen and his mom were apprehended in Puerto Vallarta last week, apparently hiding out following a possible probation violation. Couch was 16 when he struck and killed four pedestrians while driving drunk in Ft. Worth, Texas in 2013. He managed to get just probation and rehab after a defense expert testified Couch suffered from “affluenza,” meaning he had been too coddled to be held responsible for his crime....

We are now back where we started, nearly. Late yesterday afternoon, August 16, a three judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals made a U-turn in the legal journey of Perry v. Schwarzenegger and reinstated the stay placing same sex marriage on hold in California. In addition to granting the motion by the proponents of Proposition 8 for a stay, the panel of judges; Edward Leavy, Michael Daly Hawkins and Sidney R....

This is not a safe world, especially if you are allergic to things in it. You can’t always find someone to blame for your pain. But sometimes you can do exactly that – if another person or entity acted negligently then you can certainly sue from an injury associated with an allergy to a product. Just as in any other negligence claim, you will have to prove all of the elements, and an allergic reaction alone won’t suffice....

Dish Network reached a $700 million settlement in the lawsuit brought against it by Cablevision and AMC Networks. Fans of Mad Men and Breaking Bad can rejoice as that means that the Dish blackout of AMC has ended, and they can continue following the likes of Walter White and Don Draper. The AMC channel should have resumed on the Dish Network earlier this week and other AMC networks like the Sundance Channel, WE tv and IFC, will return to on November 1, reports Reuters....

Last November, the Department of Justice reached a $98 million settlement agreement with Omnicare, Inc., the nation’s largest pharmacy specializing in prescribing for nursing home patients, over alleged kickbacks in violation of the False Claims Act. On January 15, the Dept. of Justice announced it is filing suit against the other member in the alleged kickback scheme, Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc....

Nationwide, violent crime in the U.S. increased 1.3 percent and property crime decreased 2.9 percent over 2005, according to the 2006 Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, a preliminary report showing crime-related statistics for 2006, released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Robbery showed the sharpest increase of all reported crimes, with an increase of 6 percent over 2005. Statistics were collected from more than 11,700 law enforcement agencies nationwide, in order to help law enforcement, legislators, and communities better understand and fight crime....

U.S. District Judge James Robart issued a nationwide injunction blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order that banned citizens from seven predominantly Muslim nations from traveling to the United States. Robart, appointed to the Western District of Washington by Geroge W. Bush, ruled in favor of Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who sued over the order last week. Robart ruled that Washington State had standing to bring the case forward....

Popular sandwich chain Subway was hacked by Romanian nationals. The Subway credit card hack took place over several years, exposing some 80,000 customers to approximately $3 million worth of fraudulent charges. The hackers targeted around 150 Subway franchises and 50 other retailers. The hackers broke into 200 point-of-sales (POS) systems and installed keyloggers that allowed them access to credit card data. POS systems are used in many stores. They allow customers to swipe cards, type in their ATM PIN numbers, and sign receipts....

A victim of domestic violence should generally try to involve law enforcement at the earliest possible time after an incident, assuming police didn’t arrive during the incident. The sooner a victim can file a police report, the higher the likelihood that police will investigate, which increases the chances of a city, or state, district attorney prosecuting the matter criminally. Most states provide that criminal offenses of varying severity can only be prosecuted within a certain window of time, known as a statute of limitations....

Even though Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death last week, it could be another decade before he is executed. Tsarnaev was convicted in federal court, and the last federal execution took place in 2003. There are a number of factors that contribute to the average time spent on death row, without taking into account the 152 exonerations of prisoners on death row since 1973. So how long will Tsarnaev’s wait be?...

Hurricane season is rapidly blowing in, so some legal tips may be handy right about now. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in its annual hurricane season forecast, has stated that it expects between six to nine hurricanes, with the forecast calling for three to five of those to be major hurricanes. So, while your windows and shutters may be prepared and you’ve made sure that any trees and tall shrubs in your area are not hazards, are you ready otherwise?...

If you’ve ever seen the newly rebranded Jon and Kate Plus 8 or Dancing with the Stars, you know that Kate Gosselin has been wearing out her welcome on the main stage. That is to say, she’s overworking her 15 minutes of fame and isn’t above selling herself or her children for a little cash. Given these facts, it’s surprising to announce that Kate Gosselin might just be telling the truth....

A 14-year-old Georgia girl who was kidnapped two days ago from her home near Atlanta was found alive Wednesday and has been reunited with her family. Once authorities issued a Levi’s Call alert – Georgia’s version of an AMBER Alert – the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the FBI were able to aid in the search and eventual rescue of Ayvani Hope Perez. The two alleged abductors, identified as Wildrego Jackson, 29, and Juan Alberto Rodriguez, 40, have been arrested, reports Atlanta’s WSB-TV....