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Plaxico Burress, the ex-N.Y. Giants wide receiver who pleaded guilty to weapons charges after a grand jury indicted him on gun possession and reckless endangerment charges in August. Burress entered Manhattan Criminal Court carrying his 3-year-old son Elijah, with his wife Tiffany and criminal defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman at his side. Giants General Manager Jerry Reese said in April that the team “hung in there as long as we could” after they placed Burress on its ‘reserve/non-football injury’ list after he shot himself....

A new Public Health Advisory from the FDA was published on November 17th. The FDA has new data showing a drug interaction between the drug omeprazole (Prilosec and Prilosec OTC) and clopidogrel (Plavix) which reduces the effects of the clopidogrel (Plavix) by almost half when both are taken by the same patient. The drug interaction in this case is caused by the omeprazole (Prilosec) blocking the “conversion of the Plavix into its active form....

The Internal Revenue Service filed $6.4 million tax lien against Robert De Niro in response to the actor’s 2013 1040 filing. The lien, filed three months ago, alleges the 71-year-old actor owes $6,410,449.20 to the IRS – a sum possibly connected to his substantial real estate investments in New York City. The IRS sent a notice of the lien to New York City’s Department of Finance on February 3. The notice listed De Niro’s address as 114 Hudson St....

Less than five years after they were Brangelina, they were again Brad and Angelina. And the split has been, let’s just say, less than amicable. Divorce can always be messy, but few divorces have been so publicly messy. In the last 48 hours alone: Angelina Jolie’s attorneys have alleged that Brad Pitt hasn’t paid any “meaningful” child support for a year and a half; Pitt’s attorney claimed he gave Jolie $8 million to purchase her current residence and another $1....

According to some, the potential for stem cell therapy to treat chronic diseases and serious medical conditions is limitless. According to California Stem Cell Treatment Center, its stem cell products could treat cancer, arthritis, stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, Parkinson’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes, just to name a few. And, according to the Food and Drug Administration, California Stem Cell Treatment Center (“CSCTC”) never got approval that those treatments were either safe or effective....

Remember that massive Target data breach in 2013? Well, some victims may soon be getting a payout for their troubles. A Minnesota judge has granted preliminary approval of $10 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Target. The 2013 data breach may have affected up to 40 million credit and debit card numbers and the personal information of 61 million people. This settlement is in addition to free credit monitoring that Target has already offered its customers....

A lawyer and high-profile Tea Party leader, arrested for trying to bring a gun on a plane, is facing a felony firearms charge. Mark Meckler of Grass Valley, Calif., co-founder of the national Tea Party Patriots, was arrested at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday, The New York Times reports. Meckler spent a day in jail, and was released following his arraignment Friday. Meckler, 49, checked-in for a flight to Detroit while carrying a locked box containing a Glock pistol and 19 ammunition cartridges, The Times reports....

A mandatory sentence of life without parole for teen murder is not constitutional according to a Supreme Court ruling on Monday. In a 5-4 ruling, the Court determined that mandatory sentencing schemes for homicide crimes are not applicable to juveniles tried for homicide. Mandatory sentences do not allow judges and juries sufficient discretion to consider youth as a factor in sentencing according to the majority opinion by Justice Elena Kagan....

The 10th Circuit has ruled that permits allowing people to carry concealed weapons are not protected by the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment and gun control remain controversial issues in the U.S. A federal district court judge tossed out Gray Peterson’s 2011 lawsuit filed against Denver and Colorado’s Department of Public Safety. Peterson had claimed that being denied a concealed-weapons permit because he was not a Colorado resident violated his Second Amendment right to bear firearms....

Johnson & Johnson is beginning to outstrip even Toyota in the amount of recalls the company has had to face in a single year. This week, yet another recall for a J&J product was announced. Due to a musty or moldy odor, the company is recalling an additional lot of Tylenol painkillers. According to a report by Reuters, the company is engaging in a voluntary Tylenol recall of the affected product even though the “risk of adverse medical events is remote,” said a company statement....

Real Housewives of DC star and part-time White House dinner party crasher Michaele Salahi was kidnapped this week. Oh wait, she wasn’t. Turns out, Michaele actually decided to make an impromptu trip to Tennessee with Journey guitarist and former flame Neal Schon. But of course, she didn’t tell her husband. Tareq Salahi ended up alerting the local police, frantically claiming that his wife had been kidnapped, Time reports. Michaele initially reassured her husband over the phone that she was fine and was with her mother....

When it comes to summer road trips, having a good emergency safety kit can make the difference between a miserable experience and a great story. If you think that since we live in the 21st century digital world, it means you can forgo having an emergency safety kit, you are so very wrong. Although most problems on the road can be solved by calling roadside assistance, like the services provided by AAA or your insurance company, getting service can sometimes take several hours....

A panel convened by the Food and Drug Administration to discuss over the counter medications voted unanimously last week to mandate the placement of infant Tylenol dosage information on the label for the manufacturer’s children’s products. The recommendation, which applies to all medications that contain acetaminophen–the active drug in Tylenol–is aimed at reducing the number of acetaminophen-related overdoses in infants, reports the Associated Press. As of this moment, federal regulations do not mandate that manufacturers list the infant Tylenol dosage on children’s formulas, instead only requiring that they list dosing information for children over 2 years of age....

In an interesting twist in the 2014 case filed against two Tucson officers for wrongful arrest, an appeals court has upheld the officers’ arrest of a man who refused to show the officers his driver’s license. A district court had initially ruled that the suit could continue. However, on appeal, the court determined the officers are immune from liability as the arrest was based on probable cause. What happened in this case is rather complex, and whether this result will be appealed is still undetermined....

The California Supreme Court today ruled that the state’s failure to designate the official relationship of same-sex couples as marriage violates the California Constitution, effectively rejecting the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. In today’s 4-3 decision – a consolidation of six different appeals – the court concluded that the “domestic partnership” designation is not sufficient, and that “to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional....

You may feel safe at home, but it’s not actually an arrest-free zone. The basis for an arrest is probable cause, and police can have probable cause to arrest a person pretty much anywhere, depending on the activities observed or whether they have a warrant, and other factors. The question then is not the location of an arrest but the basis for it. Let’s examine probable cause and consider how you could get busted at home....

There’s no better feeling than pulling out of a car dealership in your new ride. Conversely, there’s no worse feeling than watching said ride putter to a stop a few blocks later. Don’t worry, that’s why there are car lemon laws. Lemon laws give car buyers certain rights, such as free repairs and even replacement of their vehicles. The catch is that your car has to be declared a lemon first....

According to Chris Brown’s probation report (see below) revealed in court at his criminal sentencing yesterday, the R&B figure had a history of domestic violence incidents with his former girlfriend Rihanna, even before he pummeled and threatened to kill her while driving a rented Lamborghini in residential area of Los Angeles while on their way to the Grammy Awards in February this year. Judge Patricia Schnegg sentenced Brown yesterday to five years of probation after he pleaded guilty to one count of felony assault in June, fewer felony charges than those that were originally filed against him by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office....

Two years ago, Curtis Wehmeyer, a priest in Minnesota, was convicted of criminal sexual conduct and possession of child pornography. For years, priests allegedly molested children without repercussion because church leadership ignored complaints from victims. Last Friday, Ramsey County prosecutor John J. Choi announced criminal charges against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for alleged mishandling of complaints of sexual abuse by priests. Additionally, Mr. Choi filed a civil petition against the archdiocese as well....

The FDA, in conjunction with pharmaceutical company Blacksmith Brands, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of all of the company’s PediaCare products. These products were manufactured for Blacksmith Brands by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc., (a Johnson & Johnson Company) at McNeil’s Fort Washington, PA plant. It was conditions at this plant that were the basis for the recall of the Johnson & Johnson children’s Tylenol products at the end of April....