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Evanger’s Dog and Cat Food issued a voluntary recall last month amid concerns that a common animal euthanasia drug contamination in their products was linked to five pets’ illnesses and the death of one pet. Just this month, Evanger’s updated their recall to include two additional product lines potentially manufactured with the same drug contaminated beef. The euthanasia drug, pentobarbital, was found by the FDA in two cans produced by Evanger’s that were linked to the same batch of meat that caused the illnesses and death....

That ‘As-Is’ Tag Won’t Necessarily Cut It, Legally Speaking From televisions to children’s toys, if you purchase a new consumer product from a retailer, you’re likely aware of the legal remedies available to you if the product turns out to be defective. But you may not know that some degree of legal responsibility also falls on you as a reseller if you turn around and sell those products, in online auctions or even in garage sales....

You know that email from your credit card company, inviting you to sign up for their credit card fraud alerts? Well, in most cases this isn’t spam, or a scam. And if you haven’t already signed up, you should definitely think about it. A credit card fraud alert can save you major headaches down the road by letting you know of suspicious transactions almost immediately after they occur, anywhere around the world....

The plaintiff in the case, Benetta Buell-Wilson, was injured in 2002 when she swerved to avoid a metal object on a San Diego freeway and lost control of her 1997 Explorer, which then rolled over more than 4 times. The mother of two was paralyzed from the waist down when the roof collapsed on her neck, severing her spine. At trial, Buell-Wilson’s attorney argued that the design of the SUV made it prone to rollover incidents and that the roof, as designed, was too weak to withstand that event....

A Tennessee dad has been arrested after he allegedly forced his 15-year-old son to drink alcohol until he passed out unconscious, as punishment for being caught drinking. Mark Hughes, 35, has been charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect in addition to contributing to the delinquency of a child. According to East Tennessee’s WBIR-TV, witnesses told police that Hughes forced his teen son to play a drinking game with him during Saturday’s Tennessee football game after he caught the boy drinking....

Federal financial aid for college requires an updated FAFSA, as new and continuing students well know. But there are a handful of FAFSA mistakes that many students – and parents – make year after year, experts say. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is required by most colleges for financial-aid consideration. It’s a simple form, but a mistake in calculation could cost a student thousands of dollars in aid, one college-planning accountant told The Oregonian....

Hot on the heels of FTC and consumer lawsuits against AT&T for “throttling” cell phone data, the FTC has fined discount prepaid cell phone retailer TracFone $40 million over allegations that it throttles “unlimited” data plans. The $40 million fine will go toward paying refunds to customers who had the bandwidth on their “unlimited” data service slowed by as much as 90 percent when they reached a certain amount of data usage per month....

You were charged with a crime and you need a defense attorney. How do you know who to choose and whether that person will be any good? Let’s take it one step at a time and start with consultation. An initial meeting can reveal a lot. Consulting With Counsel If you are in the market for a private criminal defense attorney, meet with a few lawyers and get a feeling for who they are, how they speak, and how they treat clients....

Have a cloud of malignant ghosts and curses floating around you and preventing you from becoming a millionaire? Have no fear. A fortune teller can help … if she doesn’t land herself in jail first. April Uwanawich, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been arrested and charged with 55 counts of fortune telling, theft by unlawful taking, and theft by deception. Seriously? Fortune telling is against the law? Uwanawich’s Scam Prosecutors are accusing Uwanawich of tricking a client out of thousands of dollars....

Lisa Robin Kelly from “That ’70s Show” has been arrested, again. The actress, who played Eric Foreman’s brash older sister Laurie, was arrested in her North Carolina home after an alleged assault on Monday. The other person reportedly involved in the fight was Kelly’s husband, gossip website TMZ reports. This isn’t the first time the couple’s altercations have gotten the attention of police. Kelly was charged with spousal abuse after a similar situation back in March....

Affirmative action in higher education will yet again return to the Supreme Court. The Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the 5th Circuit in Fisher v. University of Texas, a lawsuit challenging the public university’s use of race in admissions. The appeal is the first time the Court will consider affirmative action since its 2003 ruling in Grutter v. Bollinger. In that 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that public universities can use race as a “plus factor” when determining which students to admit....

Luckily before the annual Labor Day grilling fests begin, the USDA has announced a beef recall due to possible E. coli contamination. The Valley Meat Company from Modesto, California, is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk ground beef products, according to an announcement by Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on August 6. According to the FSIS, they were alerted to the possible contamination when notified by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) of a small cluster of a rare strain of E....

Yesterday the Illinois Senate began the impeachment trial of embattled governor Rod Blagojevich. He is boycotting the impeachment proceedings, opting instead for an all out media blitz, “talking to Americans to let them know what’s happening in the land of Lincoln.” The Washington Post reported that although he has not challenged the impeachment process in court, Blagojevich has opted not to attend, be represented, or present any defense in his impeachment trial....

Bank of America has settled a Countrywide lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission for $108 million, over allegations that Countrywide defrauded borrowers with illegal fees in 2008. The settlement represents one of the largest FTC settlements on record and is the largest mortgage service settlement ever. The money will be repaid to borrowers, but it will take several months to calculate and distribute. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz was highly critical of the practices of Countrywide, slamming them (and also offering a not-so-subtle dig at fraternities in the process)....

Concluding a three month investigation into the death of a 6-week old infant, Sacramento police arrested the girl’s mother on Thursday, accusing her of following in the footsteps of other mothers that have been prosecuted for microwave baby deaths. The mother, Ka Yang, is denying any wrongdoing, and, with the death penalty possibly an option, appears to be setting herself up for an insanity defense. When Ka Yang first reported the death of her daughter in March, she claimed that she had a seizure, which caused her to drop the baby on a space heater, reports CNN....

It happens all the time, doesn’t it? You move into some celebrity’s old mansion, and you’re still getting their old fan mail and Bugatti bills. But just because the last A-list tenants were lazy changing their address doesn’t mean you can just start opening and reading their mail. At least, that’s what someone should tell Chrissy Teigen, who gleefully admitted to Ellen DeGeneres that she’s been opening and reading Rihanna’s mail since moving into her former house....

Plaintiff Stephen Hadley has filed a lawsuit claiming that the many different Kellogg breakfast products he ate for breakfast were not as healthy as the breakfast maker has claimed. And while Kellogg denies these allegations, the company was not successful in having the case dismissed at the earliest possible stage. Now, the case can continue on in the Northern District Court of California. Mr. Hadley is seeking to prove that nearly 30 different Kellogg products ranging from cereal bars to breakfast cereals contained more sugar than is actually healthy but nevertheless Kellogg advertised the products as “healthy....

A young father was beaten by bikers in front of his wife and 2-year-old child after the man “[tapped] the fender” of one of the group’s motorcycles on a New York City highway. Video captured by one of the bikers showed members of the group damaging and slashing the tires of the family’s Range Rover after the collision, causing the scared dad to attempt to flee, ABC News reports. The chase ended with bikers smashing the windows of the family’s car and beating the 33-year-old father....

The 29-year-old owner of four pit bulls that fatally mauled a 63-year-old jogger earlier this month has been charged with murder. Alex Jackson, who had eight dogs (six of them pit bulls) in his home, was arrested and held on $1 million bail. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison. Unfortunately, dog bites and even fatal dog maulings happen often enough. However, while not uncommon, it is a bit more rare that an actual murder charge results from a dog mauling – even a fatal one....

Fist pumps are the signature move for the guys and girls of MTV’s Jersey Shore. Perhaps the cast, now in their second season, is a little too good at activity off the dance floor. In the latest in the string of litigation to hit the show, the entire Jersey Shore cast is being sued for assault on a woman named only as J.P. in court papers. According to Wonderwall, J.P. is suing the entire cast, MTV, as well as the show’s production company for injuries stemming from an encounter last September....