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David Paul Miramontes, better known as David Paul, was Heather Mills’ hairdresser. That is, until she reportedly stiffed him $80,000 for his services. Los Angeles-based Paul is a celebrity stylist. He charges thousands of dollars for his cuts. In fact, he claims he styled the ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney’s hair 20 times between 2005 and 2008. He even cut her hair for her appearance on Dancing with the Stars. Except, Mills never paid....

Creative judges have taken to shaming criminals by wearing signs on busy street corners, but now parents have started doing it too. So is it legal to publicly “shame” your own kid? In March, a Florida family decided to punish their 13-year-old daughter by by having her wear a sign at a busy intersection stating that she was “self-entitled” and had “no respect for authority,” reports the Northwest Florida Daily News....

Kanye West is being sued by a paparazzo over an alleged assault at Los Angeles International Airport – and surprisingly, Gloria Allred is at the helm of the lawsuit. The famed civil rights attorney is representing a photographer who got into a physical altercation with West. The photog’s video captured the rapper lunging at him in an attempt to grab the camera away from him after a verbal spat. The paparazzo is alleging assault, battery and interference with his civil rights....

Kotex is recalling about 1,400 boxes of its tampons. The recall comes after the company detected Enterobacter sakazakii bacteria on a plastic tube. The bacteria could cause vaginal infections, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease or other infections. So far, the company says that no illnesses or adverse reactions have been reported. The affected boxes are 18-count and 36-count boxes of Kotex Natural Balance Security Unscented Tampons Regular Absorbency. Recalled boxes have SKU numbers of 15063 and 15068....

Alabama sheriff’s deputies say they caught a guy “double texting” while driving. Just what exactly is double texting? In this case, it was a guy texting with both his hands and his knees. Sheriff’s deputies pulled over Dandre Moore while he was driving through an Alabama tunnel. The 19-year-old was allegedly text messaging with both his hands and knees, a feat the young man says that he has been performing since the age of 15, reports NBC News....

Mark Feigin wasn’t shy about his views. According to CNN, the real estate agent and Uber driver admittedly has ‘a big mouth’ and strong views on Islam, telling investigators that he wasn’t ‘really a fan of Islam. I don’t like their views.’ He freely posted those views on the Facebook page of the Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles back in September of 2016. Those comments, along with a mysterious, threatening phone call, launched a hate crimes investigation that pleaded out last week....

After filing a lawsuit over access to public records, the ACLU of Missouri has received a “heavily redacted” copy of the incident report on the August 9 shooting of Michael Brown. This five-page document, released by the Ferguson Police Department, reveals few details about the events of the fatal shooting and lacks even a basic narrative. Tony Rothert, the Missouri ACLU’s legal director, called on the Ferguson Police Department to release a complete copy of the incident report to “begin building public trust....

An update to a previous blog post on the Postal Regulatory Commission Recommends Postage Rate Increase and Creation of “Forever Stamp” – on March 19, 2007 the Governors of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced that they have approved some of the recommendations of the Postal Regulatory Commission. Highlights of the postal changes include: Increase in the cost of a first-class stamp (one-ounce letter) from 39 cents to 41 cents Increase in the cost of a postcard from 24 cents to 26 cents Creation of a new “Forever Stamp” - this stamp will be sold at the new 41-cent First-Class Mail one-ounce letter rate....

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it has suspended trading in the securities of 35 companies that have been the subject of recent and repeated spam email campaigns. According to an SEC Press Release, “the trading suspensions are part of a stepped-up SEC effort - code named ‘Operation Spamalot’ - to protect investors from potentially fraudulent spam email hyping small company stocks with phrases like, ‘Ready to Explode,’ ‘Ride the Bull,’ and ‘Fast Money....

With the increased societal reliance on the internet, it is increasingly rare in this day and age to see scammers resort to classic, in person, confidence tricks like the fake driveway paving scam. However, a pair of scammers are being sued in Ohio as a result of over 30 separate complaints alleging illegal business practices tied to a driveway paving scam. While many home improvement con artists use fake names, fake businesses, and vanish into thin air once they receive any cash, the Ohio pair tried to cover up the scam by performing “minimal and shoddy” work....

An undercover police officer was arrested Tuesday in connection with a biker assault on an SUV driver that was caught on video. Police arrested Detective Wojciech Braszczok, 32, for his alleged involvement in the biker incident, according to New York’s WABC-TV. Braszczok was charged with “riot and criminal mischief.” Braszczok was under scrutiny for allegedly not immediately reporting the assault to Internal Affairs, and for allegedly not telling the truth about his role in the attack....

Former “7th Heaven” star Stephen Collins must sit for a deposition, the judge in his ongoing divorce proceedings ruled Wednesday. The ruling came after a request by Collins’ estranged wife Faye Grant, reports The Associated Press. Grant wants Collins to answer questions about the financial fallout he claims occurred after an audio recording was released last year in which he admitted to inappropriate sexual conduct with three underage girls. Collins claims the release of the taped confession, the truth of which he later acknowledged, ruined his career....

The case, In re: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Wage and Hour Litigation, was originally filed in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California. This case is separate from Walmart’s 2008 payment of $640 million to settle 63 federal and state class-action lawsuits which also alleged various wage and hour labor violations. This Walmart settlement will total between $43 million and $86 million, plus the costs associated with calculating the wages....

Campaign season is in full swing, and scam artists are stepping up their game. Many are trying to ride the coattails of the 2012 election to take your money and run. Scammers typically try to make their pitches sound believable in an attempt to persuade victims to disclose personal financial information. That’s why the 2012 election cycle, with hundreds of political groups seeking donations, could be a goldmine for crooks, according to the Better Business Bureau....

Kids are heading back to school, which may mean your house will be empty while you’re at work all day. Even if your neighborhood has never experienced burglaries, that doesn’t mean it won’t happen. Daytime burglaries are the most common and can be the costliest. Here are some tips to make your home harder for burglars to break into: Related Resources: Burglary Overview (FindLaw) Preventing Crime In and Around Rental Property (FindLaw) Going On Summer Vacation?...

Alec Baldwin’s stalker, Genevieve Sabourin, was sentenced to 180 days in jail – plus an extra 30 days for making dramatic outbursts in court – for a grand total of 210 days in the slammer. Throughout the trial, Sabourin – a Canadian actress who had dinner with Baldwin once in 2010 – claimed that she and the “30 Rock” star were in the throes of romance for the past two years and had an intimate rendezvous or two – in person and on the phone....

AT&T improperly billed the U.S. government for foreign scammers’ calls to its IP Relay service for the deaf, a lawsuit claims. Now the feds want their money back – more than $16 million. Under a Federal Communications Commission program, AT&T is reimbursed at a rate of $1.30 per minute for calls placed through its Internet protocol relay service, or IP Relay, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. IP Relay allows hearing-impaired users to type messages that are read aloud to a recipient by an AT&T employee....

Star Trek fans are likely reacting in some way to the news that the Axanar fan film has settled the lawsuit against it filed by CBS and Paramount. Shockingly, the settlement will allow the fan fic film to be made, but just not as a feature length film as originally intended. Also, the settlement includes numerous other demands the fan film must comply with to proceed with the film and all future projects....

On the theory that knowledge is power, more information usually better than less. In that vein, new regulations passed by the FTC and The Federal Reserve Board will require banks to give consumers more information regarding why they are receiving less than favorable terms on their loans. The new banking regulations will apply to all types of credit such as credit cards, auto loans, mortgages and student loans. The rules will apply to banks as well as lenders such as auto dealers and financing firms....

German auto company BMW issued its largest recall ever on Wednesday, covering 1.3 million cars worldwide. The BMW recall affects approximately 368,000 vehicles in the U.S., which is more than the number of cars it sold in the country last year. The company has concluded that a battery cable cover located in the trunk might be incorrectly mounted, explains Forbes. The improperly installed cable can disconnect and cause the electrical system to malfunction, preventing the car from starting....