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If you’ve ever thought about refusing a breathalyzer test or a field sobriety test you might want to think again. Many states have enacted laws that dole out punishments if you voluntarily refrain. Why exactly are you compelled to consent to testing? It’s because most states have what’s called “implied consent” laws. What are implied consent laws? Implied consent statutes make it so that motorists who apply for a driver’s license automatically give consent to sobriety tests....

A widowed teen mom in Blanchard, Okla. made a tough decision on New Year’s Eve when she shot and killed a man trying to break into her home. Sarah McKinley, 18, was home alone with her 3-month-old son on the afternoon of December 31 when she saw two men trying to force their way in. She grabbed her shotgun and called 911 for help. And then she asked the emergency operator if she could shoot the intruders....

Everybody enjoys a good party. However, what some people consider a good party is what police consider arresting fish in a barrel. While there are some legal drugs, such as alcohol, prescription medications, vitamins and supplements, and, of course, marijuana in some states, there are countless illegal drugs that can get you arrested if you are caught using or possessing them at a party. It is important to note that the legal drugs can also get you arrested if you are overly intoxicated in public, selling/distributing them, if they look like real drugs, or while driving home....

Contaminated heparin blood-thinning medication has been found in 11 countries, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned shipments from one Chinese drug manufacturing facility after inspections revealed safety problems at the plant. In addition to the United States, heparin containing the contaminant – called oversulfated chondroitin sulfate – has been found in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, and New Zealand, according to an FDA Announcement....

A Pennsylvania judge ruled this week that a criminal sexual assault case against Bill Cosby will proceed, NPR reports. This despite claims that the comedian received immunity from prosecution over a decade ago in connection with the civil suit filed by alleged victim, Andrea Constand. The immunity claim was supported by the statements of a former District Attorney that he orally agreed not to prosecute Cosby. The agreement was allegedly given to Cosby’s now-deceased attorney at the alleged victim’s lawyers’ request....

Iowa Attorney General, Tom Miller, announced Friday that Iowa has won a first step in its medicaid lawsuit against big pharma for allegedly over-charging taxpayers for medications. Eight of the 78 drug companies sued by the state have settled for $4.3 million. After lawyers’ fees and the federal government has taken its share, Iowa will be left with about $1.2 million, some of which may actually reach it’s financially strapped Medicaid program....

You have to expect a certain amount of abuse when you attend a live comedy show. Especially if you sit front row at an Eddie Griffin show. The woman, Fiona Walshe, has already contacted a lawyer. Right now, they are asking for an apology and compensation from the comedian and the club. They still haven’t formally filed a lawsuit, reports the Huffington Post. At the start of the comedy set, Walshe says that Griffin admitted to being drunk and even drank a bottle of champagne and took a shot while on stage....

Horn honking is protected speech. At least when it is intended to convey an easily understood message. This very conclusion was at the center of a Washington Supreme Court ruling this week, which dealt with a Snohomish County horn honking law. That law makes it illegal to honk one’s horn for purposes other than public safety or as part of an official event. Helen Immelt violated the law and spent one day in jail....

Former Disney princess Ashley Tisdale might have a stalker super-fan. An obsessed male fan sent more than 18,000 tweets to the actress – and then allegedly showed up at her Los Angeles home, TMZ reports. The tweets are less endearing and more delusional, writing about an ongoing relationship as BFFs and beyond. The tweets are creepy, but is the guy a “stalker,” legally speaking? The key to stalking is a pattern of harassment....

Comedian, rapper, and actor Katt Williams is known for his bizarre antics but even he has managed to surprise celebrity media. A lawsuit filed against Williams by an actress named Jamila Majesty claims that the comedian “organized a beatdown on her that included Wiccan sorcery,” reports TMZ. According to Majesty, the comedian invited her to his Malibu home two years ago, and it was a very weird visit. The actress is suing Williams for assault and battery, false imprisonment, and emotional distress....

Truth is stranger than fiction, but it takes longer to get to the punch line in life. Two men falsely imprisoned for decades will be getting cash from LA: $24.3 million between them, reports ABC News. And one of the men is named Kash Register. No kidding. Kash Delano Register and Bruce Lisker this week settled wrongful conviction lawsuits with the Los Angeles City Council. Each spent more than 25 years in prison as murderers, convicted of crimes they did not commit....

Marvel Entertainment sued the heirs of Jack Kirby, a former Marvel artist who drew superheros like the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and The Incredible Hulk, challenging their claims that copyrights assigned by Kirby to Marvel will revert back to them starting in 5 years. Kirby collaborated with fellow comic artisan Stan Lee for nearly a decade. A 2007 op-ed piece by New York Times editorial writer Brent Staples described a strained relationship between Kirby and Marvel:...

An investigation by Yahoo! Sports has found that the University of Connecticut violated NCAA rules in its recruitment of troubled former guard Nate Miles. This unwelcome news for the school comes while the Huskies are in the midst of the NCAA Tournament, and scheduled to play Purdue in the Sweet 16. The story gave specific details on the violations: The report adds that one of UConn’s assistants knew about the relationship between Miles and Nochimson, and that coaches at the university (including head coach Jim Calhoun) contacted Nochimson via text and phone thousands of times between 2006 and 2008....

Johnson & Johnson, through its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, has been on the receiving end of many a Risperdal lawsuit, usually stemming from the way it has marketed the antipsychotic drug to doctors across the country. Finding that the company made misleading claims in a series of promotional letters and understated the drug’s risks, a state judge in South Carolina has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $327 million in fines....

Hip-hop mogul Damon Dash has filed a lawsuit against fellow entertainment industry titan Lee Daniels claiming breach of contract, defamation, and a host of other allegations. The dispute between Dash, a Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder, and Daniels, whose directing credits include “Precious,” “The Butler,” and “The Paperboy,” center around a $2 million investment that Dash made in Daniels’ 2004 film “The Woodsman,” reports The Hollywood Reporter. According to Dash’s lawsuit, filed in New York, Daniels never repaid Dash, instead offering him an ownership stake in his upcoming projects, including “The Butler,” which grossed over $176 million at the box office....

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a challenge to the state of Kentucky’s lethal injection practices in carrying out capital punishment. Two Kentucky death row inmates allege that the state’s “three-drug protocol” method carries too much risk of inflicting excruciating pain and amounts to “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment. According to the Washington Post, “those objecting to the [three drug] process said it would be better to inject inmates with a single, massive dose of barbiturates, the way animals are euthanized....

Right-wing rocker Ted Nugent’s comments about President Obama have triggered a Secret Service investigation into a potential threat against the president. Nugent, 63, is known for his outspoken conservative views, and didn’t hold back at a National Rifle Association convention over the weekend. “I’ll tell you this right now: If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year,” Nugent told the audience, according to The Washington Post....

Usher’s stepson, Kyle Glover, was declared brain dead Monday morning after an accident. The 11-year-old boy was tubing on Lake Lanier in Georgia on Friday, when he and a friend were run over by a man on a personal watercraft, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Glover and the other victim were airlifted to a hospital. Glover has not shown any signs of brain activity since his admission, according to his doctors....

Imagine you have a corporation that’s hemorrhaging money. Shareholder’s money, clients money, and money to pay employees and suppliers. What would you do if someone came along with some emergency moolah to save your business? You’d be tempted to take it. But if your business lost billions, you laid off thousands of employees, and you received roughly as much money in bailouts from the government, would you still pay employees hefty bonuses?...

Denver cops are investigating a theft of legal marijuana (under state law, anyway) in a case that might be a first for the Mile-High City. Chronic Therapy, a legal grow house in Denver, experienced a break-in April 23, when burglars made off with $12,000 in pot plants. Denver’s KCNC-TV reports that police have released footage of the suspects caught on the house’s security cameras. With pot now legal in Colorado, will police be investigating more marijuana thefts?...