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“Andy Dick put his penis on my face” - at least so alleges Robert Tucker, an audience member and unfortunate recipient of some of Dick’s unwanted advances during a comedy show in Texas in December 2010. This newest Andy Dick lawsuit, filed in Dallas, is the result of the gratuitous standup show. Beforewarned: the facts (like Andy Dick) are strange, and raunchy. According to Tucker, during part of the comedy show, Dick changed into a red skirt, black top, and a wig....

Marginal reality star Shauna Sand has been arrested for domestic violence after reports that she attacked and hit her husband, Laurent Homburger. Sand is famous for being an ex-Playboy pin-up as well as the ex-wife of Lorenzo Lamas. Sand, 39, was charged with felony domestic violence after police were called to the couple’s home. The responding officers noticed marks on her husband, reports the Toronto Sun. Homburger was also arrested on a domestic violence charge....

A TSA agent groped a passenger, and is now facing a lawsuit. Wait, scratch that: a passenger groped a TSA agent, and is now facing a felony sexual abuse charge. Yukari Mihamae, 61, was arrested after her tiff with a TSA agent at the Phoenix airport. Mihamae was traveling from Phoenix back to her home state of Colorado when she got into an argument with TSA officers, reports Time. At the end of the argument, Mihamae grabbed the left breast of a female TSA agent with both her hands....

A nationwide Natura pet food recall has led to several brands being pulled from shelves due to concerns over potential Salmonella contamination. According to the FDA, about a half-dozen brands under the Natura Pet Products line were all packaged in the same facility where one sample of dry pet food tested positive for Salmonella. So far, no pet or human illnesses have been reported, Houston’s KPRC-TV reports. The Natura recall includes dry pet food and biscuit treats (canned and wet goods are not included), all with expiration dates prior to June 10, 2014....

Petland Inc., one of the nation’s largest pet store chains, intentionally sold unhealthy puppies that came from disreputable breeders known as “puppy mills,” according to a lawsuit filed this week by an animal rights group. The lawsuit, which seeks class action status, was filed on Monday by six puppy purchasers and the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS), against Ohio-based pet store chain operator Petland, Inc. and The Hunte Corporation, a distributor of puppies to pet stores....

San Francisco is set to become the first city in the U.S. to ban use of petroleum-based plastic bags by certain businesses, after the city’s Board of Supervisors passed a new law that is expected to be approved by Mayor Gavin Newsom. According to the Associated Press, the proposed law “requires large markets and drug stores to offer customers bags made of paper that can be recycled, plastic that breaks down easily enough to be made into compost, or reusable cloth....

Sportingbet has reached a settlement with U.S. prosecutors who have agreed not to prosecute the company in exchange for the company forfeiting $33 million. The company had been accused of illegally using payment processing tactics that hid the nature of their clients transactions from U.S. credit card companies. The companies had banned the use of their cards for such transactions. The settlement immediately caused the gambling sites share prices to rise, up nearly 12% at the time this was written....

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Kentucky’s lethal injection procedures for carrying out capital punishment. In a 7-2 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Court held that Kentucky’s lethal injection protocol – involving the administration of three drugs – does not violate Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment. The challenge was brought by a number of convicted murderers sentenced to death in Kentucky, who claimed that there was a significant risk that the lethal injection procedures would not be properly followed....

A Florida man pleaded no contest to a felony animal cruelty charge last week for dousing a puppy in hot sauce. Sadly, he wasn’t the only person caught mistreating animals. Ephrian Myles of Sarasota was sentenced to one year in prison and 18 months of probation. He will also have to take anger management classes and can no longer own a pet or live in a house with an animal....

Facing criminal charges is a scary prospect. Fortunately, you don’t have to face them alone. Having legal counsel when charged with a crime isn’t just a good idea, it’s a constitutional right. And one that you’re probably better off exercising. But even if you made the decision to hire a defense attorney, you still have to pick the right one. So here are five pieces of advice to consider when hiring a criminal defense lawyer:...

Naked airport protester John Brennan’s acquittal is being heralded as a victory for free speech. But the reason for his legal victory may only work in Oregon. Brennan, 50, of Portland, Ore., famously stripped in front of TSA screeners at the Portland International Airport in April. After standing stark naked for about five minutes, police tackled him to the ground and hauled him to jail, The Oregonian reports. Brennan was charged under a local law that prohibits indecent exposure, a misdemeanor....

Spring cleaning came early for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has ordered the removal of more than 500 allergy and cold medicine drugs from the market, according to the New York Times. The medications are being removed because they were never tested or reviewed for their safety and effectiveness. Deborah Autor, the director of the office of compliance in the FDA’s drug division, says: The FDA requires all new prescription drugs be submitted for scientific review before being released to the public....

A Foster Farms poultry plant was shuttered by the USDA on Wednesday citing a cockroach infestation and unsanitary conditions. The plant was one of three other Foster Farms facilities that were threatened with closure for being linked to nationwide salmonella outbreaks, reports the Los Angeles Times. What is the USDA doing to stop dangerous chicken from hitting the market? Foster Farms Plant Shut Down For Roaches U.S. Department of Agriculture officials had warned Foster Farms to remedy the conditions at two processing facilities in Fresno and one poultry plant in Livingston, California, reports the Times....

Constructive possession is often thrown around in criminal cases where a person is charged with the illegal possession of something that wasn’t in his or her actual possession. The distinction can be hard to ferret out at times, but constructive possession is, in many cases, just as effective as actual possession in obtaining a conviction. So what are some examples of constructive possession? One of the archetypal examples of constructive possession is when a suspect has actual possession of a key to a lockbox or safe, and within that container is the alleged contraband (drugs, stolen property, guns, etc....

When are police officers allowed to fire their weapons? In America, we allow our law enforcement officers to carry and use firearms in order to protect public safety. But there are limits to when police are allowed to use deadly force – the kind that comes from the barrel of a gun. So in which types of situations are cops legally allowed to open fire? Thanks to the principles of federalism, the federal government does not regulate many of the ways in which guns are used in each state and county in the nation....

The family of the late Stephen Slesinger is suing Disney for allegedly not paying royalties that are due to them from the wildly popular Winnie the Pooh collection. Stephen Slesinger is the man who made Winnie the Pooh recognizable and loved by many. He made a licensing deal with Winnie the Pooh creator AA Milne back in 1931. When he signed that deal, he developed products and even created Winnie the Pooh’s trademark red shirt and no pants look....

Former Zumba instructor and prostitute Alexis Wright was sentenced to 10 months in jail on Friday for her part in a Maine prostitution ring that involved more than 100 clients. Wright expressed her relief when the judge sentenced her according to her plea agreement, saying that despite her upcoming jail sentence, “In my eyes I’m free,” reports the Associated Press. The single mother-turned-prostitute pleaded guilty to 20 counts, and in addition to jail time, she’ll have to pay some restitution....

Every year when the school year begins, a new class of freshmen becomes acquainted with the strange and time-honored traditions of hazing that exist on high school and college campuses. Like veterans and childhood abuse survivors, some hazing alums believe that these barbaric practices serve to draw new students closer to a tight-knit community. But this reasoning is often a thin veneer for what’s essentially criminal activity. Not convinced? Check out these five ways in which hazing can potentially get you arrested....

For the second time this year, a home owned by Justice Stephen Breyer has been hit by a burglar, The Washington Post reports. The latest burglary took place May 4 at Breyer’s home in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The burglar seemed to take a shining to silver, as he (or she) stole two silver candlesticks along with a 100-piece silver set from the Justice’s home, according to police....

You have precious items that you want to keep safe, so of course you are considering getting a safe deposit box. But you are wondering just how safe they are – who can get in and under what conditions? The answer will depend on where your safe deposit box is located – what type of institution, what state, local rules, and more. Let’s take a look at some situations when a safe deposit box can be opened by court order or otherwise....