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They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. But what about the woman who sues herself? A Utah woman has filed a lawsuit against herself, claiming that her own negligent driving caused her significant financial and emotional damages. This case is just as convoluted as it sounds, so let’s breakdown exactly what’s going on here. The Underlying Accident Barbara Bagley was driving her husband, Bradley Vom Baur, and their two dogs when she lost control of the vehicle on Interstate 80 outside of Battle Mountain, Nevada....

What would you do if the man convicted of killing your 5-year-old son was released 12 years early from a sentence of 40 years? John Foreman, father of the late Jason Foreman who was killed in 1975, says he will murder him. Michael Woodmansee was convicted in the Foreman slaying. Jason Foreman went missing in Rhode Island in 1975. He had been kidnapped by Michael Woodmansee, who later confessed to killing him and was convicted of second-degree murder....

Jesse Ventura is known for many things – wrestling, acting, and politics most notably. But concern for his reputation in the navy has been driving him to court lately. Ventura, a former Navy SEAL, last year successfully sued ex-SEAL and author Chris Kyle for an anecdote in his book American Sniper and Kyle’s estate is appealing the judgment today. Ventura says Kyle ruined his reputation with others in the elite military unit by writing lies in his book....

When man bites dog, that’s news they say. When dog tosses drugs out window, well, that’s really news. Joel Dobrin of San Diego was driving a 1998 GMC pickup in Oregon when he was stopped by Sherman County Sgt. John Terrel. The reason for Terrel’s stop? The officer saw a sock come flying out the window, reports the East Oregonian. According to the Sgt. John Terrel, Dobrin told him just what happened: he was trying to stash his marijuana and hashish in his sock, but his pit bull mix grabbed it and wanted to play tug-of-war....

After months of requests from U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Harry Reid, Apple has finally given in and decided to impose a partial ban on any new DUI checkpoint apps submitted to its App Store. Unlike Apple, Google is remaining steadfast in its decision, and will continue to sell the apps, which provide users with real time alerts of DUI checkpoint locations around town. The main concern with DUI checkpoint apps has been that they encourage and enable driving under the influence by allowing users to avoid local law enforcement....

Residents at a Corpus Christi, Texas school for the disabled were forced by school employees to participate in “fight club” style battles. As Texas fights to reign in neglect and abuse in its institutions for the disabled, other states including North Carolina have begun to enforce laws that regulate fighting events beyond the traditional boxing. The Dallas Morning News reports that employees of the Corpus Christi State School filmed fights which they prompted between profoundly disabled residents over a span from 2007 into 2008....

ReNu with MoistureLoc manufacturer Bausch & Lomb and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a permanent worldwide recall of the contact lens solution, based on the increased risk of Fusarium fungal eye infection associated with the product’s use. According to Bausch & Lomb Chairman and CEO Ron Zarrella, “there may be some aspect of the MoistureLoc formula that might increase the risk of Fusarium infection in rare circumstances.”...

In a first of its kind ruling on human gene patents, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously decided that synthetically produced genetic material can be patented, but naturally occurring DNA extracted from the human body cannot, Reuters reports. The Court’s decision is a partial victory to biotechnology company Myriad Genetics Inc., which holds the patents in question. But since the Court ruled that isolated human genes may not be patented, the rights group that challenged the patents came away with a win too....

The much-anticipated movie “Identity Thief” is set to hit the big screen. The comedy starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy follows the antics of an identity thief (played by McCarthy), Time reports. But this won’t mark the first time that identity theft has hit Hollywood. In fact, identity theft – the crime, not the movie – has been a phenomenon among the star set for some time. Over the years, many celebrities have been hit by identity thieves....

Gotta love the plea bargain. It’s how a person goes from facing felony charges to serving a year of probation. In the case of JetBlue attendant Steven Slater, it was really no surprise. His case was a textbook example of a situation where a plea bargain was likely. He did something foolish and no one was hurt, though someone could have been. Slater was looking at serious charges, including a felony, after he pulled the emergency chute on an August 9th JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh to New York....

U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson tossed the EA NCAA Football lawsuit on Friday, finding that the First Amendment rights of the video game developer outweigh the right of former Rutgers University quarterback Ryan Hart to control his likeness. Hart sued Electronic Arts, arguing that the company violated his publicity rights by creating an in-game player with similar attributes and the same jersey number. EA, however, did not use his actual name....

Kayla Cuevas’ mother claims her daughter was “subjected to continuous and ongoing bullying” for years while a student in Brentwood, New York. The numerous incidents happened on school grounds in the Brentwood Union School District and were perpetrated by MS-13 gang members, Evelyn Rodriguez claims, with full knowledge of the school district. Cuevas was killed, allegedly by MS-13 members, in September 2016, and Rodriguez is suing the school district, claiming it failed to stop the bullying and protect her daughter from gang violence....

No one wants a DUI. Beyond the physical danger in which the drunk driver places herself and others, the criminal penalties from a DUI conviction can be especially harsh. Yes, there are fines and possible jail time, but there are also some punishments that can stick with you for quite a long time. Here are some of the long-term consequences of a DUI conviction. Even a standard DUI can have you paying the price for years, both financially and reputationally....

Jerome Taylor learned that lesson after attempting to rob a restaurant by pretending his iPhone was a gun. Taylor, 20, wore a mask and entered a Connecticut restaurant and threatened cooks, demanding money, NBCConnecticut.com reports. However, when the iPhone gun wasn’t intimidating, the cooks went all Iron Chef, drew their knives, and told Taylor that he was about to be sliced and diced. Taylor realized that he was in a bind, and said that he was sorry and that he was actually, just kidding, and needed money for his kid....

A non-Jewish man will be allowed to sue for anti-Semitic slurs he endured from his supervisors. A New Jersey appeals court overruled a lower court’s ruling that held Myron Cowher, 49, couldn’t sue for discrimination because he wasn’t Jewish. Cowher claimed a “continual utterance of explicit slurs about Jews” was directed at him for over a year, MSNBC reports. Cowher was a truck driver for Carson & Roberts Site Construction & Engineering....

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the use of Obamacare subsidies in both state- and federally run healthcare exchanges. Tuesday’s unanimous ruling in King v. Burwell flatly contradicts an earlier ruling (hours earlier) by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which denied the use of Obamacare tax credits to anyone who enrolled via a federally created exchange. USA Today reports that this circuit split may lead to a “Supreme Court showdown....

Paris Hilton has never been one to shy away from the spotlight. According to a lawsuit filed in L.A. County Superior Court, the Paris Hilton sex tape refuses to fade away either. It has now been 7 years since “One Night in Paris” debuted, but it continues to get around on the internet. Like an endless record. Not that many people are paying for it. The hotel heiress shot to super stardom thanks in part to the Paris Hilton sex tape....

A California man believed to have shot and killed another man for his PS4 has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted robbery. The victim, 22-year-old Ikenna Uwakah of Daly City, was allegedly shot Sunday in San Francisco by Ronnie Collins, 21, who had arranged to meet Uwakah to purchase his gaming console, reports SFGate. This is the second killing in less than a month over the PlayStation4 since the console’s U....

Torture. When you think of torture, you think of Zero Dark Thirty and CIA interrogation of suspected terrorists. Did you ever imagining it happening in your back yard? In Chicago, former police Commander Jon Burge and his “Midnight Crew” tortured over a 100 victims over a period of almost 20 years starting in 1972. The victims, mostly African-American men, reported that Burge and his gang used electric shocks, beatings, smotherings, and simulated Russian roulette to coerce confessions....

Emotions ran high at the Toyota Congressional Hearing, yesterday. Accusations ran high, too. “They misled the American public, by saying that they and other independent sources had thoroughly analyzed the electronics systems and eliminated electronics as a possible cause of sudden unintended acceleration when, in fact, the only such review was a flawed study conducted by a company retained by Toyota’s lawyers.” These harsh wordswere spoken by House Representative Bart Stupak yesterday at the Congressional Hearing, where Toyota executives fended for themselves....