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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently issued a warning about counterfeit Alli drug sales. The FDA warning details that the counterfeit version of the Alli drug has been sold online. The fake Alli drug could have potentially harmful effects if taken. According to the FDA warning, the fake Alli drug does not contain orlistat; which is the active ingredient in the authentic Alli drug. Instead, the fake Alli drug contains the controlled substance sibutramine....

Totino’s and Jeno’s brand frozen pizzas containing pepperoni have been recalled by General Mills, because the pepperoni may be tainted with e. Coli. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has received 21 reports of persons infected with E. coli from 10 states (Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin). These people became ill between July 20 and October 10, 2007, and CDC investigation has shown that “eating a Totino’s or Jeno’s brand frozen pizza containing pepperoni was significantly associated with illness....

Kim Kardashian was not pleased with the look alike that she saw in Old Navy ads last fall. So what’s a Hollywood socialite to do when her image is used without permission? Well for Kardashian at least the answer is to sue. The highly recognizable celebrity filed a suit for $20 million against Old Navy’s parent-company, The Gap, for using a similar looking model in their ads. Just over a year later, the case is finished....

Lindsay Lohan is suing the makers of “Grand Theft Auto V” for allegedly basing a ditzy blond character on her image. In Lohan’s suit against Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (which owns Rockstar Games), she claims the character in question – a digital buxom blonde named Lacey Jonas – was a video game simulacrum of the “Mean Girls” actress’ likeness, outfits, and hairstyle, the New York Daily News reports. Does LiLo actually have a case against the makers of “GTA V”?...

A Michaels credit card lawsuit has been filed in response to the recent news of a security breach at Michaels Stores. This is a warning for consumers who may have shopped at Michaels, as PIN theft of customer’s debit cards has made the news. The new class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Illinois. The lead plaintiff in that suit, Mary Allen of Illinois, claimed that she made about $18....

Microsoft announced yesterday that it filed five (5) lawsuits (shown below) in Washington State court to try and learn the identities of people who used the company’s adManager service to distribute malicious online advertising, better known as ‘malvertising.’ According to Tim Cranton, Microsoft’s Associate General Counsel, the malvertising operated under the business names of “Soft Solutions,” “Direct Ad,” “qiweroqw.com,” “ITmeter INC.” and “ote2008.info.” Early this week the New York Times also fell victim to malvertisements that were reportedly displayed under the guise of Vonage ads....

Nokia has announced that it is recalling (and will replace for free) 46 million mobile phone batteries that may be at risk of overheating. According to the Washington Post, “the faulty batteries were manufactured by Japan’s Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. and sold in a wide range of Nokia phones, from its low-end 1100 family of products to its pricier N91 and E60 devices.” A Product Advisory on Nokia’s website states that “Nokia has identified that in very rare cases the affected batteries could potentially experience over heating initiated by a short circuit while charging, causing the battery to dislodge....

Medical care is only as good as the people who provide it. And if there aren’t enough trained medical professionals, the level of health care a hospital provides can only be so good. A lawsuit filed by nurses against a Michigan hospital claims staff shortages were so bad at the facility that patients faced delays in medication and basic hygienic care and nurses were forced to work in dangerous conditions. You can read the allegations in the full lawsuit below....

When an adult seriously harms a child, the full force of the law should come down on them. And when a series of adults could have easily prevented that harm, they should be held responsible for that abhorrent negligence. These are, after all, the lives of innocent children we’re talking about. In a truly shocking case, Oregon child welfare workers ignored clear warning signs and placed a four-year-old girl with a man who later allegedly raped and abused her....

A Philadelphia woman, Eley London, 20, was mad at her child’s father. She was so mad that she tried to hire a Facebook hit man to kill him. Amazingly, she posted a status update that read, “I will pay somebody a stack to kill my baby father,” reports NBC Philadelphia. A “stack” is around $1,000. Clearly not your average Facebook status update. But there was also not an average Facebook status update response to follow....

As a result of a recent New Mexico Supreme Court ruling challenging the responsibility of a group of pharmaceutical representatives for a drunk driving accident, state alcohol liability laws no longer only apply to the reckless bar, liquor store, or homebound social host. Liability has been extended to include persons who host private or business functions in a licensed establishment–so long as they pay for and control the flow of alcohol....

A suburban New York mom has been arrested for growing pot – a lot of pot. The mother of two was both head of her household and head of a multimillion-dollar marijuana growing operation, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Just like Nancy Botwin on “Weeds,” the mother is accused of leading a double life. Andrea Sanderlin, 45, would often drive back and forth between her home in upscale suburban Scarsdale, New York, and a run-down brick warehouse in Queens, DEA investigators allege....

A lawsuit challenging AT&T’s practice of charging tax on the full retail price of a free cell phone may have just rendered class action lawsuits obsolete. In the recently decided AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the Supreme Court determined that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts state law that invalidates contractual clauses that bar classwide arbitration. AT&T’s consumer contract includes an arbitration clause, which bars litigants from banding together and arbitrating as a class....

On the heels of an expanded recall of vehicles with potentially defective airbags made by Japanese airbag supplier Takata, some are criticizing the geographic scope of the recall efforts. In a letter to Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey questioned the recall’s focus on high-humidity states, reports USA Today. “We believe that NHTSA should immediately issue a nationwide safety recall on all the affected cars, regardless of where the car is,” Blumenthal wrote....

Remember those lawyers up in arms over Target’s proposed $19M settlement with MasterCard over the retailer’s massive 2013 data breach? Well it looks like a good day for them. The companies had a 90% participation threshold in order to certify the settlement and a May 20 deadline to meet it. The deadline passed without the required participation, so now the settlement is on hold and could be voided. Priceless Settlement Target already settled a class action lawsuit with affected customers for $10M....

The Situation is dealing with his own situation over the vodka deal he made with the now-famous Devotion spirits for the company’s protein-infused vodka. The “Jersey Shore” star made an arrangement with the company back in 2010 to endorse its product. As part of the deal, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino got an 8 percent ownership interest in the company, and he claims he’s entitled to more than that. Sorrentino says he held up his end of the bargain and helped build the company’s reputation....

Just like everybody else, celebrities can get called for jury duty. Even NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. And like the Lakers did today, employers must excuse employees from work while they perform their civic duty. Bryant reported yesterday for jury duty in Santa Ana, California. As the OC Register reported, though Bryant has previously sought to be excused on occasions when the Lakers were on the road or in the playoffs, the Laker star saw it as important to report and serve when called on one of the team’s off days....

Child abuse has been thrust into the national consciousness after the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State. Now with the zaniness surrounding “Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s latest child neglect fiasco, some may be wondering when the duty to report child abuse attaches. From a moral perspective, the answer is “whenever you see it.” But like with many things in the world, people don’t always do what’s right. Abuse can devastate a child’s life....

After a two-and-a-half years of drama, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams has finalized her divorce with Kordell Stewart. The reality TV housewife wrapped up her divorce in about eight months, leaving her plenty of time to allegedly stir up rumors about her now ex-husband’s sexual orientation, reports TMZ. What’s next for Williams now that her divorce is done? Even though their divorce went fairly quickly – less than nine months – it hasn’t exactly been a picnic for Williams or Stewart....

College is, among other things, a place for learning. But the lessons to be learned in college aren’t all contained in textbooks or lectures; they’re sometimes learned the proverbial “hard way.” And what harder way to learn the limits of socially acceptable behavior than to be arrested? Here are 10 really dumb ways that college students can get themselves arrested: Drinking. Even the most studious college student is tempted to indulge in that time-honored tradition of college-party drinking, which is perfectly legal… if you’re over 21....