Legal Commentary

It's the dope-a-rope defense!
Up in Portland, Maine, Margie Dunson was facing up to 20 years in the clink for an elevated aggravated assault charge. Dunson is a former boxer who held the welterweight title in '77 and '78...

Shia LaBeouf DUI Charges Dropped but License Suspension Holds
DUI Charge dropped against Shia LaBeouf but he has lost his driving privilege for refusing chemical test. Shia LaBeouf?s late July arrest came to a conclusion recently. LaBeouf was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving but authorities have said that there is not enough evidence to charge him with a DUI...

Drunk Driving Charges Dropped Against Omaha Nebraska Police Officer Sgt. Harmon Moss After Arrest While Speeding
OMAHA, NEBRASKA - A drunken driving charge against an Omaha police officer has been dismissed following the officer’s completion of a diversion program. The charge against Sgt...

Drunk Driving Charge Dropped After Bogus Stop And Search By Logan Utah Police Officer - Judge: “We’re Not A Police State Yet, Revving Your Engine Is Not Illegal”
LOGAN, UTAH - A judge threw out a drunken-driving charge in a case that involved bare bottoms and a defiant step on the gas. Police stopped Nicholas Johnson, 22, after he revved his pickup truck in response to friends who mooned him at a traffic stop...

Lawyer. Boxer. Am I Repeating Myself
JD Bliss has a post about Buckhead, Georgia attorney Preston Halliburton in his pursuit of the practice of law and as a professional boxer. But, I have to ask, is boxing and the practice of law pretty much the same thing?

Elvis impersonator accused of showing up to court drunk, in costume
The really disturbing part? He was there on a stalking charge. How would you like to be the poor creature being hunted by an Elvis impersonator? Hat Tip: Many thanks, You're A Mean Drunk R2D2

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Know the limits before getting behind the wheel

NCAA and Ticketmaster
alleging they have a monopoly on college sports events and charge non-refundable fees to enter a lottery for the rights to purchase tickets to the sporting events.

BPA
New Study Shows Link to Diabetes and Heart Disease

Operating Room Fires
Hundreds Injured During Surgery, New Report Shows

US Reality TV Shows
Reach Tentative $4 Million Settlement

DUI/DWI
If you have been arrested for drunk driving or driving under the influence you should contact an attorney immediately.

City Streets and Jake Aaron Strickland
$1.2 million wrongful death settlement awarded after a husband and father was killed by a convicted drunk driver.