Legal Commentary

Pierce County Wisconsin Highway Commissioner Ross Christopherson Arrested, Suspended, Charged With Drunk Driving In County Car
PIERCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN - A highway commissioner in charge of miles of Wisconsin roads is in trouble for driving drunk on them. Now leaders in Pierce County have decided to suspend Ross Christopherson, 56, after police pulled him over last week in his county car...

Drunk Driving Car Accidents in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has a severe problem with drunk driving and to reduce that problem, Wisconsin is considering interlocking systems. Clearly, this is a good idea to prevent Wisconsin car accidents and wrongful deaths...

Lets Hope MADD Doesnt See This.
Traffic police in Minsk in the Republic of Belarus have apparently adopted a new tactic in the War on Drunk Driving.  According to a news release yesterday from Russia Today, police were ordered by superiors to stop a reported drunk driver on a highway...

Do Ignition Interlocks Stop Drunk Drivers
From Parade Magazine comes this quick survey about the use of vehicle ignition interlocks for people convicted of drunk driving. Visit the link to vote in the survey. Here are the details: Drunk drivers kill about 13,000 Americans each year...

The Onion Goes Statistical...err, Satirical on DUI
Delivering their usual satirical take with all the news that's (un)fit to print, the latest issue of The Onion provided this little news item on DUI: According to a report released Monday by the National Institutes of Health, 93 percent of those who get behind the wheel while intoxicated arrive at their homes safe and sound, just like they told everybody they would...

More examples of undue leniency shown to repeat drunk drivers
Drunk drivers pose a much bigger day-to-day threat to average Americans than terrorists or sex offenders. As this official data spotlights, though alcohol-impaired driving fatalities declined in 2007, roughly 250 persons were killed each and every week in the US...

Good News: Georgia Enacts Tougher DUI Laws
Injuries sustained in an auto wreck caused by a drunk driver can be permanent, debilitating, and costly. I have seen this happen far too many times. The emotional and physical pain caused by a car accident such as this may never fully go away...

Drive Drunk, But Drive Well
So the cop pulled you over while driving. He administered the Field SobrietyTests and then placed you under arrest. You were a little bit drunk and were cited for a DUI. How did this happen? Well, you might not have seen those illuminated signs asking drivers to report drunk drivers at the local highway, but believe it or not, the majority of DUI cases are phoned in by good Samaritans...

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
TEA-21 - Plus Law 105-178

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

Federal Transportation Equity Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users

Potential Class Action Suit
For Underpayment of Truck Drivers

Recovery One, Cyber Asset, Ascension Recovery - Renovo One LLC
REPOSSESSION DRIVERS - UNPAID OVERTIME

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.

Allstate Insurance Co.
$100,000 insurance settlement after a teenager was killed in a drunk driving accident.

Wisconsin Firm Recalls Frozen Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Products Due
Kraft Recalls Frozen Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Products