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There were a couple of celebrity DUIs making news this week serving as a harsh reminder that the law applies to everyone and that drinking and driving has a cost. Notable offenders in the news […]

A group of Nashville residents led by two local football players said they are planning to file a class-action lawsuit against ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ on the basis of racial discrimination. The plaintiffs claim that in […]

Nickelodeon star Amanda Bynes was arrested Friday morning in West Hollywood after running into a police car. After failing several sobriety tests, she was handcuffed and cited for DUI. Sources close to the 26-year old […]

Russell Brand’s mugshot may be hilarious, but the funnyman probably wasn’t laughing when he turned himself in to NOPD this afternoon after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Brand threw a paparazzo’s iPhone through […]

Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and the current Saints organization are expected to be severely punished following a NFL investigation that discovered Williams offered ‘bounties’ of $1,000 or more for brutal hits that left […]

The Jackass “star” Bam Margera spent Lundi Gras in the custody of the New Orleans Police Department after getting arrested for being out of control at a party during the festivities. Margera said that he […]

What Russell County Sheriff and Downing’s second cousin, Heath Taylor, described as a “minute of misconduct” following Alabama’s National Championship victory on January 9 will likely haunt Mr. Brian Downing for the rest of his […]

Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to late performer Michael Jackson, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter today by a Los Angeles jury. Dr. Murray was implicated in Jackson’s 2009 overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. […]

Matt Moore Hardy, 36, is facing legal troubles with driving while impaired. The police report claims Hardy was under the influence of drugs, not alcohol; the breathalyzer test was negative. Hardy was on probation with […]

James Whittemore, 22, has been charged with burglary and criminal mischief after breaking into the Ed Sullivan Theater, where David Letterman hosts the “Late Show,” and causing $5,000 worth of damage. Whittemore had been drinking […]

Sometimes for better or worse patterns of behavior form within a family, and for the Cage family it has been definitely for the worse. Actor Nicholas Cage’s son, Weston Cage, has been arrested for domestic […]

HBO will be airing a documentary tonight called Hot Coffee which has particular relevance to the field of Personal Injury law. Hot Coffee producer-director Susan Saladoff also served as a civil lawyer for 25 years, […]

Reports emerged this morning that Ryan Dunn, best known for his appearances on the MTV stunt show Jackass was killed around 3am in a car accident in Pennsylvania. Few details are available about the circumstances […]

News surfaced today that the competency hearing to determine whether or not Jared Loughner (the suspect in the shootings which injured AZ congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, and left another 14 wounded and 6 dead) is fit […]

Local rapper BG a.k.a. Baby Gangster has been a fixture in the New Orleans rap community since he signed with Cash Money Records at the age of 13. Now 30 years old, BG, whose legal […]

The young actor who has starred in TV shows such as Blue Mountain State, E.R., and Smallville has pled guilty to conspiracy to sell over 10,000 pills of oxycodone but is asking for leniency from […]

Derrick Caracter, a backup forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (who were beaten by the New Orleans Hornets in the NBA Playoffs last night), was arrested early Sunday morning for allegedly hitting a pregnant waitress […]

Actor Nicolas Cage was arrested on Friday night in the French Quarter. According to sources, Mr. Cage was seen having an argument with his wife outside of a French Quarter residence and at some point […]