Traffic Law

Lawyer convicted of staging truck crashes sentenced to prison

A New Orleans attorney who pleaded guilty in a scheme to stage truck crashes has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Oct 16, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Personal injury lawyer disbarred after pleading guilty in stolen accident report scheme

The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred a personal injury lawyer who pleaded guilty for his part in a scheme using stolen accident reports to find clients and financially benefit from settlement money.

Oct 15, 2026 9:26 AM CDT

Lawyer says he was set up by cops while traveling to what he thought was business meeting

After an Alabama police officer was charged in federal court with conspiracy, extortion, taking bribes, evidence tampering and civil rights violations, an Atlanta lawyer, who claims that he was a target, has filed a lawsuit against the man and the police department where he worked.

Oct 7, 2026 10:37 AM CDT

Ex-public defender assistant arrested on charges of impersonating lawyer

A former legal assistant in the Ninth Circuit public defender’s office in Charleston, South Carolina, was arrested Monday on charges of impersonating an attorney.

Oct 7, 2026 9:56 AM CDT

Illinois Supreme Court rejects mandatory arbitration in wrongful death lawsuit against Uber

Although a decedent agreed to arbitration when he accepted Uber’s user agreement, that does not compel arbitration for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the estate, according to a recent opinion by the Illinois Supreme Court.

Oct 1, 2026 11:29 AM CDT

Lawyer faces criminal charges in deadly crash with motorcyclist

A prominent Michigan attorney is facing charges after allegedly driving away from a deadly crash outside Detroit.

Aug 31, 2026 9:56 AM CDT

Judge pleads guilty, swiftly takes responsibility for driving while intoxicated

An Indiana judge was arrested, charged and swiftly pleaded guilty for operating a vehicle while intoxicated Saturday night.

Aug 18, 2026 9:52 AM CDT

Personal injury firm at center of dispute over unauthorized sidewalk messages

A personal injury law firm in Hartford, Connecticut, has been cited for more than a dozen unauthorized sidewalk advertisements, including one message that said, “Look both ways before you cross.”

Aug 14, 2026 9:36 AM CDT

Anti-cop license plates are protected as free speech, 4th Circuit rules

A Virginia driver who argued that the government wrongly restricted his anti-government license plate won his case before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Richmond, Virginia, on Friday.

Aug 3, 2026 9:38 AM CDT

Grand jury vetoes felony hit-and-run charges against former US attorney in Texas

A Houston grand jury has rejected all criminal charges against a former U.S. attorney accused of leaving the scene of a crash and causing injury to another driver following an investigation into the case.

Jul 29, 2026 11:56 AM CDT

Black, Latino drivers win certification in traffic stop bias suit

A federal judge in Illinois has granted a motion for certification for a class of Black and Latino drivers who alleged that Chicago police pulled them over for minor traffic violations that lead to frisks and vehicle searches at higher rates than white drivers after finding evidence that drivers of color are stopped at disproportionate rates.

Jul 28, 2026 10:33 AM CDT

Lawyer arrested, charged with theft, forgery after facing previous disciplinary action from court

A Georgia attorney was arrested Tuesday on multiple felony charges months after facing previous disciplinary action from the Georgia Supreme Court and voluntarily surrendering her law license.

Jul 22, 2026 11:51 AM CDT

Supreme Court to decide if man will lose his plane over illicit six-pack of beer

Pilot Ken Jouppi was about to take off in his 1969 Cessna airplane to shuttle a passenger to a remote village in Alaska when state troopers stopped the plane and searched it. They found a six-pack of Budweiser and more beer among the passenger’s groceries, a total of nine gallons.…

Jul 20, 2026 2:56 PM CDT

After accusing lawyer of punching federal officer, government agrees to noncontact assault plea

An Oregon lawyer charged in 2025 with assaulting a federal officer has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor noncontact assault charge and was sentenced to time served with a year of supervised release.

Jul 20, 2026 2:02 PM CDT

Lawyer used technical experience to fight $100 speeding ticket

A lawyer in Washington, D.C., spent the past three years challenging a $100 ticket that he got for driving 61 mph in a 50 mph zone.

Jun 29, 2026 9:55 AM CDT