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| | Can You Be Ticketed If Your Blood Alcohol Is Below The Legal Limit? | | |
Yes. First, many states make it illegal for a minor (any person below the legal drinking age) to have any significant blood alcohol content while driving a car. (The threshold is usually set around 0.02%, to allow for mechanical error and the use of medications or mouthwash, which may artificially inflate the BAC.)
Second, the key issue is whether your consumption of alcohol materially impaired your ability to drive. Some people have a low tolerance level for alcohol, and show the effects of intoxication even when they are below the "legal limit." Additionally, if you are taking certain medications, the effects of alcohol can be magnified. The police will sometimes seek a court order for a drug test, particularly if they suspect illegal drug use as the cause of your impairment. However, whether the drugs you take are legal or not, if the net effect of the drugs and alcohol is to substantially impair your ability to drive, you can be charged with "drunk driving." Also, some prescription drugs have a material effect on your ability to drive - the warning label on your pill bottle may specifically warn you not to drive after taking your medication. If you ignore this warning, and your driving is impaired by the medication, you can be ticketed for driving while impaired - even though you never consumed alcohol. |
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A federal suit has been filed under Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act stating that Vitaminwater claims by Coca-Cola and a subsidiary are bunk. "Vitaminwater has been marketed as a 'nutrient-enhanced water beverage' that proclaims 'vitamins+water=all you need,'" the 15-page complaint reads. "In truth, Vitaminwater contains 33 grams of sugar." The lawsuit, which claims that Vitaminwater violates the FDA's "jellybean rule," is part of a burgeoning field attacking popular beverages' marketing and labeling.
A New Jersey judge who subjected a pro se litigant to a tirade that an ethics tribunal calls "disrespectful and insulting" has apologized, but says he acted out of "desire to do justice to children." The judge was hearing cross-complaints by a woman and her husband for restraining orders. According to the tribunal, when the woman expressed concern about a temporary visitation schedule set for the husband and their child, the judge became irate, screamed at her, called her a bad parent and threatened incarceration.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' monthly employment report for August was released Friday and the news was still a bit glum overall -- the U.S. economy lost a total of 54,000 jobs. But the news for lawyers and legal industry employees was a bit brighter. The legal sector handed out 1,000 jobs last month, marking the second straight month of improved numbers for the industry. The country's overall unemployment rate inched up, from 9.5 percent to 9.6 percent.
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