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A Chicago law firm laid off 24 defense lawyers out of its 680 staff and another firm let go of 21 defense attorneys out of their stock of 650, according to a Chicago Tribune story.

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After one of her assistants quit in the early morning hours today, it has been reported that Lindsay Lohan got behind the wheel of her GMC Denali and began to chase down the girl and her mother.

A call was made to police from the Cadillac Escalade that was being chased and the result was another arrest featuring Lindsay Lohan as the DUI suspect.

Lohan reportedly failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for suspicion of DUI.  Later, on breath tests she registered .12 and .13, well above the .08 legal limit.

This arrest comes 5 days after she was booked for DUI after a Memorial Day weekend crash.  Her driver’s license was suspended in connection with that charge.

In connection with last night’s arrest, Lohan faces 5 new charges which are:  Two counts of driving under the influence, possession of cocaine, bringing a controlled substance into a jail facility and driving on a suspended license.

Lohan has posted $25,000 bail and was released.  Sources say that she is being treated at an undisclosed inpatient rehab facility.

A 72 year-old Nevada mayor is back behind the wheel again after having his driver’s license suspended for DUI.  He had been riding a bicycle for months instead of driving.

Carson City, Nevada Mayor Marv Teixeira, has obtained a provisional license this week so that he can drive to and from work and conduct city business.  He lost his license in April after being charged with misdemeanor DUI.

The mayor still must finish his community service time and complete DUI school as ordered by the court.  Since he was a first time offender, he may apply for a full driver’s license 90 days after sentencing.

On Tuesday night, around 10:30 pm in Orange Beach, Alabama, a policeman on patrol noticed a car speeding.  He turned on his lights to pull the driver over and the car sped up.  A nearly 8 mile high-speed chase followed.

After crashing and rolling over the car finally came to rest on it’s top.  Police approached the car with caution,  weapons drawn.  They found an 11 year old girl inside, and they believe she had been drinking.

The girl suffered slight injuries during the crash and now faces charges of DUI, speeding, reckless endangerment and leaving the scene.  The leaving the scene charge was added because she sideswiped another car during the chase.

Investigators declined to state what the girl’s blood alcohol level actually was, but they did confirm that it was above .02 which is the state’s legal limit for minors.

It was a rough weekend for 1989 Playboy Playmate covergirl Jennifer Lyn Jackson.

Jackson will appear in court next week on several charges including DUI and theft.  Police allege that she stole a pack of cigarettes from a local gas station.  When she was pulled over by police she reportedly failed a field sobriety test and things got worse when cops found a bag of pot in her pocket!

Jackson took a breath test and registered a .077 blood-alcohol concentration which is just under the legal limit of .08 in Ohio. 

She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

It’s probalby not a record anyone has ever aspired to, but former Seattle police detective Deana Jarrett cracked it anyway:  Jarrett registered a .47 on a breathalyzer test earlier this month.  The reading may not be the highest known BAC, but according to Washington State Patrol representatives, it’s the highest among the more than 355,000 recorded breathalyzer tests logged in the state.  35 of those tests, or less than 1/10,000, registered at .40 or above.

Jarrett was arrested on April 10 on suspicion of DUI.  She reportedly refused a breathalyzer test and was released on bond the next day.  The same day she was released, Jarrett was involved in two accidents.  State troopers found open alcohol containers in her car, and a roadside breathalyzer registered the record number.  Jarrett was transported to a local hospital in accordance with State Patrol guidelines that require medical attention for anyone registering a BAC of above .25%.  A BAC as high as Jarrett’s can be fatal.

Jarrett remains in jail on $250,000 bail and next appears in court on May 1.  Her defense attorney has asserted that the breathalyzer test was not reliable.