| Volume 27 Number 6 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Many people think their "credit limit" is the maximum amount the credit company will allow them to charge. In fact, in most cases the company will allow you to exceed this limit, and then charge you a hefty fee. You must self-police your credit limit and not exceed it. If you need more credit, contact the card issuer about raising the limit.
7 Surefire Ways To Stay Poor
If you should slide into the financial abyss -- and the lousy economy makes it easier to do -- these bad habits could make it even tougher to climb out. Click here for more.
Make Your Credit Card Complaints Count
The Federal Reserve wants your comments on changes to the way credit card companies do business. Click here for more.
Buying Private Health Insurance
Think shopping home and auto policies is fun? Try buying your own health insurance. Click here for more.
Disposing of Your Old Cell Phone
If you own a cell phone, at some point you're likely to upgrade to a newer model. But what should you do with your old phone? Options include recycling, reselling, and donating. Before you hang up your old phone for the last time, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation's consumer protection agency, wants you know how to dispose of it properly. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Survival, wrongful death claims must be arbitrated. A U.S. District Court in Texas has held that survival and wrongful death claims relating to a fatal trucking accident are subject to an arbitration clause in the victim's employee benefit plan. Click here for more.