| Volume 34 Number 12 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Do you live in the Corpus Christi area? On Saturday, March 7th, the Center for Consumer Law at the University of Houston Law Center, with the help of Texas A&M Corpus Christi and the Texas A&M Corpus Christi - Student Accounting Society, will host volunteer lawyers, judges, and law professors, teaching courses in five different areas of law. The “People’s Law School” is designed to give you some useful information about your legal rights. Best of all, it is absolutely free! For more information and how to register, Click here for more.
Legal Help for Vets
Need legal help? This weekend the Houston Bar Association will be sponsoring two clinics for veterans. The clinics will be held at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8790, at 1560 Foley, and at American Legion Post 560, at 3720 Alba. The sessions will be open to any veteran living in Harris County, and to the spouses of deceased veterans in the county. No appointments are needed. Click here for more.
Digital Cameras: When to Buy
If you're in the market for a new digital camera, you may want to wait. Starting this Spring, some incredible new models will be hitting the stores. From a camera with built in web access to another with the lowest noise signature to date, this Spring will take the technology to the next level. Click here for more.
Stimulus: The Good for Retirees
At first glance, it might seem like the new stimulus package doesn't do much fore retirees. However, there happen to be plenty of goodies for them too. From social security benefits to the make work pay credit. From the energy-conservation credit to new-car sales tax deduction. Find out you benefit from the new package. Click here for more.
Your Money
What fund share price achieves my target rate of return? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Class action ban in arbitration clause struck down. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected a credit card company's arguments that federal preemption, its mandatory arbitration clause banning class actions, and the Utah choice-of-law provision in American Express's agreement allow it to bar New Jersey consumers from bringing class actions against it. Click here for more.