| Volume 38 Number 13 |
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Do not open email attachments you do not expect or do not recognize. If you receive a notice about your account, or your order, or your bill, and you think it is an error or you may have a problem, go directly to the company's website or call them. If you get an email without a company name, ignore it. Click here for more.
House Passes Climate Change Bill
This weekend, the United States House of Representatives passes the American Clean Energy and Security Act by a narrow vote of 219-212. The controversial bills seeks to curb the heat-trapping gases. The bill is now headed to the US Senate. Why is the bill so controversial? What does it mean for you? Click here for more.
GM Agrees to Take On Product Liability Claims
As part of its restructuring, General Motors has agreed to allow future product liability claims. GM wants to sell its assets to a "new company" to leave behind unprofitable assets and liabilities, including product-related lawsuits. What is the next step for General Motors? Click here for more.
Guarding Your Privacy
Guarding your privacy should be an important part of your daily life. From identity theft to fraud, the People's Lawyer explains how you can protect your privacy in an internet age! Click here for more.
Your Money
When you purchase a car, which is better - cash back or low APR? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Bankruptcy trustee can pursue claims that the debtor would have been judicially estopped from pursuing herself. A Texas appellate court has held that judicial estoppel does not foreclose the bankruptcy trustee, or administrator of the estate, from pursuing claims the debtor failed to disclose in her bankruptcy filing. Click here for more.