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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
No health insurance or limited coverage? Negotiate with your health care providers. You can negotiate the cost of almost all medical services, and often receive discounts between 10-50%. Let your health care provider know you are self-pay and ask if the price can be adjusted. Click here for more.
Sprint & Ericsson Reach $5 Billion Deal
Sprint and Ericsson reached a deal in which Ericsson will take on 6,000 Sprint employees. The seven-year services contract is worth between $4.5 billion and $5 billion. Ericsson will be responsible for day-to-day services, provisioning and maintenance for the Sprint-owned networks. What does this mean for Sprint employees and consumers? Click here for more.
The Best Credit Card for You
In the market for a new credit card? Measuring interest rates and grace periods, Money Magazine evaluates key credit card characteristics to help you pick the perfect card. Click here for more.
Economic Stimulus Part II
Did you know? - Out of the first economic stimulus package, only $56.3 Billion has been spent. Unemployment continues to rise. The economy continues to sink. Six economists debate the pressing question - Does America need another economic stimulus package? Some argue the first package was too small. Others argue the economy is starting to turn around. Who is right? Decide for yourself! Click here for more.
Costco's Renewal Rip-off
Do you have a Costco membership? If you're like many Costco consumers, you may go months without visiting the store. If your membership expired during that time, everything may have seemed just fine. However, when you were ready to renew, you probably don't know that your renewal was backdated. That's right - if your membership expired in August and you renewed in December, Costco treated it as if you renewed in August. Costco has now posted a proposed settlement, but experts suggest it falls short of "fair." What do you think? Click here for more.
Your Money
Is debt consolidation right for you? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Attorney can send unsolicited fax newsletters. New York’s highest court has held that unsolicited faxes sent as newsletters by an attorney that included his contact information, did not constitute advertisements in violation of the federal "junk fax" law. The court stated: “We conclude that Bluestone’s ‘Attorney Malpractice Report’ fits the FCC’s framework for an ‘informational message,’ and thus the 14 faxes are not ‘unsolicited advertisement[s]’ within the meaning of the [Act]. …” Click here for more.