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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
If you die without a will, the law determines who will inherit your property. Only if there are no living heirs will it go to the state. In Texas, as a general rule, if you die without a will your property goes to your spouse, if you do not have a spouse, your children, if no children your parents, if they are not alive brothers and sisters, and so on.
Cingular, Verizon Slapped with Class Action Suits
Wireless carriers in this country are no strangers to all manner of legal action, so it comes as little surprise to hear that a couple of fresh lawsuits are brewing of the class-action variety. Click here for more.
Web Gives Some Disgruntled Customers Satisfaction
Disgruntled customers used to have little recourse against poor service and broken promises. But as angry clients increasingly turn to the Internet to settle scores, companies, independent retailers and everyday wrongdoers are learning that consumers can have the last word -- and often the last laugh. On the Web, shame and humiliation are sometimes the strongest weapons in fighting scams and unfairness. Click here for more.
Top Scams Targeting the Elderly
Each year, thousands of elderly people forfeit their money and property to scams. By striking fast, swindlers get in, grab the goods and get out before family members realize what's happening. Click here for more.
Pain Patch Caused Woman's Death
Johnson & Johnson must pay $772,500 to the family of a Texas woman who died after a patch designed to release pain-killing drugs leaked, a jury ruled in the first trial over the product. Click here for more.
House Passes Online Gambling Restrictions
The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent gamblers from using credit cards to bet online and could block access to gambling Web sites. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Texas Supreme Court finds contingency fee arrangement unconscionable. The court finds that an attorney's contingency fee in a series of royalty-claim disputes was unconscionable by providing that the client would pay the fee's present value if the client terminated the relationship Click here for more.