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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
A landlord has an obligation to change the locks on your doors whenever you request it. You may be charged the cost of making the change, but no additional fees. Click here for more.
Toyota Announces Plan to Fix Vehicles
Toyota has announced a plan to fix the notorious gas pedal problem. According to a report released by Toyota, dealerships will be open extended hours for technicians to install "reinforced" pedals. Despite the plan, some are worried it won't be enough to resolve the issues. Do you own a Toyota? Click here for more.
Sanitation Concerns: Bagged Salad
Bagged lettuce is very popular among consumers. Companies often advertise the salad as "prewashed" or "triple washed". Does that mean the salad is "clean"? According to tests conducted by Consumer Reports, many of the salads still contained bacteria and other forms of contamination. What can you do to make sure your bagged salad is safe? Click here for more.
BlueHippo Charged With Consumer Finance Fraud
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has charged BlueHippo with violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act for failing to deliver computers and related equipment to purchasers. Low-income consumers and consumers with low credit ratings were primarily affected by the misleading practices. To read the lawsuit, Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Indiana pay-day lending law unconstitutional. The Indiana version of the model Consumer Credit Code contains a “territorial application” provision, which states that a loan is deemed to occur in Indiana if a resident of the state “enters into a consumer sale, lease or loan transaction with a creditor . . . in another state and the creditor . . . has advertised or solicited sales, leases, or loans in Indiana by any means, including by mail, brochure, telephone, print, radio, television, the Internet, or electronic means.” Writing for the seventh Circuit, Judge Posner found the provision unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause, noting that “ the contract was, in short, made and executed in Illinois, and that is enough to show that the territorial-application provision violates the commerce clause." Click here for more.