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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Are you responsible for damage caused by your children? In most cases a parent is not automatically liable for things done by a child. Generally, for the parent to be responsible, it is necessary to show the parent negligently supervised the child, and that is why the damage occurred. Kids will be kids and when something goes wrong, parents are usually not responsible.
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Record Breaking Black Friday
Black Friday started earlier than ever this year. With many stores opening on Thanksgiving (Thursday) evening, stores were able to capture shoppers who simply weren't willing to wake up at 4 AM in previous years to jump-start their holiday shopping. According to early reports, the gamble payed off. The amount of consumers taking advantage of post-Thanksgiving retail shopping was up nearly 10%, reaching an astonishing 247 million consumers. A survey conducted by the National Retail Federation found that total spending was up 13% over last year for the four-day holiday weekend. Stores that opened earlier saw even larger increases in total consumer spending.
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Best Cyber Monday Deals
With Black Friday behind us, the next round of major deals starts today. This year, Cyber Monday has some deals that may be just as appealing as the doorbuster deals offered on Black Friday. Find out how you can locate the online stores offering the best discounts! Click here for more.
Generic Lipitor Recalled for Glass Particles
After certain batches of its generic Lipitor medication were found to contain glass particles, Ranbaxy Laboratories has issued a recall that affects 10, 20, and 40 milligram doses of the drug. The 80 milligram dosage is not affected. Do you use a generic version of Lipitor? If so, touch base with your pharmacist. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Significant motion practice without any discovery waives arbitration. The Third Circuit held that if the party seeking arbitration has engaged in significant motion practice, regardless of whether any discovery was exchanged, the right to compel arbitration has been waived. Click here for more.