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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Extended warranties, or service contracts, are usually not a good buy or even necessary. Stores make a large profit selling these contracts and often pressure consumers into buying them. Take your time and think carefully before you buy an expensive warranty that you mat not need.
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Flowers Foods Buys Five Hostess Brands
Some popular Hostess brand products may still have signs of life. According to an announcement made Friday, Flowers Foods (Nature's Own) will purchase five brands from Hostess, including Wonder Bread, for $360 million. The sale does not include rights to Twinkies or Devil Dogs.
Will Twinkies survive after the protracted demise of Hostess concludes?
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Staying Healthy During Flu Season
Flu season is in full force. The flu hit a month earlier than expected, and is considered already "widespread" in 47 states.
What can you do to protect yourself?
If you haven't gotten a flu shot, many pharmacies and medical facilities still have plenty in stock. In addition, proper hand washing can go a long way.
Don't get sick this flu season!
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Government Says No to $1 Trillion Coin
Would minting a $1 trillion coin solve the nation's debt ceiling problems?
In essence, the idea was to mint a $1 trillion coin in order to pay off the national debt and avoid the debt ceiling debate entirely. In reality, it started off as nothing more than a joke, but somehow picked up steam after the idea gained many notable supporters.
In response, Obama Administration insisted that creating currency to pay off debt is not an option.
According to
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, "There are only two options to deal with the debt limit: Congress can pay its bills or it can fail to act and put the nation into default."
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For the Lawyers
Property manager is not subject to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The Eleventh Circuit held that a property management company that collected unpaid assessments on behalf of a homeowners association was not subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. The court held that the defendant fell within the scope of an exemption in the FDCPA for entities “collecting or attempting to collect any debt owed … another to the extent such activity is incidental to a bona fide fiduciary obligation.” Click here for more.