| Volume 91 Number 7 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
You can sue in small claims court for as much as $10,000. But you cannot just "take less" to get into court. If you are owed $11,000, you can't sue in small claims court for only $10,000.
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Officials Work to Fix Health System Issues
Since the opening of health care exchange on October 1, the system has been plagued by problems. Consumers hoping to sign up for health insurance were greeted by
page failures and error messages when they visited the website HealthCare.gov.
Although the Obama Administration would like to see some seven million uninsured Americans sign up, only 476,000 have been able to successfully navigate the process thus far.
In order to combat the problems with the system, the Obama Administration has pledged to commit the
"best and brightest" people to fix and streamline the process.
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JPMorgan & Government Reach Settlement
Officials representing the United States Justice Department, the New York Attorney General, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency have reached a potential settlement with JPMorgan over the bank's mortgage securities business practices. Under the tentative deal, JPMorgan would be ordered to pay $13 billion to resolve civil litigation, but would remain accountable if criminal charges are pursued.
The actions are a result of the bank's handling of mortgage-backed securities that acted as a key cause of the financial crisis in the late-2000's.
How will the settlement be distributed?
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For the Lawyers
Three-year period for rescission contained in Truth in Lending Act runs from consummation of loan.
The Court of Appeals of Kentucky held that in a Truth in Lending suit, the three year period for rescission is not a statute of limitations but rather a bar to the right of rescission.
The court also noted that a claim for actual damages must be based on evidence directly relating to the non-disclosure. Finally, the court affirmed a substantial reduction in the award of attorney’s fees based on the limited success achieved.
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