| Volume 3 Number 12 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Recent cases show the potential dangers of meeting with strangers to make a transaction, whether the parties first connect through the Internet on Craigslist or eBay, or via a newspaper classified advertisement. They also underscore the need for taking precautions, such as meeting in public, to reduce the risk. Click here for more.
Middle Class Consumers Love To "Treasure Hunt" And Are Living Better As A Result
A new survey commissioned by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) illuminates the increasingly important role that smart shopping and savvy bargain hunting ("treasure hunting") play in Americans' lives. The findings confirm not only that Americans approach shopping and the quest for low-priced, quality goods "treasures" as a sport and an avocation, but also that new patterns of spending and "treasure hunting" enable them to live better, balance their budgets, improve family life and satisfy emotional needs. Click here for more.
State's High Court Upholds Ban on Gay Marriage
The Washington Supreme Court today upheld the state's law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman, rejecting the argument of 19 same-sex couples that they've been unfairly denied the right to wed. Click here for more.
FTC Wants Beefed-up Powers Against Net Scammers
Past and present Federal Trade Commission officials on Monday renewed their call for Congress to expand the agency's international Internet policing powers and its ability to slap fines on wrongdoers. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Court discusses vexatious-litigant statute. The Texas Court of Appeals for the 1st District notes that in addition to the first requirement that there not be a reasonable probability that the plaintiff will prevail in the litigation against the defendant, the vexatious-litigant statute has a second requirement that the defendant prove one of three grounds before a trial court can declare a plaintiff a vexatious litigant. Click here for more.