| Volume 111 Number 2 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
The law limits how long you may be sued for a debt. In Texas most debts have a four-year limitation period. If you are sued after that time, you have a defense based on what the law calls the "Statute of Limitations."
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Maybe the Self Driving Car Isn't Here Quite Yet
In a test of self driving cars on public streets and open to journalists, a self driving car from Google cut off a self driving car from the Delphi Labs. The good news is that the Delphi car "took appropriate action" and that the cars did not actually collide. Click here for more.
Your Money
In recent years, many consumers across the country have installed solar panels as a way to reduce utility costs. The following link discusses the ways solar panels might save you money, and what tax rebates and incentives might be available to you if you do. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed that enforcement of a security interest alone is not debt collection regulated by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The court ruled that the publishing of foreclosure sale notices in a newspaper were to inform the public of the sale, and because they were not addressed to the debtors, and did not contain any reference to the collection of payments from them, that was debt collection under the FDCPA. Dunavant v. Sirote & Permutt, P.C. Click here for more.