| Volume 114 Number 14 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Under a new federal law most gift cards cannot expire in less than five years, but not all. Certain business, bonus or rebate cards may have a much shorter expiration date. Carefully read any gift card to determine how long you may use it.
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FTC Takes Action Against Lifelock, Again
The Federal Trade Commission recently filed suit against Lifelock for violating the terms of a 2010 settlement. The new suit alleges that despite the settlement, Lifelock continues to make deceptive claims about its identity theft protection services, and has failed to take steps required to protect its users’ data. Click here for more.
Your Money
It has been a hard week for the financial markets, and the volatility has many investors concerned. That said, for normal people, the best bet might just be to hold tight and weather the storm. This link has some tips for investors concerned about the markets. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Seventh Circuit reverses district court grant of summary judgment based upon its own Internet research of medical facts. In a pro se case brought by a federal prisoner for failure to prescribe him medication for a common condition, Judge Posner used information on websites such as the Mayo Clinic’s to determine that the grant of summary judgment was improper. While acknowledging that there are proper limitations on judicial research, and that judges should not research for facts typically determined by the fact finder, he concluded that there should be room for judges to conduct some research on the types of facts of which a court could take judicial notice, concluding that in a pro se case: “It is heartless to make a fetish of adversary procedure if by doing so feeble evidence is credited because the opponent has no practical access to offsetting evidence.” Rowe v. Gibson (7th Cir. Aug. 19, 2015). Click here for more.