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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Believe it or not, now is the time to worry about holiday returns. Whether a gift may be returned or exchanged, and on what terms, depends on the agreement between the store and the purchaser. Whenever you buy a gift be sure to ask about the store's return policy, and ask for it in writing. Click here for more.
J.C. Penny Pays $50 Million to Settle Claims of Deceptive "Sales" Pricing
J.C. Penny settled a California false advertising lawsuit by making $50 Million available in a fund to reimburse consumers. The complaint alleged that J.C Penny violated California law by 'price anchoring,' where they advertise an item on sale by listing the "original price" with the "sale" price, but overstate the "original price" to make the discount appear bigger. Click here for more.
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The recent 2015 budget deal may have some unpleasant surprises in store for social security recipients, because it drastically changed your "claiming options." This link discusses how to maximize your benefits under the new rules. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Discovery request seeking Plaintiff's Facebook log-in information and authorization to log in as Plaintiff ruled overly intrusive and overbroad. Federal District Court rules that while tailored discovery request reasonably could compel production of discoverable Facebook posts as determined by Plaintiff's counsel, a request for log-in information and the authorization for Defense counsel to search the Facebook account was overly intrusive. Farley v. Callais & Sons, LLC, Civil Action No. 14-2550 (E.D. La. Aug. 10, 2015). Click here for more.