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As everyone recovers from the damage caused by Harvey, legal issues will arise. If you want information about your legal rights call 713-743-2168. To sign up for a special Harvey’s People’s Law School to be held on September 30th, visit www.peopleslawyer.net.
The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
If you have a credit report, there’s a good chance that you’re one of the 143 million American consumers whose sensitive personal information was exposed in a data breach at Equifax, one of the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies. Here is information about what steps you may take to protect yourself Click here for more.
Equifax reports massive data breach: Sensitive records on 143 million consumers may have been stolen
The attackers were able to access consumers' names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some cases, driver's license numbers. About 209,000 credit card numbers may also have been compromised. Consumers can find out if their information might have been compromised by going to a special website Equifax has established – www.equifaxsecurity2017.com. At the site, consumers simply enter their last name and the last six digits of their Social Security number. Equifax will then instantly tell you if your information may have been compromised.
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5 Free Personal Finance Classes Everyone Should Enroll In This Fall: (1) Accounting in Only ONE Hour! A Brief Introduction, offered by Skillshare; (2) Introduction to Life Insurance and Retirement Savings, offered by Alison; (3) The Core Four of Personal Finance, offered by Udemy; (4) Personal and Family Financial Planning, offered by Coursera; and (5) Financial Literacy, offered by Macquarie University. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Consumer may partially revoke consent to be called. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), 47 U.S.C. 227 et seq., permits a consumer to partially revoke her consent to be called by means of an automatic telephone dialing system. The Eleventh Circuit thought it logical that a consumer's power under the TCPA to completely withdraw consent and thereby stop all future automated calls encompasses the power to partially withdraw consent and stop calls during certain times. The court held that summary judgment was inappropriate because a reasonable jury could find that plaintiff partially revoked her consent to be called in "the morning" and "during the workday." Accordingly, the court reversed and remanded. Schweitzer v. Comenity Bank (11th Cir. 2017). Click here for more.