| Volume 141 Number 7 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Plenty of us are still running around trying to book a last-minute vacation rental. If that’s you, here’s what you need to know: scammers are ready with fake vacation rental ads. Rental scammers try to get your rental booking and take your money. But, when you show up for the vacation, you have no place to stay and your money is gone! Click here for more.
More than a quarter million Mazdas recalled
Mazda North America Operations is recalling 269,618 model year 2003-2008 Mazda6, 2006-2007 Mazdaspeed6 and 2004 MPV vehicles nationwide. The recalled vehicles are equipped with certain airbag inflators assembled as part of the passenger front airbag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger front airbag, the inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. Click here for more.
Your Money
When it comes to streaming services, the first names that come to mind probably include Amazon Prime, HBO Now, Hulu, and Netflix. They offer hundreds of titles, including recent releases and original TV series. One thing these services have in common is that you have to pay. But consumers can also stream movies free from services that are—in most cases—supported by ads. The best bets among these services include Kanopy, Pluto TV, Sony Crackle, Tubi TV, Vudu, and Xumo. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Federal judge refuses to dismiss a proposed class action over claims that a debt collection agency sent debtors a letter that could mislead them about how to cancel automatic payments, but said the class will need to present evidence of deception to move forward. Pamela Williams et al v. NCB Management Services Inc., (N. D. Ill. 2018) Click here for more.