| Volume 141 Number 8 |
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With home-improvement season in full swing, this is the time of year when you might make upgrades that can protect your home from burglaries, fires, and storms, such as hurricanes and tornadoes. If you take steps to make your home safer, your homeowners insurance company could reward you with a premium discount, depending on what you've done. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Postal service not immune from suit. An Illinois federal judge refused to dismiss the U.S. Postal Service from a suit claiming it declined to honor a payroll check, finding that even though the check cashing company's claim falls outside of the Federal Tort Claims Act's scope, the USPS is not immune to the suit. Speedy Check Cashers, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Click here for more.