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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Medicare is sending new cards to everyone who gets Medicare benefits, replacing your Social Security number with another number. As expected, scammers have been trying to cash in on this change. How can you avoid these scams? Click here for more.
The trade war reaches Procter & Gamble -- and into the medicine cabinet
For P&G, the Trump administration's latest round of tariffs on Chinese imports will raise the cost of making many of its household staples. Two weeks ago, the company lobbied to have more than a dozen imported goods left off the list of more than $200 billion worth of Chinese products subject to the trade penalty, which takes effect today. Like hundreds of other companies, it was brushed off. Click here for more.
Your Money
The latest round of escalating tariffs on Chinese imports took effect today, meaning thousands of products may cost more. There are more than 5,700 items on the tariff list. It includes many food products, including seafood. Trout, Pacific salmon, Atlantic and Danube salmon, halibut, sole, and yellowfish tuna are just a few of the seafood items that will cost 10 percent more when purchased in the U.S. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Court Should Decide Class Arbitrability Questions. The Eleventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that class arbitrability should be decided by a court if an arbitration clause is silent on the issue, but sent a dispute over class arbitrability between consumers and a prison contractor to an arbitrator after determining that the terms of service agreement clearly states that was the parties' preference. JPay Inc. v. Kobel et al., case number 17-13611, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Click here for more.