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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
If you or a loved one has COVID-19, you might feel hopeful about products that guarantee you the treatment or cure you’re looking for. But if those products don’t work as advertised, then you could end up paying lots of money for false promises. Click here for more.
Forty-five Netgear routers vulnerable to hacking and won’t be patched
Forty-five Netgear routers can be hacked, and Netgear has decided not to issue a firmware update to fix the flaws.
In June, security researchers found that nearly 80 router and gateway models had a remote code execution vulnerability that renders them open to the possibility of being exploited by a hacker who could take control of the router after bypassing login credentials.
Netgear issued patches to fix 34 affected models but won’t be issuing a fix for the other 45 models because they are "outside [the] security support period." Click here for more.
Your Money
The jobs available for people looking to make money online run the gamut. On the internet, you can seek everything from full-time employment as a remote staff member to a work-whenever-you-want side hustle as a blogger or jewelry-maker. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has rattled the job market, online hiring is strong in a range of industries. According to Glassdoor’s Job Market Report, there were 11,430 remote job openings in July on Glassdoor, up 28.3% from the year before. To earn money online, take inventory of the skills you offer and how you can market them to potential future employers. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
DTPA 17.49(e) was only intended to reinforce a prohibition on recovery of non-economic bodily injury damages, such as pain and suffering and loss of consortium. A federal district court reviews the language and history of the DTPA personal injury exemption to correctly conclude that section 17.49(e) does not bar DTPA claims for damages from a personal injury. It limits damages to sections 17.50(b) and (h). Perez v. Am. Med. Sys. Click here for more.