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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act requires full disclosure by sellers. If a seller intentionally withholds material information, he could be responsible for three times the consumer's damages, plus court costs and attorney's fees.
Do Haunted Antiques Reside in Your Home?
Do you spend time with your antiques before you purchase them? I mean, do you really get to know your finds and let your "sixth sense" explore any negative energies present before lugging those potentially haunted antiques home? No? Well, honestly, who does? Click here for more.
Weird Auction Fun, Hallowe'en Edition
So it's that time of year again,tricks or treats and ghosts and goblins and candy and tooth decay for everyone. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! (That, folks, was my attempt at a cackle.) While you're waiting this year for little spooks of every kind to come knocking at your, ahem, haunt, browse eBay and see if you're interested in any of these otherworldy goods. Click here for more.
It's Pumpkin Time
Pumpkins say "autumn" louder than just about anything you can think of, with the possible exception of corn shocks (and how many of you shock corn any more?). Something about a pumpkin excites the imagination of just about everyone. If you're not into jack-o'lanterns, you're surely into growing the biggest pumpkin, or you want to learn to make pumpkin bread, or you love to decorate your yard and home with them. Click here for more.
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How will taxes and inflation affect my savings? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that the state constitution's equal protection clause requires that "committed same-sex couples be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes." Click here for more.