| Volume 144 Number 15 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
There’s a new coronavirus-related scam making the rounds, but this time the crooks are targeting small businesses. It starts with an email that claims to come from the “Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance.” Click here for more.
AT&T drops AT&T TV Now to simplify offerings
AT&T has announced that it’s merging AT&T TV Now and AT&T TV in an effort to bring “more value and simplicity” to its streaming service offerings.
“AT&T TV Now has merged with AT&T TV to bring you the best live and on-demand experience,” the company said in an update on its website.
Although the telecom and media giant has stopped allowing new sign-ups for AT&T TV Now, existing users will be able to continue using the service without disruptions or price changes. Click here for more.
Your Money
Historically low interest rates prompted by the COVID-19 crisis affect the cost of your debt and the value of your savings. Maybe you're trying to get the lowest possible rate on a 30-year mortgage or find the highest rate on a CD. Here is a look at the complex system that dictates federal interest rates and how the trend of low rates affects your finances. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Supreme Court won’t review national class action ruling. The U.S. Supreme Court said it will not consider overturning the Seventh Circuit's decision allowing consumers from other states into an Illinois proposed class action over unwanted faxes. Justices declined to hear a bid from health information tech company IQVIA to undo a lower court ruling on the putative class in a federal junk-fax suit spearheaded by a doctor. The company had sought review in light of the high court's 2017 decision limiting out-of-state plaintiffs in mass torts, saying the same principle applies to class actions. But the class action plaintiffs cited Supreme Court case law to argue that for more than a century, "an unbroken line of cases" has recognized that the "rights and liabilities of all" may be resolved by representation in one centralized proceeding. Plaintiffs argued that "The Seventh Circuit applied these longstanding and uncontroversial principles to an unremarkable context: a class action in federal court alleging federal consumer protection claims," they said. "And, in line with this consensus, it held that where a federal district court concededly has personal jurisdiction over the named plaintiff's claims against the defendant, it need not undertake a separate, individualized jurisdictional inquiry as to each and every unnamed class member." IQVIA Inc. V. Florence Mussat, case number 20-510, in the Supreme Court of the United States. Click here for more.