| Volume 144 Number 31 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
The FTC and the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are teaming up to remind you: No matter what anyone tells you, you can’t buy COVID-19 vaccines online and there’s no out-of-pocket cost to get the shots. Click here for more.
Scammers target loved ones of COVID-19 victims with fake offer to help with funeral expenses
Those who lost a loved one to COVID-19 should be aware that scammers are out there offering to “help” people register for assistance with funeral expenses.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has received reports of bad actors posing as FEMA representatives saying they can offer financial assistance to people with loved ones who died of COVID-19.
In an advisory, the Federal Trade Commission said consumers should know that FEMA does things differently than scammers. Here are a few red flags that could indicate a scam, according to the FTC: Click here for more.
Your Money
Business interruption insurance can help a business continue to pay its bills while it is closed or its income is down because of a disaster. The coverage can be valuable if your business has to continue paying rent, employee payroll and other expenses while it is closed and not earning income – if, for example, you own a restaurant that was shut down after the building was damaged by a fire or a hurricane. Here's more information about what business interruption insurance is, how it works and what happened during COVID. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Proposed class action claiming Fair Credit Reporting Act violations must go to arbitration due to a prior subscriber agreement signed by the proposed lead plaintiff. The Eleventh Circuit held that the arbitration provision from the previous subscription was still valid. The court found that because Comcast was only able to conduct the credit report search using information on file from a former contract, his FCRA claims pertain to his original subscriber agreement. "Here, the Arbitration Provision is different in that it applies broadly to all disputes between the parties and applies even if the dispute arises after the Subscriber Agreement is terminated," Michael Hearn v. Comcast Cable Communications, case number 19-14455, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Click here for more.