| Volume 144 Number 52 |
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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
If you or someone you care about has diabetes and are struggling to afford expensive medications like insulin, ads for products that claim to prevent, treat, or cure Type I or Type II diabetes might catch your attention. But do these products really do what they say? Click here for more.
Inflation increased 0.3% in August
The cost of living rose last month but at a slower rate than many economists expected. The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in August after a 0.5% increase in July.
The prices consumers paid for gasoline, household furnishings and operations, food, and shelter all showed increases last month, with energy leading the way. The energy index increased 2%, mainly due to a 2.8% increase in the gasoline index.
The cost of food rose 0.4%, with the cost of food at the supermarket and at restaurants both increasing by that amount. Click here for more.
Your Money
Apps can make quick work of managing and tracking your spending by linking your financial accounts, categorizing your expenses and showing you exactly where your money is going. But are budgeting apps safe? In general, they are designed to protect your financial information, but you can't be blamed for wondering, especially considering how many companies have been hacked in recent years. Below, we'll look at some of the most popular budget tracking apps and break down what they do as well as what makes them secure. Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
DTPA does not apply to the City or its subdivisions because they are not "persons" as defined by the Act. The DTPA grants “consumers” a cause of action against "any person" for false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices. Although “consumer” is defined to include “an individual, partnership, corporation, this state, or a subdivision or agency of this state,” the definition of person includes only “an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized.” Payne v. Midcrown Pavilion Apartments & Amy Carrillo, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 161442 (W.D. Tex. 2021) Click here for more.