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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
We all know it's important to check our credit reports regularly, but have you ever heard of a CLUE report? Your CLUE report is just as important in determining your insurance rates, but unfortunately, most consumers don't even know it exists. Take advantage of the law and get a free report every year. Click here for more.
Staying Safe in a Storm
When bad weather strikes, a few precautions can save valuable time -- and maybe even your life. Check out 10 safety tips when evacuating from strong storms, according to the National Hurricane Center and the American Red Cross. Click here for more.
Poll: Youth Don't Rely on Money for Happiness, But it Helps
Today's young people have a complicated relationship with money, dismissing it as a paramount source of happiness yet conceding its power over them. Money is nowhere near the top of the list when they are asked what makes them happiest. Friends and family are their chief pleasures, followed by God, pets and pastimes like listening to music. But money can certainly help, according to an extensive poll by The Associated Press and MTV. And a lack of it "and the pressures it can cause" can sure make their lives unhappy. Click here for more.
Class Action Against eBay
A class action lawsuit alleges that eBay deceived customers whose auctions did not start when their listing was submitted and who paid for but did not receive the full duration of auction time that they selected. Click here for more.
U.S Government's Hub for Federal Forms
The Forms Catalog provides citizens and businesses with a common access point to federal agency forms. Click here for more.
Your Money
What happens when your adjustable rate mortgage adjusts? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Class certification reversed. In a suit over defective side-impact airbags, certification of a nationwide class was reversed and remanded with instructions to deny the certification. The court found that the plaintiffs did not sufficiently demonstrate the predominance requirement for class certification because they failed both to undertake the required "extensive analysis" of variations in state law concerning their claims and to consider how those variations impact predominance. Click here for more.