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The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
Always use a credit card when shopping online or by mail. Federal law allows you to refuse to pay the credit card bill if the goods are never delivered.
Avoid Gift Card Pitfalls
They seem like a perfect solution to the problem of what to give this holiday season. Gift cards are offered by banks, shopping malls, retailers, airlines, restaurants, hotels, Web sites, and even state parks. And you don't have to go far to find them--many supermarkets and drugstores display racks of gift cards conveniently near the checkout. But a card is one gift that can keep on giving ¿ grief. Click here for more.
6 Tips for Safe Online Shopping
At $100, the laptop you just found online makes for an amazing deal. Good thing you finally left those big retail Web sites and searched on smaller ones whose domain names you've never heard of. Otherwise, you would have never discovered this incredible price. The Web site itself looks legitimate, too. Its checkout page has legal disclaimers and asks for the usual billing and shipping information. It says it's secure. But is it? Click here for more.
How to Shop Like an Expert
With the holidays upon us, a consumer expert sheds some light on why we tend to spend more than we should at this time of year. Click here for more.
Beware of E-Mail Scams This Holiday Season
Just in time for Christmas and the online holiday shopping rush, high-tech Grinches are cranking up their fraud attacks with a new round of bogus e-mail, identity-theft experts say. Have you won $2 million in a Christmas sweepstakes held by Coca-Cola in the United Kingdom? Can you make big bucks just by cashing checks for an Irish researcher, Chinese exporter or rich oil consultant in Dubai? Is there a problem with your account at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, eBay or PayPal? No. But you might think so if you fall for some of the recent e-mail scams infesting the Internet. Click here for more.
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For the Lawyers
Injury victim's claims against an automobile manufacturer are not preempted. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that federal safety regulations do not bar state-law claims seeking to hold a car maker liable for using unreasonably dangerous glass in car side windows. Click here for more.