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Corpus Christi People's Law School: The People's Law school is a free program focused on sharing information with the public about their legal rights and the role these rights play in their daily lives. The program is completely free and the instructors include judges, lawyers and professors. Register online. Click here for more.
The People’s Lawyer’s Tip of the Day
As a general rule, a business is not liable for a slip and fall injury simply because it owns the property where the injury occurred. For the business to be responsible the injured person must show the business was "negligent" and that is why the injury happened. For example, if the business knew there was a slippery spot on the floor and did not take reasonable steps to clean it up, it would be liable to a customer who was injured as a result of its negligence.
Four Simple Rules for Money Management
Want to drop a bad habit or develop a good one? You need a plan. Specifically, you need a list. Lists make us feel confident and in charge. They make us feel we're already halfway to achieving our goals.We love our lists. We especially love short lists. Click here for more.
Watch Out for These 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams
It's bad enough that scam victims, believing promises of lower tax bills, end up losing cash. But even worse, they subsequently find themselves in deeper debt to the IRS. The reason: Even if you are duped, federal law requires you pay your rightful taxes plus any penalty charges and back interest that accrued because of your use of dubious tax-relief techniques. IRS offices across the country are keeping tabs on these dirty dozen tax scams, but warn that other cons prevalent in prior years are still around, too. Click here for more.
Complain About a Credit Union
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the regulator and primary enforcement authority for federal credit unions. While NCUA does not arbitrate member complaints, the following information may be able to help if you have a complaint. Click here for more.
7 Ways to Fight Property Taxes
Fewer than one in 50 homeowners try to appeal assessments even though up to 60% of properties are overvalued by assessors, according to figures cited by the National Taxpayers Union. So if you file an appeal that's based on more than your indignation, you've got a good chance of success as long as most of your town doesn't do the same. Click here for more.
Your Money
How much will you need for retirement? Click here for more.
For the Lawyers
Party is prohibited from directly or indirectly filing claims in any federal or state court or agency in Texas without the express written permission of a judge. The 5th Circuit has held that a vexatious litigant may be enjoined from filing suit. The court noted that, "Federal courts have the power to enjoin plaintiffs from future filings when those plaintiffs consistently abuse the court system and harass their opponents." Click here for more.