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New Ruling Will Require Rear-View Technology On All Cars By May 2018

We’ve all experienced car accidents one way or another. From harmless fender benders to life-threatening collisions, we’ve all been there or know someone who has. Backover accidents in particular have not only caused damage to vehicles, but have also resulted in the...
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U.S. Consumers Are Short on Retirement Savings

Federal Reserve data shows that nearly half of American families have savings for retirement. For one, a slow recovery from a lagging economy certainly doesn’t help. However, statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that over 60 percent of working individuals...
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Consumers Get Last Minute Help Enrolling for Health Care Coverage

At about 5 a.m. this morning, SEIU – United Healthcare Workers West, opened their doors to individuals and families who have yet to sign up for health insurance. The organization is holding an “Enroll-a-thon” event in Los Angeles, Sacramento, Oakland and...

Power Nissan Of South Bay Sued For Allegedly Selling Used Car That Was Previously A Rental, Without Consumer’s Knowledge

The Vachon Law Firm has filed a lawsuit against Power Nissan of South Bay, a Hawthorne, California car dealership, alleging that the dealership sold a used automobile to a consumer without disclosing fact that it was previously a rental, as well as falsifying the down payment...
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Debt Collectors Use Unlawful Tactics Despite Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

If you’ve ever owed money, you know that getting a call from the debt collector is never fun. Debt collectors often use unorthodox methods to pressure consumers into making payments. As a result, the industry has come under increased scrutiny for its tactics and business...

Skepticism Surrounds Anticipated Comcast – Time Warner Cable Merger

Earlier this year it was announced that Time Warner Cable would merge with Comcast – the largest media and communications corporation. According to the Institute of Media and Communications Policy, in 2011, Comcast had over 23 million cable/internet customers in the United...

Forced Arbitration Increasingly Affecting Small Businesses and Employees

You may have heard of the current suit the Raiderette cheerleaders have filed against the Raiders due to low and withheld payments. However, thanks to forced arbitration, the cheerleaders might have to dispute the suit with none other than the commissioner of the National...

Mandatory Minimums Are Costly to U.S. Taxpayers

It’s no secret that American jails and prisons are facing overcrowding problems. Over the last 30 years, the number of the incarcerated has shot up to over 2 million, over which half are convicted for drug crimes. Nearly 60 percent of federal drug offenders are sentenced under...

100 Companies Against Affordable Care Act’s Birth Control Mandate

The topic of access to birth control has stirred up some debate among opponents and proponents for decades. In the 1960s, the first oral contraceptive was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, but unmarried women in over 20 states were still denied the right...

New Bill Helps Protect Data Of Car Owners

Picture this, you’re on the freeway and stuck in traffic, as usual. The cars in the lane next to you speed up and you think about moving over to the lane behind a black SUV, but your car’s computer system lets you know the driver has a habit of slamming on his breaks. You forgo...