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THE WASHINGTON FILE: Swipe Showdown
SENATE SHOWDOWN OVER LIMITING DEBIT CARD FEES
(AP) - Consumers are wedged in the middle of a fight between bankers and merchants as the Senate stages a showdown vote over whether to limit fees that stores pay financial institutions every time a debit card is swiped.
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TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY: Politicians Have Tigerblood too
'WEINERGATE' PORN STAR GINGER LEE COACHED TO LIE BY REP. WEINER?
(FindLaw's Celebrity Justice) - Rep. Anthony Weiner's online antics keep unraveling. Indeed, a "Weinergate" porn star, Ginger Lee, might have received some coaching by the Democratic congressman on how to lie on his behalf.
| Death Payout
TIFFANY STARTZ ON TRIAL AFTER $5 BET TO PUNCH RAPPER KILLED HIM
(FindLaw's Legally Weird) - Would you let someone punch you in the face for $5? And, if you did, do you think you'd die from that one hit? Tiffany Startz's trial is for just that - the one-punch death of rapper John Powell, 25, spurred on by a $5 bet.
| Crunchy, Yes- Healthy, NO
PIZZA RECALL: KASHI FROZEN PIZZAS HAVE PLASTIC FRAGMENTS
(FindLaw's Common Law) - A pizza recall has been announced after it was discovered that about 11,000 cases of Kashi frozen pizzas may contain small pieces of plastic, which could result in injuries for consumers.
| Putting a Price on Exposure
TSA PAYS $2,350 FOR EXPOSING WOMAN'S BREASTS
(FindLaw's Law & Daily Life) - Lynsie Murley's TSA breast exposure lawsuit's settlement documents has been revealed after a Freedom of Information Act request. The price that the TSA had to pay for revealing Murley's breasts at a Texas airport? $2,350.
| LEGAL COMMENTARY: Be Professional or Else
7TH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS REPRIMANDS HOGAN LOVELL ATTORNEYS
(FindLaw's U.S. Seventh Circuit Blog)- Judges want their courtrooms to be respected and they can demand a high level of professionalism from those who appear before them. If you're ever appearing before Judge Richard Posner, pay attention to detail! A three-judge panel of 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reprimanded attorneys for filing an allegedly misleading and unprofessional brief.
| Tips: Concert Crackdowns
SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS: AVOID A BONNAROO ARREST
(FindLaw's Blotter) - Be careful, among those thousands converging for the concerts will be police and law enforcement, too. With recent crackdowns on raves and concerns about underage drug use at large music events, expect to see police and security out in full force.
| CYBERLAW NEWS - DOWNLOAD THIS!: Social Collector?
DEBT COLLECTORS CAN'T WRITE ON YOUR FACEBOOK WALL
(FindLaw Network's Phoenix Bankruptcy Law News)- We've reported in earlier blog posts that more and more debt collectors and debt collection agencies are using social networking websites, such as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn, to track down consumers who are delinquent on their bills. But when is it illegal for debt collectors to contact debtors through these websites?
| LEGAL LITE: Stinky Business
PIG ODOR LAWSUIT: FARM MUST PAY NEIGHBORS FOR SMELL
(FindLaw's Legally Weird) - A new year, a new pig odor lawsuit. Another in a long line of pig odor lawsuits filed against corporate hog farms in Missouri has ended in a jury verdict favoring the plaintiffs. For soiling (and stinking up) their property, the hog farmers must now pay its neighbors $1.95 million.
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