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How to Prevent Your Assets from Becoming "Unclaimed" in a Few Easy Steps
Today we'll be focusing on how to prevent assets from becoming unclaimed. Remember, even if an asset is reclaimed, only its initial amount can be taken back. When it comes to unclaimed as...
Greedy New York City Property Owners Face Multiple Class Action Lawsuits
New York City landlords and property managers who represent the five boroughs are getting hammered in class action lawsuits from their tenants. The Housing Rights Initiative helped tenants file 55 J-...
How to Tell Whether an Unclaimed Asset Site is Legitimate or Not
The unclaimed asset industry is a huge industry with tens of billions of dollars up for grabs. Naturally, this attracts scammers. Among them, there are two main types. The first steals your information. T...
Passengers File Class-Action Lawsuit Against Cruise Operator for COVID-19 Outbreak
Cruise ships have become an epicenter for the COVID-19 outbreak. Caught in close quarters with others as the virus was spreading, numerous passengers became ill and many eventually died. Th...
Students File Lawsuit against Emory University Seeking a Refund
Parents and others who have made education tuition payments have been outraged by the fact that they have received no refunds in spite of the fact that in-person classes have been canceled and education shift...
Are COVID-19 Liability Waivers Valid and Enforceable?
Liability relief for businesses has been a hot topic as Congress debates a fourth phase of stimulus. The Republicans have demanded that any addition stimulus include protection for businesses from the coming wave of la...
Will State Liability Protections Prevent a Wave of COVID-19 Lawsuits?
States have given liability shields to a number of different entities during the COVID-19 crisis. From doctors to business, states have tried to protect them from lawsuits either through legislation or ...
Business Interruption Lawsuits May Consolidate into a Series of Mini-MDLs
The business interruption insurance lawsuits brought in the wake of COVID-19 promise to keep the federal court system busy for years. There will likely be thousands of complex cases with high-stakes...
Uber is Bullying Its Employees to Support California Proposition 22
The state of California has taken up the fight against technology companies that are employers of independent contractors "mainly Uber and Lyft" by a new law designed to give workers benefits avai...