November 2009
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Applause For Finland: First Country To Make... →
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While You're Out NOT Wrestling Bears...
While you’re out not wrestling bears, please do not steal alligators.
La. R.S. 14:67.13. Theft of an alligator
A. Theft of an alligator is the misappropriation or taking of an alligator, an alligator’s skin, or a part of an alligator, whether dead or alive, belonging to another, either without the consent of the other to the misappropriation or taking, or by means of fraudulent...
The Next Time You Use An ATM...
From Jones Day:
The EFTA requires ATM operators to provide notice of any fees charged to consumers. An ATM operator that imposes a fee on the consumer must, at the time the service is provided, tell the consumer that a fee is imposed and the amount of the fee. 15 U.S.C. § 1693b(3)(A). EFTA also requires ATM operators to provide the fee notice on both the machine and the ATM screen. 15 U.S.C....
Do NOT Wrestle Bears in Louisiana.
Louisiana Revised Statute Title 14 Section 102.10 states that:
A. Any person who intentionally commits any of the following shall be guilty of bear wrestling:
(1) Promotes, engages in, or is employed by anyone who conducts a bear wrestling match.
(2) Receives money for the admission of another person to a place kept for bear wrestling matches.
(3) Sells, purchases, possesses, or trains a bear...
Voice Mail Fraud
If you don’t change the default password on your voice mailbox, you, or your company, could be in for a big – and expensive – surprise. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has become aware of a form of fraud that allows hackers to use a consumer’s or business’s voice mail system and the default password to accept collect calls without the knowledge or permission of the consumer.
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Save Your Junk Faxes
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits businesses from faxing “unsolicited advertisements.” The recipient of a junk fax has a right of action against the sender to: (1) enjoin future violations; and (2) recover actual monetary damages or $500. The TCPA further provides that if a court finds that a defendant wilfully or intentionally violated the TCPA, the recipient may recover...