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One out of six Americans move each year, with the busiest season starting in May and running through August. Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine appeared on WRAZ-TV (the Fox affiliate, and sister station of WRAL-TV) in Raleigh, N.C., with pointers on how consumers can legally protect themselves during springtime moves. Protect Yourself from Rip-Offs The most common rip-off is when a dishonest mover quotes a low price over the phone or Internet. After packing all your belonging on the truck, the …

  Lawyers.com Editor-in-Chief Larry Bodine exposes lies that deceive consumers, printed right on Frito-Lay snack food packages. Two Californians in San Francisco are suing Frito-Lay for lying about its snack foods. Demonstrating with a bag of Lays Kettle Cooked Mesquite BBQ chips, Larry points out the following problems: The labels say “Made with ALL NATURAL ingredients.” But this does not mean no artificial ingredients are added to the snacks. Frito-Lay claims “made with” means “includes some” all-natural ingredients (such as …

Hidden within the appropriations bill passed by Congress last week to fund the federal government was an unnecessary rider that rolls back consumer rights and sharply restricts the ability to seek justice through the judicial system. Section 735 of the funding resolution, labeled the “Farmer Assurance Provision,” prevents federal courts from intervening in the harvest or sale of genetically modified crops, even if they are shown to cause health problems. Dubbed by critics as “The Monsanto Protection Act,” the rider …

Lawyers.com reported earlier today that singer Dionne Warwick recently filed for bankruptcy, due to a $10.2 million tax debt with the state of California and the IRS. But as to the overall country, bankruptcies are down, comparing 2012 with the prior three years. The Start Fresh Today infographic below also shows important upcoming dates for federal bankruptcy exemptions, new regulations on student loans and revisions to bankruptcy forms. Warwick filed for bankruptcy in New Jersey. Can you guess the states …

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments over whether big pharmaceutical companies can pay generic drug manufacturers to delay their entry into the marketplace. In FTC v. Actavis, the court will rule if payments made to preserve a name-brand prescription drug’s grip on the market count as collusion that violates federal antitrust laws, as the Federal Trade Commission is arguing. Opponents of the “pay-to-delay” system claim that the name-brand companies are essentially bribing their cheaper competitors to stay away, in …