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Until your next legal question, please enjoy this month's new articles on the following topics:

• Legal
• Financial
• Privacy and Security
• Marketing and Sales
• Tips for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
• Consumer Warnings

All my best,

Lori

Lori T. Williams, Owner/Managing Attorney

Your Legal Resource, PLLC

248 594 4470

Lori@BestLegalResource.com

www.bestlegalresource.com

Serving as Your Legal Resource since 2004

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Legal

• Amazon class action claims company destroyed documents in price-gouging suit
  
• Lawsuit claims James Cameron stole 'Avatar: The Way of the Water' plot elements
  
• FTC warns businesses about fake reviews
  
• Court concludes that training an AI system using copyrighted material isn't fair use
  
• FTC claimed Walmart got unfair pricing advantages from PepsiCo
  
• Federal court says Social Security can't dismiss complaints of fibromyalgia sufferers
  
• Tennessee man pleads guilty to computer fraud after stealing credentials to access the Supreme Court's electronic filing system

Financial

• Student Loan Borrowers in Default Could See Wages Garnished starting January 2026
  
• Bankruptcies rising among US spirit makers
  
• First claims finally paid in December 2025 from $600 million Flint water crisis settlement fund created in 2020
  
• Treasury Department will not enforce fines under Corporate Transparency Act or the Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement
  
• Department of Labor pauses enforcement of rule for gig workers and other independent contractors

Privacy/Security

• Fake spam filter alerts are hitting inboxes
  
• Lawsuit claims security cameras made in China and sold in the US carried undisclosed surveillance risks
  
• NIST launches updated incident response guide
  
• Class action lawsuit alleging privacy violations was settled with LensCrafters and other providers
  
• Baker University in Kansas says 2024 data breach impact 53,000 people whose stolen data includes personal, health and financial information
  
• University of Phoenix confirms data breach affecting nearly 3.5 million people which exposed social security numbers and banking data

Marketing and Sales

• 7 Proven lead generation strategies
  
• How to turn ordinary customers into your most loyal advocates
  
• The best ways for small businesses to use QR codes

Tips for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses

• 10 crucial insights for small business owners to succeed
  
• 24 Financial KPI's every small business should track
  
• Experts you need when you become a solopreneur
  
• 5 Tips to Prepare for Scaling your Startup
  
• 5 Ecommerce tax mistakes and how to avoid them

Consumer Warnings

• Passengers without RealID have to pay fee before flying
  
• Costco is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging false advertising that its Kirkland Signature Seasoned Rotisserie Chicken contains no preservatives, according to court documents
  
• Ford recalls over 119,000 Ford Focus and other vehicles due to engine heater fire risk

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