Northridge Victims of the Northridge earthquake have until January 2002 to file claims against their insurance policies, as long as they had contacted their insurance companies before January 2000. Genocide Victims and heirs of victims of the Armenian genocide are entitled to the same insurance beneficiary rights as victims of the European Holocaust. Slavery Insurance companies must submit to the state Insurance Commission any information about slaveholder policies they provided. The commissioner must publicly disclose the information, and hold hearings to determine whether there is a legal basis to compensate descendants of slaves. Medical information Consumer credit reporting agencies cannot furnish medical information for insurance purposes without the consent of the consumer.
Consumers can sue firms that don t comply.
Credit cards Credit card companies must give consumers the chance each year to decline to have their personal information disclosed, either by calling a toll-free number or returning a written form. Hair braiders Professional hair braiders don t need a cosmetology license to practice their trade. Identity theft Victims of identity theft can obtain police reports and other assistance from law enforcement and the courts in trying to clear their names. Lemon law redux Manufacturers will have just two chances rather than four to fix a life-threatening defect on a vehicle before the car is declared a lemon. Then the car must be replaced or the owner s money refunded.