Video Conferencing

(Best Syndication News) Illinois joined six other states this week passing a law that includes language for “virtual visitation” rights. Noncustodial parents have a right to ask for virtual visitation either along with regular visitation or in lieu of in-person visitation.

The visitations can take place via telephone, email, instant messaging (IM) or video conferencing. With more people hooked-up to high-speed internet connections, video is becoming more popular. The judge may set specific times for parents and children to connect virtually.

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[Best Syndication News] The Attorney General Darrell McGraw filed a lawsuit against Capital One Bank (USA) N.A. along with four other companies because of tactics of debt collection that was deceptive as well as conducting unlawful practices. The legal filing was in the Circuit Court of Mason County, West Virgina.

The other companies named in the lawsuit are Capital One Services, LLC, Capital One Services II, LLC, Capital One Services III, LLC, and COSI Receivables Management which are corporations that provide debt collection services for credit cards that were issued by Capital One Bank.

In the complaint filed there were numerous violations of the West Virginia consumer protection laws. According to the lawsuit, they are claiming that Capital One would solicit customers with the disguise of new credit, when it really was a debt repayment plan. The new credit offered was $1.00 extra than the outstanding debt that they were required to transfer the entire account balance to a new credit card. In order to see an increase in the amount of credit line they would have to pay off the existing balance first.

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[Best Syndication News] The FDA has issued a warning that there are FDA impersonators posing as special agents and other law enforcement personnel to intimidate consumers that have purchased prescriptions over the internet or telephone into paying fake fines ranging from $100 - $250,000.

The scammers tell the victims usually by telephone that they have violated the law by purchasing prescription drugs online or over the telephone and they must pay a specified fine or they will turn them over to law enforcement and threaten the victim with search of property, arrest, deportation, physical harm and incarceration. The victims often times also have fraudulent credit card transaction that are unrelated to FDA fines scam. The FDA impostors insist that the money be wire transferred to an account that is usually in the Dominican Republic.

Nokia Technology - source: Nokia

(Best Syndication News) Nokia filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming Apple has infringed on seven of their patents. Nokia, the Finish mobile phone manufacture, claims that Apple used features in “virtually all of its mobile phones, portable music players, and computers” that were patented by Nokia.

In a statement the company said the key features include the interface, the camera, antenna, and power management technologies. An Apple Spokesperson has not been reached yet, but this is just the latest in a series of ongoing patent disputes with the company. Back in October Nokia filed suit claiming Apple infringed on 10 of its patents.

David and his son Sean - source: Foundation Website

(Best Syndication News) The Goldman custody battle has been on the backburner for five years with little notice by the media, but the ordeal may be coming to a close soon with this final decision by the Brazilian courts. Yesterday Brazil’s Chief Justice ruled Sean Goldman must be returned to custody of David Goldman’s.

This is a relief to Goldman and others involved in the battle. Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey said in a written statement that the boy should be home by the end of the week, barring another last minute deal. “He should be on a plane back to his home in the United States on Friday,” the 30 year member of the House of Representatives said.