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Kentucky Fire Department Will Collect Subscribers’ Fee

A volunteer fire department in southeastern Kentucky says it will begin collecting fees from subscribers next week. Bell County Assistant Fire Chief David Miracle told the Middlesboro Daily News on Monday that the fee is voluntary and that no one …

New York Lawyer Gets Paid $1.50 for Civil Rights Victory

Attorney Harrison Williams should have made $75,000 for work he did on behalf of a prisoner who filed a lawsuit. Instead, an appeals court ruled, he earned $1.50. The prisoner, who claimed he had his religious rights violated when his …

Wash. D.C. Lawsuit Says MasterCard, Visa ‘Price Fix’ ATM Fees

Independent ATM operators are accusing MasterCard and Visa of fixing prices and forcing them to charge consumers set fees. A lawsuit that the ATM operators filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C. claims MasterCard and Visa require them to …

First Responder Fees – An Increasing Trend Borne By Insurance Companies

While fee recovery by fire departments is nothing new, an increasing number of local municipalities have begun to charge for first responder, primarily fire department, services. Though the types of fees and rates vary considerably, one thing is clear – …