LegalShield Index: Economic Worries Fuel Surge in Consumer Stress in July; Points to Dead Heat in White House Race

ADA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The LegalShield Consumer Stress Legal Index (CSLI), a study that tracks about 150,000 calls per month from everyday Americans seeking legal help, jumped at a record pace matching the single highest monthly rise in December 2002. “The July surge tells a story of a kitchen table economy that contrasts with key positive macro indicators including falling producer and consumer inflation and a stock market trading at near record highs,” said Matt Layton, LegalShield seni