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Court OKs Class-action Suit Over Apartment Leases
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2013/06/05 08:55
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An appeals court has certified a class-action lawsuit that seeks to invalidate provisions that are routinely included in apartment leases signed by University of Iowa students.
The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that tenants of landlord Tracy Barkalow can have a trial to challenge lease provisions that critics say are illegal and unfairly shift costs and liability from landlords to tenants.
The provisions being challenged include fees that are deducted from security deposits for cleaning regardless of an apartment's condition and requirements that tenants pay for damage in common areas and routine repairs.
The Iowa City Tenants Project, which is representing the plaintiffs, has said the class could include 240 tenants but the case will have a broader reach since those provisions are the ``industry standard.''
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US Supreme Court orders 6 death row cases reviewed
Court News |
2013/06/04 09:02
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent the cases of six Texas death row inmates, including one of the infamous "Texas 7" gang of escapees, back to a lower court for reviews of whether attorneys in earlier stages of appeals let the men down.
The decisions are in line with last week's ruling in another Texas case where the justices, in a 5-4 vote, said a condemned prisoner had deficient legal help early because appeals lawyers didn't raise challenges that his trial lawyers were ineffective.
The high court returned the cases to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for review. None of the six has a pending execution date, although some had come close to being put to death in the past before their punishment was delayed by the courts.
Among the condemned prisoners is Donald Newbury, 51, one of seven inmates who broke out of a South Texas prison in 2000. One fugitive killed himself as Colorado authorities closed in on the gang. The remaining six were convicted of killing a suburban Dallas police officer Aubrey Hawkins during a Christmas Eve robbery in Irving in 2000. Two of the six already have been executed. |
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San Diego Personal Injury Attorney - McDonnell Law
Law Firm News |
2013/06/04 09:02
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When you or a loved one has been injured and need professional help with your personal injury case, McDonnell Law is here for you. Getting injured due to negligence can have serious consequences and should not be determine your future. It is important to hire a skilled attorney on your behalf to fight for every right to get justice served.We will answer all your concerns and questions regarding your specific case in order to determine if you are qualified to file for a personal injury lawsuit.
There is no case too big or too challenging for us, and we will give the attention you deserve. Our firm specializes in getting claims resolved and fighting for compensation rights is what we have been trained to do. Negligence should not be taken lightly and should not be the cause of someone else's suffering. McDonnell Law wants to advocate for your justice.
We handle all types of personal injury cases such as:
Car Accidents Motorcycle Accidents Truck Accidents Defective Products Medical Malpractice Bicycle/Pedestrian Accidents Wrongful Death Slip & Fall Injuries Premises Liability Traumatic Brain Injury Dog Bites
It doesn't need to be any more stressful during this difficult time. To help ease through the process, you need to know who to turn to for help. Many insurance companies may take advantage of the unstable state you may be in after a personal injury. Don't let this happen to you and be sure to contact an attorney to ensure that you maximize your financial reimbursement and get what you deserve. Personal injury matters can be complicated for you, but it doesn't have to be. We will worry about the technical components while you get sufficient time to deal with your physical and emotional trauma.
Located in beautiful San Diego, McDonnell Law practices in all areas of personal injury and is here to fight for your rights and to represent you in your case. No injury is too minor for us. McDonnell Law handles every case and every client with the attention they deserve and will work hard to get the results you want. Contact Attorney Xavier K.
Personal injury cases can impact you and your loved one's lives in a major way and cause emotional and financial burdens to your future. You can lessen some of these stresses or even completely avoid them by contacting McDonnell Law as soon as possible. We will aggressively fight for the compensation you deserve and take the crucial steps to get the best possible outcome.
We are here to assist you during a difficult time. Don't hesitate to call and speak with us today. We are serious and competent when dealing with insurance companies, knowing when to take your claim to court should the negligent party's insurance company be unable to satisfy your claim fairly and in a timely manner.
San Diego Personal Injury Attorney
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Stocks gain after manufacturing eases Fed concern
Stock Market News |
2013/06/03 14:14
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Investors judged that the latest weak economic reports will make it more likely that the Federal Reserve will continue to stimulate the economy and support a rally on Wall Street.
On Monday, a measure of U.S. manufacturing fell in May to its lowest level since June 2009 as overseas economies slumped and weak business spending reduced new orders to factories.
That helped convince investors that the Fed will hold off from slowing down its $85 billion bond-buying program. Speculation that the central bank was set to ease that stimulus, a major support for this year’s rally in stocks, has caused trading to become volatile in the last two weeks.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell in the morning after the manufacturing report was published at 10 a.m. It moved between gains and losses for much of the day, then climbed decisively in the last hour of trading.
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Court: Police can take DNA swabs from arrestees
Headline Legal News |
2013/06/03 14:14
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A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday said police can routinely take DNA from people they arrest, equating a DNA cheek swab to other common jailhouse procedures like fingerprinting.
"Taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee DNA is, like fingerprinting and photographing, a legitimate police booking procedure that is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the court's five-justice majority.
But the four dissenting justices said that the court was allowing a major change in police powers.
"Make no mistake about it: because of today's decision, your DNA can be taken and entered into a national database if you are ever arrested, rightly or wrongly, and for whatever reason," conservative Justice Antonin Scalia said in a sharp dissent which he read aloud in the courtroom.
At least 28 states and the federal government now take DNA swabs after arrests. But a Maryland court was one of the first to say that it was illegal for that state to take Alonzo King's DNA without approval from a judge, saying King had "a sufficiently weighty and reasonable expectation of privacy against warrantless, suspicionless searches."
But the high court's decision reverses that ruling and reinstates King's rape conviction, which came after police took his DNA during an unrelated arrest. Kennedy wrote the decision, and was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Stephen Breyer. Scalia was joined in his dissent by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
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