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Judicial Retention Election - Our Thoughts
October 29th, 2010
We are posting this message on our website blog because we believe that the well-financed campaign urging voters to vote not to retain the three Iowa Supreme Court justices whose names appear on the ballot is misleading Iowans about the role of the I…
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Tire Defects Can Lead to Deadly Car Accidents
October 19th, 2010
Tires are the primary contact between our vehicles and the road. In order for tires to have optimal performance, certain tires should be used on specific vehicles and should be inflated according to the manufacturer’s instructions. When a tire…
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Iowa Attorney General Requests a Halt to Foreclosures
October 8th, 2010
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has called on three major mortgage companies to halt pending foreclosures in Iowa. His office has been in contact with three companies, Ally Financial, formerly GMAC Mortgage, Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase, requ…
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President Obama Declines to Sign Bill Designed to Speed Up Foreclosures
October 7th, 2010
President Obama has decided not to sign a bill intended to speed up foreclosures being processed by state and federal courts. The bill would have required state and federal courts to recognize documents that were notarized in other states. Various ho…
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Traffic cameras generate revenue; do they save lives?
October 5th, 2010
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reported on October 4, 2010 that Cedar Rapids traffic cameras have generated more than $600,000 in revenue in less than seven months, on pace for an estimated $1 million during the first year of operation. The estimate exceed…
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Iowa City Woman Found Guilty in Obama Records Case
August 26th, 2010
The jury in a Davenport, Iowa federal court trial has found Sandra Teague, 54, of Iowa City, guilty of illegally accessing then-candidate Obama’s student loan records. Teague was charged with one count of exceeding authorized computer access, a…
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Salmonella Egg Recall Expands, Legal Problems Mount for Iowa Egg Producer
August 19th, 2010
The recall by Iowa egg producer Wright County Eggs, a part of the DeCoster family agribusiness, has just been increased to a staggering 380 million eggs as lawsuits mount against the egg producer and the history of legal troubles of its owner are bro…
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Paul Miller Appointed New Sixth District Judge
June 11th, 2010
Iowa City attorney Paul Miller has been named to replace Judge David Remly as judge in the Iowa District Court for the Sixth Judicial District, which covers the counties of Johnson, Tama, Benton, Linn, Jones, and Iowa. “It is an honor to appoint Pa…
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Brad McCall Named New Des Moines Judge
June 4th, 2010
Iowa Governor Chet Culver announced today that he is appointing Brad McCall to be Iowa’s newest District Court Judge, to serve in Judicial District 5A, located in Des Moines. McCall is currently in private practice in Newton, Iowa. McCall recei…
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