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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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Categories: General
How Does a Class Action Lawsuit Work?
August 25th, 2010
A class action lawsuit in Iowa is brought about because a group of people has been affected by the same concern and has suffered some sort of similar harm. Generally, a lead person named the Lead Plaintiff will represent a larger group of people and…
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Common Reasons Why Partnership Disputes in Iowa Occur
August 25th, 2010
The negative impact a partnership dispute has on a business is huge. Typically, when a partnership dispute occurs at a smaller business, the impact is greater than with a larger partnership. Often times this leads to tense working conditions and ulti…
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Consumer Protection Officials Investigate Iowa City Mobile Home Park
August 24th, 2010
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller personally toured the Regency mobile home park on Monday, and afterwards stated that things there needed to change. Miller’s office is investigating a number of issues, including the park’s rent payment pr…
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Categories: Consumer & Financial Fraud
Car Accidents May Lead to Traumatic Brain Injury
August 20th, 2010
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every year. In fact, the leading cause of traumatic brain injury in Iowa and in America is truck, motorcycle and car accidents.…
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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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Categories: General
Massive Recall of Eggs Produced in Iowa
August 18th, 2010
Wright County Egg, located in Galt, Iowa, has issued a nationwide recall of 228 million eggs after eggs produced by Wright County Egg were linked to hundreds of cases of salmonella-related illnesses. The eggs were sold under the brand names Lucerne,…
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Categories: Class Actions
Tags: class action recall
State Alleges Cedar Rapids Residential Care Facility Falsely Claimed to be Licensed Nursing Facility
August 16th, 2010
The Des Moines Register has reported that the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals has found that for the past two and a half years, Emeritus at Silver Pines, a Cedar Rapids residential care facility, has been falsely claiming to be a state-lic…
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Categories: Consumer & Financial Fraud
Do You Know Where Your Widget Has Been?: Drug Companies and Social Media
August 13th, 2010
Do you know where your widget has been? That link that a friend shared with you on Facebook could have originated with a drug company, and it may well not be telling you everything you need to know about a prescription drug. Drug companies have begun…
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Categories: Class Actions
More Traffic Cameras Planned for Iowa – One Cedar Rapids Crash Caught on Tape
August 12th, 2010
Many communities are debating whether to install additional traffic cameras throughout Iowa. Law enforcement believes traffic cameras catch speeders, red-light runners and help prevent car accidents in Iowa. However, some think the motive behind this…
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