Lowes Bad Settlement brings Bigger Better Settlement |
Saturday, 26 March 2011 |
Loweâs Settlement in Drywall Cases Moves Closer to Finalization
Last year, Loweâs negotiated a settlement that offered far less money to victims: a maximum of $4,500 in cash and gift cards. The handful of attorneys who negotiated that deal carved out a separate payment of $2.1 million. But following a ProPublica and Sarasota Herald-Tribune story [1] on the settlement, Loweâs returned to the negotiating table and offer its customers [2] $100,000. A fairness hearing will be held on the new settlement on October 12. Superior Court Judge Bobby Peters will hear arguments for and against the amended settlement and decide whether the attorneys who negotiated the first deal are still entitled to their fee. |
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HOA Reform Like An Elephant |
Saturday, 26 March 2011 |
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Corporate America Instigate Frivolous SLAPP Suits to Exploit Courts and Constitutional Rights |
Saturday, 26 March 2011 |
Coercive lawsuits shouldn't keep people from exercising their constitutional rights
They're called SLAPP suits. The punchy acronym stands for strategic lawsuits against public participation. They are legal pre-emptive strikes designed to put terror in the hearts of those with nosy questions, suspicions of wrongdoing or the urge to stir their fellow citizens to action. Their targets range from journalists to whistle-blowers to ordinary citizens engaged in the routine workings of our democracy â whether this is researching news stories, speaking out against abuses in public agencies or merely organizing petition drives. |
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Friday, 18 March 2011 |
Home Wreckers: How Wall Street Foreclosures Are Devastating Communities
As the foreclosure crisis continues, the costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments adds up to $650 billion to as much as $1 trillion. Wall Street banks shattered our economy and left our communities to clean up the pieces. The housing market is where the economic crisis began and without immediate action, we are facing a multi-billion dollar hit to homeowners and communities across California that would undermine the economic recovery our state desperately needs. Without a remedy, the damage to our communities will be staggering and long-lasting.
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HOA Reform Coalition Press Release Freehold and HOA Private Transfer Fees |
Sunday, 13 March 2011 |
Home Owner Associations Face Increasing OppositionFrom Homeowners to End âTransfer Feesâ
Homeowners and Realtors have fought for years to end the controversial Home Owners Associations (HOA) and Freehold Capital Partners private transfer fees charged each time a home sells. Business & Industry Committee will hear House Bill 8. The bill is an enabling act that opens the door to mandatory transfer fees and substantially increases the number of gratuitous administrative fees and fines the HOA management industry can charge. If passed, HOA governments can impose not only transfer fees but unlimited others: entry fee, resale certificate fees, certificates of compliance fees, capital Improvement fees, special assessment fees, covenant compliance inspection fees and even contribution fees. |
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