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Appeals court: Judge has no place in school grades
Class Action News |
2014/06/03 20:31
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Judges should stay out of school districts' decisions about how to calculate South Carolina students' grades, an appellate court ruled on Friday.
According to a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals, a trial judge should have dismissed a student's lawsuit challenging district officials' recalculation of his grade.
When a student transferred to a Greenville County school from out of state, district officials in 2012 calculated his grade-point average and ranked him first in his class for his junior year.
But another student's parents challenged that ranking, saying that the new student's grade-point average was getting the benefit of extra weight given by both schools to honors and advanced placement courses. The district recalculated the GPA, subsequently ranking the new student as sixth in his class.
The new student sued, saying the school district was wrong to recalculate his grades at all. A trial judge agreed and ordered the district to restore his No. 1 ranking.
In their ruling, the appellate judges said courts shouldn't interfere with districts' internal decisions if no obvious misdeeds have been committed.
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The Salazar Law Firm - Houston Car Accident Lawyers Services
Law Firm News |
2014/06/03 20:30
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The Salazar Law Firm, PLLC understands the burdens auto accidents and injuries place on an individual. Our goal is to lessen our client's stress and burden by managing the complex relationships with insurance companies, medical facilities, government agencies, and other insurance defense lawyers.
If you've been injured in an accident, don't let your claim get weakened by not taking the right steps. Get medical treatment for your injuries as soon as possible. Insurance companies pay close attention to "laspes in treatment" and whether or not treatment was sought immediately after the accident.
Insurance companies are in the business of making money. If the insurance company is giving you the run-around, contact our houston car accident lawyers at the Salazar Law Firm today. |
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Tenecia P. Reid - Manassas Divorce Lawyer Services
Attorneys News |
2014/05/30 23:22
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Divorce Litigation can be frustrating, confusing, and emotional. You need an attorney who listens and treats you with respect during this major life decision. You need family law and divorce attorney Tenecia P. Reid. Specializing in family law for her entire career, she is ready to guide you through the divorce litigation process.
Attorney Reid is widely experienced and has negotiatied and litigated cases that include all of the following: adultery, abuse, bankruptcy issues, business valuations, complex marital assets, tax issues, underwater joint mortgages, and even protective orders. Attorney Reid is also familiar with the laws concerning fault-based divorce cases and can help you determine whether you have one or more fault grounds against your spouse and how to prove them.
Attorney Reid is a sharp negotiator with a confident courtroom presence. She communicates with and helps her clients understand each step of the process. If you're considering divorce or have just been served a divorce complaint, consult the law offices of Tenecia P. Reid for a confident assessment of your situation and the best possible outcome. |
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McKennon Law Group - Los Angeles Insurance Attorney
Law Firm News |
2014/05/29 16:45
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The McKennon Law Group is a Los Angeles insurance firm that helps individuals and businesses in recovering benefits under all types of insurance policies from insurance companies.
The attorneys of McKennon Law Group have represented individuals in claims against countless insurance companies including but not limited to: Allstate, Aetna, Cigna, Life Insurance of North America, MassMutual, MetLife, Northwestern Mutual, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, Hartfor Life and Accident Company.
Robert McKennon, founding partner, is nationally recognized as an expert in life, health and disability insurance litigation. He has authored numerous articles and book chapters on these topics and speaks at insurance conferences. He's been profiled in Forbes and OC Metro as a top SoCal insurance and business litigation attorney. He has achieved the highest ratings from the top attorney rating companies and is recognized as a Super Lawyer.
The attorneys at McKennon Law Group will help assess your case and let you know if you have an insurance claim that should be litigated in court. All cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. If you're in a fight with an insurance company and need the help of an experienced Los Angeles Insurance Attorney, call (949) 387-9595 for a free consultation.
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Court won't stop BP oil spill claims payments
U.S. Legal News |
2014/05/29 16:44
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BP PLC must resume paying claims while it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review its settlement with businesses over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a federal appeals court panel said Wednesday.
The 2-1 judgment said the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not put a stop to payments while BP appeals the court's earlier ruling that businesses, under the settlement, don't have to prove they were directly harmed by the spill to collect money.
BP asked the Supreme Court to review Wednesday's ruling, saying that otherwise "countless awards totaling potentially hundreds of millions of dollars will be irretrievably scattered to claimants that suffered no injury traceable to BP's conduct."
The high court is likely to hear the case because it deepens a split among federal appeals courts about whether courts can approve of a group of people who say it was wronged by the same action, which is called a class, "even when it includes vast numbers of members who were not injured by the defendant's conduct." Six appellate courts have said no; the 5th Circuit is one of two that have upheld certification of such classes, the attorneys wrote.
It said the claims administrator has approved "$76 million to entities whose entire losses clearly had nothing to do with the spill, such as lawyers who lost their law licenses and warehouses that burned down before the spill occurred." He has approved another $546 million to people and companies far from the coast whose businesses have no logical connection to the spill, according to the appeal. |
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Suspect sought for death penalty appears in court
Headline News |
2014/05/27 18:50
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The suspect accused of kidnapping and killing a 15-year-old girl in Northern California has appeared in court for the first time since prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against him.
KTVU-TV reports that Antolin Garcia-Torres made a brief appearance in a Santa Clara County courtroom in San Jose on Friday.
It was the his first time since District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced he was seeking capital punishment against Garcia-Torres in the disappearance of Sierra LaMar.
Garcia-Torres is accused of killing the Morgan Hill girl who vanished while on her way to school in March 2012. He was arrested two months later, after authorities say they found Sierra's DNA in his car and his DNA in her handbag. |
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