Posts Tagged ‘DC Appleseed’

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Morning all. Last night may have been National Night Out but [...]

First Lawsuit Filed Over Lead Warnings

A father of twin boys filed a class-action lawsuit in D.C. Superior Court against WASA over the lead warning foul up, the Washington Post is reporting. John Parkhurst's two boys, the Post writes, "now 8, were toddlers when lead spiked to dangerous levels in the city's drinking water from 2001 to 2004. They now have [...]

Peter Nickles Picks The Wrong Fight Over Special Ed

Last week, the District finally did something to unclog the special-education system. Attorney General Peter J. Nickles declared war on special-ed lawyers. The District filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against an attorney handling a special-ed case.
The charge: Attorney John A. Straus had the audacity to ask for his legal fees to be paid. [...]