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| Texas Watch - “Loser Pays” Means Families Pay. Here we go again. Lobbyists in Austin are once again trying to shield their corporate clients by socializing the cost when they cause needless death, injury, or financial devastation. This time they are pushing HB 274, an un-American scheme that threatens families and small businesses with having to pay the bloated legal costs of big insurance companies and multi-national corporations. Click on headline to learn more and take action. |
TTLA Annual Conference has moved to June 1-3 in Austin |
| We’ll be hosting all the events you’ve come to expect from our December conference. Between the 2-day CLE, parties, meetings, legislative update & special events, you’ll leave the live music capital of the world feeling energized, connected, and bad to the bone! Check out the CLE program agendas for Wednesday and Thursday, which include a live video presentation with David Ball plus family friendly events to make this a true vacation opportunity. Click on the headline to register! |
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Pet Chews Recalled over Salmonella Risk |
| An Illinois company has issued a recall of their Pig Ears for Pet Treats pet chews due to the risk of salmonella. The products were recalled after a dog in Missouri became ill. The pet treats were distributed in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. Wire Report, Chicago Tribune 05/03/2011 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
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GlaxoSmithKline Settles Denture Cream Lawsuits |
| GlaxoSmithKline Plc has paid $120 million to resolve more than 100 lawsuits in the past nine months over their denture cream, Poligrip. The lawsuits complained that the cream caused neurological disorders in users because of the high levels if zinc. The suits also claimed the company failed to warn its consumers about the risk to zinc exposure. Jef Feeley, Bloomberg 05/03/2011 | Read Article: Bloomberg |
Suit: Computer Rental Company Spying on People |
| A Wyoming couple has filed a lawsuit against a national rent-to-own computer company, saying the computer they rented was allowing the company to spy on them. In their class-action lawsuit, the couple claims Aaron's Inc. "took remote photographs of them, eavesdropped on their email and tracked their internet activities through a leased laptop equipped with hidden spying devices." The lawsuit is seeking damages for illegal invasion of privacy. Laura Zuckerman, Reuters 05/03/2011 | Read Article: Reuters |
Judge Awards $1.9 Million Over Fatal Bear Attack |
| A federal judge awarded $1.9 million in a lawsuit filed by a family of an 11-year-old boy who was killed by a black bear in Utah in 2007 while camping with his family. The lawsuit claimed the U.S. Forest Service should have warned the family that a potentially dangerous animal was on the loose near the camp grounds. The agency had received reports earlier that day of a bear breaking into campsites. Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune 05/03/2011 | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune |
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