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Announcements
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TTLA Annual Conference has moved to
June 1-3 in Austin
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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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BP reports profit of $7.2 billion, Posted on April 27,
2011, Fuelfix Blog, Houston Chronicle. LONDON — BP PLC posted a 16
percent rise in first-quarter net profits on Wednesday as gains from
the sale of major assets to pay for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill
outweighed the ongoing cost of that disaster. Click on headline to read
more.
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Products
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Toyota Recalls 51,000 Trucks to Fix
Drive Shaft
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Toyota Motor Corp. has announced a recall of 51,000 Tundra
pickups due to a potentially defective drive shaft. The company
reported that part of the truck's rear drive shaft could break due to
improper casting during the manufacturing stage. Toyota said it is
aware of one instance in which the drive shaft failed, but no injuries
occurred. Jonathan Welsh, WSJ Blogs 04/26/2011
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Read Article: WSJ Blogs
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Nissan Recalls Vehicles with
Corrosion Risks
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Nissan has issued a recall of 195,991 Infiniti QX4 and
Nissan Pathfinder vehicles due to potential corrosion caused by salted
roads. The company said that in cold-weather states, road salt may
cause corrosion problems that could interfere with steering. The
corrosion could eventual lead to the steering column breaking off
completely. Staff Report, United Press International 04/25/2011
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Read Article: United Press International
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Laws/Cases
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Two Suits Against Williamson County
Allege Abuse
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Two federal lawsuits filed against Williamson County this
month both allege abuse by sheriff's deputies one by a woman who says a
deputy broke her hip in the county jail, another by a man who claims
deputies broke his collarbone. Claire Osborn , Austin American
Statesman 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Austin American Statesman
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Jury Returns $13.8M Judgment
Against Credit Repair Firm, Owner
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A Harris County jury has returned a $13.8M verdict against
a credit repair business and its owner, finding they defrauded indebted
Texans and failed to register with authorities in violation of state
law. The jury found that Jubilee Financial Management LLC, The Credit
Card Solution, Freedom from Debt Alliance and Robert M. Lindsey used
illegal "debt invalidation" schemes that purported to help
financially struggling Texans. The AG's office said the defendants
assured customers they could eliminate their credit card debts and
restore their credit ratings. ROBERT STANTON, Houston
Chronicle 04/26/2011
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Read Article: Houston Chronicle
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Lawyers Seek to Depose Combs on
Data Security Lapse
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Two Austin lawyers with the Texas Civil Rights Project
announced they have taken legal action against the Texas Comptroller
over a security lapse that exposed 3.5M Texans’ personal information,
including names, addresses and Social Security numbers, for about a
year online without protection. The lawyers haven’t filed a lawsuit,
but rather a petition to seek depositions in a possible lawsuit. The
proceeding would allow them to get information on who has liability for
the security lapse. They have asked a Travis County district court to
allow them to question Combs and a designated representative of her
office under oath. Colllin Eaton, Austin American Statesman
04/26/2011
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Read Article: Austin American Statesman
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Court Vacates One Award Against
EchoStar, Affirms Another
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A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit,
ruling en banc, has vacated a $110 million award against EchoStar Corp.
for continued infringement of TiVo Inc.'s patents after a permanent
injunction and clarified the contempt standards in patent infringement
cases. The April 20 ruling in TiVo Inc. v. EchoStar Corp. also affirmed
Eastern District of Texas Chief Judge David Folsom's $90 million award
against EchoStar as a sanction for its contempt finding. Sheri
Qualters, Texas Lawyer 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Texas Lawyer
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Former Silicosis Clients Sue Law
Firm, Estate
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A group of 187 former clients of the O'Quinn Law Firm has
sued the Houston firm, the late John M. O'Quinn's estate and others,
alleging the defendants overcharged them for expenses in silicosis
suits, failed to distribute some silicosis settlements and communicate
information about them, and were negligent in handling claims against
some bankrupt silica defendants. Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, Texas
Lawyer 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Texas Lawyer
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Judge OKs $12.4M Deal in 2003 Oil Spill
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A Suffolk County Superior Court judge has approved a $12.4
million settlement for hundreds of property owners affected by the
Bouchard oil spill that affected parts of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island coastlines. Judge Raymond Brassard signed off on the agreement
after a review of the settlement. Uner the terms of the agreement, more
than 800 property owners with an interest in the oiled beaches will
receive between $5,000 to $30,000 for the loss of the use of the
beaches in April 2003. Associated Press, Wall Street Journal -
$$ Subscription Required 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($)
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Abbott Labs Sued on Claim Humira
Caused Lasting Nerve Damage
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Abbott Laboratories (ABT) was sued on claims that its
top-selling drug Humira caused permanent nerve damage in the feet of a
Montana woman who took it for Crohn’s disease. Two doctors who treated
Kara Mae Pletan at the Mayo Clinic in 2008 said the nerve damage in her
feet “was most likely due to Humira,” according to the lawsuit, which
was filed today in state court in Chicago, near the company’s
headquarters in Abbott Park, Illinois. Laurel Brubaker Calkins
& Margaret Cronin Fisk , Bloomberg 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Bloomberg
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$30M Judgment in Lawsuit Against
Nebraska Broker
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A federal judge awarded $30 million Monday to more than
200 investors who claim they were defrauded by a pair of Nebraska City
brokers. The decision came in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2007 by
former clients of Rebecca Engle and Brian Schuster in U.S. District
Court in Omaha. It accuses them of improperly selling risky
investments. TIMBERLY ROSS, Bloomberg 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Bloomberg
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Judge Voids BankAtlantic Investor
Lawsuit Verdict
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Overturning a jury verdict, a federal judge has rejected
claims by investors that BankAtlantic Bancorp. executives in 2007
intentionally made misleading statements about the bank's financial
health. U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro found there was insufficient
evidence to support the jury's verdict that investors overpaid by $2.41
per share for BankAtlantic stock during much of 2007. CURT
ANDERSON, AP, Bloomberg 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Bloomberg
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Healthcare
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Family Cries Foul After Fatal
Bacterial Infection in Grapevine
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Despite the threat posed by MRSA infections
community-based facilities in Texas are not required to report such
cases to local, state or federal health officials. Nor are hospitals
required to report cases or notify residents of the same facility. Only
10 states have legislation specifically regarding MRSA, a bacterium
that killed 15,249 people in 2008, according to the CDC. Although Texas
approved an information reporting system for hospital-acquired
infections in 2007, it was never funded. Jan Jarvis, Fort
Worth Star-Telegram 04/27/2011
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Read Article: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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