| | COLLABORATE. EDUCATE. CELEBRATE! TTLA’S 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE! | | COLLABORATE! Join TTLA President Mike Guajardo at TTLA’s 2014 Annual Conference in Austin, June 11-13. ALL MEMBERS are invited and encouraged to attend a very important meeting of our Board of Directors Meeting on June 12th. In addition, the CLE Committee has once again planned three dynamic programs. We’ll start things off with The Jury Bias Model™ - From Car Wrecks to the Complex Case presented by Greg Cusimano and David Wenner on June 11th, followed by a ½-day CLE on June 12th with some of TTLA’s brightest stars sharing their best tips. The conference will wrap up with our Annual Med Mal program with all the latest updates and insights, before closing with an evening of Magic and Music. Click here to see all we have planned for you! Two days. Three great seminars. TTLA’s 2014 Annual Conference. Click on the headline for more information and to register. |
| Scientists: Data Shows Fracking Link to Methane in Well | | 
| | For the past two years, Parker County residents have shared stories about flames shooting from water wells where dangerous levels of methane gas somehow found its way into the water supply. While Barnett Shale gas producers deny any connection to their operations, a pair of scientists are now disputing that. They say test results just released by state regulators provide concrete evidence linking fracking and groundwater contamination.
Brett Shipp, WFAA-TV , Texas Tribune 06/09/2014    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Noncompete Clauses Increasingly Pop Up in Array of Jobs | |
| | Noncompete clauses are now appearing in far-ranging fields beyond the worlds of technology, sales and corporations with tightly held secrets, where the curbs have traditionally been used. From event planners to chefs to investment fund managers to yoga instructors, employees are increasingly required to sign agreements that prohibit them from working for a company’s rivals.
STEVEN GREENHOUSE, The New York Times 06/09/2014 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Former Head of Hospital Files Suit over Harassment | |
| | The former head of a Yankton, South Dakota hospital has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was fired from her job because she complained about harassment by a surgeon. The plaintiff, who had been the chief executive officer at the Lewis & Clark Specialty Hospital from 2006 until last summer, filed the lawsuit last week. The lawsuit is just the latest of several suits filed against the hospital and the surgeon over alleged medical malpractice.
Jonathan Ellis, Sioux Falls Argus Leader 06/08/2014 | | Read Article: Sioux Falls Argus Leader |
| Siblings Join Abuse Lawsuit Against New Jersey | |
| | Two children, who are now 9 and 10 years old, from Newark, N.J. have joined a negligence lawsuit against the state, alleging they were malnourished and physically abused, and ultimately witnessed their older sister die. The lawsuit was previously filed by the estate of their older sister, who was killed by her mother and her mother's roommate in May 2011. The lawsuit, which now includes the two other children, alleges that the state failed to protect them from their mother's abuse. The lawsuit names the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
Bill Wichert, NJ.com 06/08/2014 | | Read Article: NJ.com |
| N.Y. Man Bullied At Work Awarded $4.7M in Lawsuit | |
| | A federal jury has awarded $4.7 million to a man who alleged in his lawsuit that he was called a terrorist and attacked by a co-worker at a Brooklyn store. The plaintiff, whose first name is Osama, claims that he was subjected to repeated taunting and physical abuse by a security guard at his place of work. The security guard pleaded guilty after attacking the plaintiff and breaking his cheekbone.
John Marzulli, New York Daily News 06/08/2014 | | Read Article: New York Daily News |
| As a State Wrangles, Its Coast Is Swept Out to Sea | |
| | John Barry, as part of a board appointed by the state of Louisiana to study flood protection after Hurricane Katrina, helped engineer a lawsuit against 97 oil and gas companies, seeking damages that would help pay for a plan to mitigate Louisiana's eroding coastline. The suit charges that the companies' activities contributed to the coastline shrinking and they should pay to restore the state's natural flood protection. It's not an abstract problem. The state has lost some 1,300 miles of marshes and barrier islands since the 1930s, and it's only getting worse. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that 75 square kilometers are being lost annually, and the wetlands could be gone in 200 years. And as they disappear, Louisiana is losing the buffer that shields its communities from storm surges and hurricanes.
Jason Plautz, The National Journal 06/09/2014 | | Read Article: The National Journal |
| Lawsuit Could Give College Athletes Cut of NCAA Deals | |
| | A class-action antitrust suit led by former UCLA basketball star Ed O'Bannon argues that some student athletes should receive more than just scholarships in what has become a multibillion-dollar industry. Former and current players want a share of the lucrative television contracts and video-game endorsement deals the NCAA generates by using their names, images and likenesses.
David Wharton, LA Times 06/09/2014 | | Read Article: LA Times |
| Lawyers Take Aim at GM for Recall | |
| | GM's size and self-confessed failures in an internal report released last week are attracting lawyers who forged some of the biggest civil settlements ever, from the landmark tobacco litigation to the Exxon Valdez disaster to Toyota Motor Corp.'s 7203.TO +0.15% unintended-acceleration problems. More than 80 ignition-switch-related civil lawsuits have been filed against GM, most seeking alleged economic damages, such as repair costs and declines in resale value on about 2.6 million cars recalled since February. The average depreciation claim alone might total $500 to $1,000 per car, according to lawyers who have filed suits against GM.
Ashby Jones, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 06/09/2014 | | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
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