| | Save the Date | | TTLA Members: please mark your calendars to attend the TTLA Annual Membership Meeting & Board of Directors Meeting December 4th & 5th at the Sheraton in Austin. Details and registration information coming soon. |
| Car Wrecks CLE in Dallas, October 9, 2014 (8 hours MCLE with 1.5 hours ethics) | | TTLA's CLE Committee has revamped our exceptional Car Wrecks program to bring you innovative, relevant topics and some exciting new speakers. From new issues like E-Filing, to fresh looks at opening & closing, voir dire and defense strategies, you'll come away with tips, insights & valuable information to give you the edge in your car wreck cases. Additionally, the TTLA Advocates Board of Directors is pleased to host a post-CLE Happy Hour. Click on the headline to learn more. |
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| Schnurman: Why are Texas’ Mortgage Closing Costs the Highest in the Nation? | | 
| | Texas has the highest mortgage closing costs in the nation. We pay $500 more than the U.S. average for a $200,000 home loan, according to a Bankrate.com survey last month. The survey didn’t include title insurance, one of the largest expenses in the process. Texas also ranks near the top in that category, and here’s a twist: Because state regulators set title rates, online upstarts can’t push down prices as they’re doing in other states. “The common thread through all this is that our regulatory schemes protect the industry,” said Alex Winslow of Texas Watch, a consumer advocate in Austin. “We wish it empowered consumers instead.”
Mitchell Schnurman , The Dallas Morning News 09/23/2014    | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Jimmy John's Franchise Settles Injury Lawsuit | |
| | A motorcyclist who was severely injured by a delivery driver for Jimmy John's sandwiches has settled the lawsuit he filed against the franchise. The two sides reached a settlement on Monday, ending the lawsuit which accused the sandwich company of encouraging reckless driving with its "credo of speedy delivery." The lawsuit accused the franchise of "creating and instituting policies that endorse dangerous, illegal and reckless driving" and "failing to reprimand or discipline employees for violating traffic laws." The plaintiff was 19 years old at the time of the accident in 2011 and due to his injuries, will likely never walk again. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
Staff Report, Las Vegas Review Journal 09/22/2014 | | Read Article: Las Vegas Review Journal |
| Clemson Coaches Deny Hazing Lawsuit Claims | |
| | Three soccer coaches for Clemson University have responded to a hazing lawsuit by stating that they did not condone acts of hazing which are named in the suit by one of the team's former players. The girl alleges that she sustained permanent injury, including a traumatic brain injury, as a result of a hazing incident which took place in August 2011. In their answer to the lawsuit, the coaches claim that the hazing was not "a mandatory team activity" and that they did not condone the actions of the team.
Ron Barnett, Greenville News 09/22/2014 | | Read Article: Greenville News |
| Native Americans Seek Dismissal of Redskins Lawsuit | |
| | A group of Native Americans is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against them by the Washington Redskins football team. The team filed suit against the group of five Native Americans after a judge ruled in favor of the group in a trademark lawsuit over the team's name. According to the group, the team "doesn't have the legal right to sue the five Native Americans who won a key decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office earlier this year." The team filed suit last month alleging that the use of the name "Redskins" is not offensive and that "the federal agency erred in stripping away six Redskins trademarks."
Ian Shapira, The Washington Post 09/23/2014 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Jury: Arab Bank Liable in Terror Attacks | |
| | A U.S. jury found on Monday that a large Jordan-based bank, Arab Bank, should be held responsible for a wave of Hamas-sanctioned suicide bombings in the early 2000s that left several Americans dead or wounded. Jurors reached the unanimous verdict in a terrorism financing lawsuit against Arab Bank after deliberating two days in at a civil trial in federal court in Brooklyn. The trial five-week trial only addressed the question of liability. Whether the bank should face damages will be decided by another jury. "Obviously, this case is a long way from over," U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan told lawyers after dismissing the jury. "We have not finished our work here by a long shot."
TOM HAYS, AP, Yahoo News 09/23/2014 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
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