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Why I'm a member of TTLA... |
| The TTLA Communications Team, working with the Membership Department, has launched a new page on ttla.com with member testimonial videos on the value of being a TTLA member. In addition to this new web page, these videos will be used for member recruitment in the coming weeks and months. Click on the headline to access the testimonial page. |
TTLA is accepting nominations for the Making a Difference Award. |
| TTLA, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, presents the Making a Difference Award to recognize and honor those clients whose cases demonstrate the critical role of the civil justice system in protecting the rights of Texas families. Any client (past or present) of a current TTLA member is eligible for this award. Click on the headline to learn more and download the nomination form. |
2012 Annual Conference Discover TTLA, June 6-8 at the Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop |
| Join TTLA for our biggest event of the year, complete with 2 days of CLE programs, parties, receptions, committee meetings, Board of Directors meeting and our annual awards luncheon. Nestled in the tranquil Central Texas countryside, this year's Annual Conference also offers family-friendly activities, a golf tournament, tennis tournament and more! Click on the headline to learn more! |
Laws/Cases |
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Maryland Police Settle Wrongful Arrest Suit |
| Maryland State Police have agreed to pay $385,000 to settle a lawsuit with the pro-life group Defend Life over 18 arrests in 2008 during a protest. A federal judge ruled lat year that the officers had "unquestionably restricted" the free-speech rights of the protestors and arrested them under false pretenses. All the charges against the protestors were dropped. Bryna Zumer, The Hartford Courant 04/16/2012 | Read Article: The Hartford Courant |
4 Former NFL Players Cite New Orleans’ Bounty System in Latest Lawsuit |
| The four former NFL players who sued the league on Monday in a state court in Atlanta could be leading a wave of new lawsuits that cite the New Orleans Saints’ bounty system for hard hits as evidence that pro football didn’t properly protect its players from concussions. Legal experts and trial attorneys say they expect more complaints against the NFL to point to the Saints’ scandal after the ex-players filed suit contending the bounty system was another example that the league “explicitly relied on violence” and neglected to educate players on the dangers of concussions. Associated Press, The Washington Post 04/17/2012 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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More American Workers Sue Employers for Overtime Pay |
| Since the height of the recession in 2008, more workers across the nation have been suing employers under federal and state wage-and-hour laws. The number of lawsuits filed last year was up 32% vs. 2008, an increase that some experts partly attribute to a post-downturn austerity that pervaded the American workplace and artificially inflated U.S. productivity. Workers' main grievance is that they had to put in more than 40 hours a week without overtime pay through various practices: Paul Davidson, USA Today 04/17/2012 | Read Article: USA Today |
At High Court, Big Pharma Finds Overtime Case a Tough Pill to Swallow |
| In arguments Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court, the pharmaceutical industry warned of "massive retroactive liability" if their sales representatives are not exempt from federal overtime pay requirements. In Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham, the justices took up the question of whether pharmaceutical sales reps, who promote but do not sell their company's drugs to doctors, are "outside salesmen" exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Marcia Coyle, The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required 04/17/2012 | Read Article: The National Law Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
Business Litigation |
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Diabetes Supply Co. Fined for Defrauding Medicare |
| The diabetic supply firm AmMed Direct has agreed to pay $18 million in penalties for allegedly defrauding Medicare. According to the complaint, the company used a bait-and-switch scheme to improperly bill Medicare for diabetes testing supplies and other products. The whistleblower responsible for the original lawsuit against AmMed will receive roughly $2.8 million. Randy McClain, Tennessean 04/13/2012 | Read Article: Tennessean |
Wrongful Death |
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Refinery Explosion Prompts Wrongful Death Suit |
| A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Valero over an explosion at a Memphis oil refinery that killed one person and injured others. The suit, filed by two brothers involved in the blast, claims "there was a failure to ensure that there were no hazardous or flammable gases in a flare line" that led to the explosion. Wire Report, Houston Chronicle 04/16/2012 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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