| Free Legislative Webinar RE: Net Worth (SB735), 8/24/15 | August 24, Noon: TTLA President Bryan O. Blevins will discuss the changes to discovery of net worth of a party passed last session (1-hr CLE). Learn the impetus behind the bill and the story of the negotiations leading to the enacted version. Before the bill's effective date of September 1, 2015, He will take you through the legislative history of the bill ' from an outright ban on discovery of net worth to a new discovery procedure ' and share with you strategies for how to comply with this new area of discovery practice. Click on the headline to register.
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| Free Legislative Webinar RE: Forum Non Conveniens (HB 1692), 8/25/15 | August 25, Noon: Join TTLA's Vice President for Communications Laura Tamez for a webinar (1-hr CLE) on the changes to the Forum Non Conveniens statute, Chapter 71 CPRC. Laura will discuss the In Re Ford case, which led to the filing of the bill and the negotiations which crafted the final language passed into law. Laura will discuss the changes to the safe harbor aspect of the statute and the changes to the definitions in the statute ' the elimination of the definition of 'legal resident' and the changes to the definition of 'plaintiff.' The changes to this statute are effective now, so if you have a case with FNC implications, you need to listen to this webinar. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Most Railroads Won't Meet Deadline for Safety Controls, Report Says |  | The majority of freight railroads and passenger trains will not be able to meet a year-end deadline to install technology that prevents trains from exceeding speed limits and helps avoid collisions, the Federal Railroad Administration said Friday in a report to Congress. Congress set a deadline of Dec. 31 for freight and commuter rail companies to install the technology, which is known as positive train control, after a California passenger train derailed in 2008, killing 25 people. But the report, which was provided to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, said few railroads were on schedule to meet the deadline.
RON NIXON, The New York Times 08/07/2015    | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Black Nurse Barred from Caring for White Patient | | A lawsuit filed by a black nurse who was not allowed to care for a white patient has been dismissed by a judge. The lawsuit was filed by the nurse against Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital and alleged that the hospital intentionally discriminated against black employees. The lawsuit further alleged that the plaintiff lost a promotion because of her race. The lawsuit was dismissed because U.S. District Judge Janet Neff said the plaintiff could not prove she suffered an adverse employment action because of her race. The plaintiff was employed at the hospital from February 2001 until May 2013, when she left for a job in Arizona.
John Agar, MLive 08/06/2015 | | Read Article: MLive |
| University of Oregon Settles Student's Rape Lawsuit | | The University of Oregon has settled a lawsuit filed against it by a female student who alleges she was raped by three members of the school's basketball team. The university has agreed to pay $800,000 to the plaintiff as well as provide a four-year paid tuition and promised changes to its policies. According to the lawsuit, filed in January in U.S. federal court in Eugene, Oregon, the plaintiff was raped by three of the basketball team players at an off-campus party in May 2014. The lawsuit alleged that the school failed to properly assess one of the alleged attackers when he transferred from another school after being suspended for alleged sexual misconduct.
Shelby Sebens, Yahoo News 08/06/2015 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| St. Louis Archdiocese Named in Sex Abuse Lawsuit | | The Archdiocese of St. Louis is facing a lawsuit alleging that a Roman Catholic high school coach sexually abused a student. The lawsuit was filed by a former student at Valle Catholic High School in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., who alleges she was sexually abused by the coach. The lawsuit contends that the coach had sexual relations with the girl in the school locker room, weight room and parking lot. The coach committed suicide in 2009 after another student went to the police reporting sexual abuse. The lawsuit seeks a jury trial, as well as unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
Lilly Fowler, St. Louis Post Dispatch 08/06/2015 | | Read Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch |
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