| 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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| Texas is a Lenient State for Reckless Driving |  | According to a new data project by WalletHub, a social media company that often analyzes consumer financial and government matters, found that Texas is the most lenient among all 50 states and the District of Columbia when it comes to passing laws against speeding and reckless driving, and punishing violators. Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article29815543.html#storylink=cpy
GORDON DICKSON, Star Telegram 08/03/2015    | | Read Article: Star Telegram |
| High-Speed Police Chases Have Killed Thousands of Innocent Bystanders | | More than 5,000 bystanders and passengers have been killed in police car chases since 1979, and tens of thousands more were injured as officers repeatedly pursued drivers at high speeds and in hazardous conditions, often for minor infractions, a USA TODAY analysis shows. The bystanders and the passengers in chased cars account for nearly half of all people killed in police pursuits from 1979 through 2013, USA TODAY found. Most bystanders were killed in their own cars by a fleeing driver.
Thomas Frank, USA Today 08/03/2015 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Iowa Man Dies After Taser Incident, Family Files Suit | | The family of an Iowa man who died after being hit with a Taser gun by police has filed a lawsuit against Worth County. The lawsuit contends that the man was hit multiple times by the Taser during a domestic dispute arrest, which caused his death. The deputies involved in the incident are accused in the lawsuit of "punitively and sadistically" using excessive force. The 39-year-old man died after the incident after he spent several weeks in hospitals. The lawsuit names the county, the sheriff and several of its deputies as defendants.
Jason Clayworth, DesMoines Register 07/30/2015 | | Read Article: DesMoines Register |
| Bad Credit Score Can Double Insurance Premiums in Texas | | A rate analysis by The Dallas Morning News shows that in several Dallas-area ZIP codes, Safeco Insurance premiums for homeowners with poor credit scores are nearly 2.5 times as high as those for customers with favorable scores. The average gap among the 34 largest companies is nearly 50 percent. For auto insurance, the differences aren't as dramatic, averaging 39 percent — although State Farm typically charges drivers with poor credit scores 51 percent more in premiums.
TERRENCE STUTZ, The Dallas Morning News 08/03/2015 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
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