Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Accusations of Fraud at Wells Fargo Spread to Sham Insurance Policies |  | Wells Fargo employees appeared to have signed up bank customers for Prudential insurance without the customersâ?? knowledge or permission. In some cases, they even arranged for monthly premium fees to be withdrawn from their customersâ?? accounts. When investigators reviewed tapes of calls to Prudentialâ??s customer service line, they found complaints from Wells Fargo customers about policies they did not remember buying. Many of the customers did not speak English and needed a Spanish interpreter, the three plaintiffs said.
STACY COWLEY and MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN, The New York Times 12/12/2016    | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Series: Doctors & Sexual Abuse | | It's the last thing patients expect to happen. Doctors are supposed to touch during an exam, but not fondle. Psychiatrists should listen to a patientâ??s darkest secrets, but never parlay the intimacy into a kiss. Anesthesiologists put patients under for surgery, but shouldnâ??t have their way with them. When physicians barge through the sacred boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship, the damage to patients can last for years â?? if not forever.
Ariel Hart and Carrie Teegardin, Atlanta Journal-Constitution 12/12/2016 | | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
| Former Football Coach Art Briles Sues Baylor University | | Former Baylor University coach Art Briles â?? who was fired this year amid a scandal over the school's handling of allegations of sexual assault against football players â?? has sued three university regents and a school employee for libel, according to reports. Briles claims in the suit that Board of Regents Chairman Ronald Murff, Regent J. Cary Gray, Regent David Harper and Senior Vice President Reagan Ramsower falsely told journalists that Briles knew about allegations of sexual assault against athletes and didn't report them.
MATTHEW WATKINS, Texas Tribune 12/09/2016 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Tort Claims Act Leaves Employee Intent Out: Texas High Court | | Courts evaluating whether to dismiss government employees from tort claims shouldnâ??t consider the subjective intent behind the employees' actions but should only weigh whether their actions were within the scope of their employment, the Texas Supreme Court held Friday. Reversing a lower appellate court's ruling, the justices held that Texas Tech University business professor Debra Laverie shouldnâ??t have to face claims by fellow professor James Wetherbe that she cost him a bid to become dean and later a shot at a prestigious professorship at the university.
Jess Krochtengel, Law360.com 12/12/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| Immunity Law Works Against Victim of Alleged Rape in Hospital | | Before 2003, a doctor at a government hospital could be held liable for his or her actions, said veteran Houston personal injury attorney. After 2003, that doctor is swaddled in the government's cloak of immunity. Texas is a limited-government liability state, meaning government entities enjoy almost absolute immunity from tort claims.
Lisa Falkenberg, Houston Chronicle 12/12/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Former Bayer Exec Claims She Lost Job After Defending Pregnant Colleague | | A former VP at Bayer has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was fired after complaining about the unfair treatment of a pregnant colleague. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey federal court by the plaintiff, who is the former vice president in the company's analgesics, cold and foot care division. According to the complaint, the plaintiff lost her job at the company after she defended her pregnant colleague. The discrimination comes two years after Bayer settled sex discrimination lawsuits filed by 10 female employees.
Sy Mukherjee, Fortune 12/08/2016 | | Read Article: Fortune |
| Hyundai Recalls Minivans Because Hoods Can Fly Open While Moving | | Hyundai is recalling more than 41,000 older minivans because the hoods can fly open while they're being driven. The recall covers the Entourage minivan from the 2007 and 2008 model years. Hyundai says a secondary hood latch can rust and remain in the unlatched position. So if the primary latch is released, the secondary latch may not keep the hood in place.
Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 12/09/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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