| | Texas Supreme Court Advisory | | The Supreme Court of Texas has ordered mandatory electronic filing for cases in the Supreme Court and for civil cases in the Texas courts of appeals by January 1, 2014. Click on the headline to learn more. | | Suit Filed over Woman's Death after Childbirth | |  | | The death of a young Missouri woman has prompted a lawsuit against her partner and a religious group of which he is a member. The suit claims that the man was involved in a religious group that prohibits medical care, and that belief led to the victim's death after the stillbirth delivery of the couple's baby. The woman died from an infection caused by dirty scissors one of the midwives used to on her during the birth, the suit says.
Karen Dillon, Kansas City Star 12/17/2012    | | Read Article: Kansas City Star | | Student's Rights Violated by School Board, Suit Says | | | | A Pennsylvania mother has filed a lawsuit against the Abington Height School District after her 15-year-old son was expelled from school last year. The student was found with a synthetic drug in his pocket and was subjected to four to six hours of intense interrogation by school officials and police, "denying him his right to due process and his right not to incriminate himself," the suit says. The student's parents were not contacted, which is a violation of school policy.
Michael Iorfino, The Scranton Time-Tribune 12/14/2012 | | Read Article: The Scranton Time-Tribune | | LAPD to Pay $24 Million over Shooting of Boy | | | | A California jury has ordered the Los Angeles Police Department to pay $24 million over the shooting of a 13-year-old boy in 2010. Two police officers were on patrol in Glassell Park when they came upon the victim and two friends playing "cops and robbers;" one of the officers, mistaking the toy guns for real ones, shot the boy once in the chest. The boy was paralyzed as a result of the gunshot.
Joel Rubin, LA Times 12/17/2012 | | Read Article: LA Times | | Safety Agency Widens Inquiry on Ford Floor Mats | | | | The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has intensified an investigation into whether 480,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles have floors designed so that floor mats – if not properly secured – are nudged forward to snag the gas pedal and possibly cause unintended acceleration. In a report posted on the agency’s Web site over the weekend, the agency says its investigation covers 2008-10 Ford Fusions, Mercury Milans and Lincoln MKZ models.
CHRISTOPHER JENSEN, The New York Times 12/17/2012 | | Read Article: The New York Times | | TX Supreme Court Orders Electronic Filing in Civil Cases | | | | The Texas Supreme Court has ordered that civil cases — including family, probate, county at-law and district courts — be filed uniformly and electronically in the near future. The edict affects cases in large metropolitan areas and appellate courts starting Jan. 1, 2014. Cases filed in the state’s smallest jurisdictions must comply two years later.
MARK CURRIDEN, The Texas Law Book (http://texaslawbook.net), The Dallas Morning News 12/17/2012 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News | | Father Killed Mother, Son's Lawsuit Contends | | | | A Salt Lake City teenager has filed a lawsuit against his father, accusing the man of killing his mother. According to the suit, 49-year-old John Brickman Wall gave a "lethal dose" or a controlled substance to his ex-wife in September of last year and drowned her in a bathtub. No criminal charges have been filed, but Salt Lake City police are investigating the "suspicious death."
Cimaron Neugebauer, The Salt Lake Tribune 12/17/2012 | | Read Article: The Salt Lake Tribune | | |
