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| Fracking Research Hits Roadblock with Texas Law |  | The Texas law allows companies to withhold specific chemicals by labeling them as proprietary. Operators in Texas have invoked the exemption to shield â?? at least partially - the identities of more than 170,000 ingredients from when the law took effect in February 2012 through April, an analysis of the disclosure records shows. A provision in Texas law requires the disclosure of chemicals listed as trade secrets to emergency personnel, but not to toxicologists or academics. That has left researchers with FracFocus, the Internet clearinghouse used by Texas and at least 20 other states for public disclosure of ingredients in fracking fluid.
Susan Carroll and Matt Dempsey, Houston Chronicle 02/08/2016    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Calif. Dept. of Transportation Named in Tour Bus Crash Lawsuit | | A lawsuit has been filed over a fatal bus crash that took place in California in 2013. The wrongful death and injury lawsuit alleges that the Department of Transportation issued passing grades on safety tests to the bus for years despite serious safety issues. The lawsuit contends that the individuals who inspected the tour bus failed to follow their own procedures and regulations for the inspection of commercial vehicles. The bus crash resulted in the deaths of seven bus passengers and injuries to about two dozen others. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 21 in U.S. District Court Southern District of California in San Diego.
Beatriz Valenzuela, San Bernardino Sun 02/05/2016 | | Read Article: San Bernardino Sun |
| Lawsuit Filed Over Ebola Quarantine Procedures in 2014 | | A lawsuit has been filed over Ebola quarantine policies in the state of Connecticut. The lawsuit was filed in Federal District Court on Monday by a group of law students with Yale's legal services. The lawsuit alleges that resident's rights were violated when they were told to remain indoors for up to three weeks in 2014. The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages for being forced to stay in their homes when police officers posted notices on their doors.
Sheri Fink, The New York Times 02/07/2016 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
| Sandra Bland's Mother Expands Lawsuit | | Sandra Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, has added 10 Waller County officials in a federal lawsuit over her daughter's 2015 death in the Waller County Jail. She also alleges two screening officers at the Waller County Jail â?? along with 10 other jail officials including the sheriff â?? neglected Bland after her booking, failing to check on her or seek medical attention once she was found in her cell. Bland's mother also says the county is responsible for placing her in a cell alone and where a "large garbage can, garbage bags, exposed beams, cords and other items," were available to her daughter, after she had said she was once suicidal.
Johnathan Silver, Texas Tribune 02/08/2016 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Judge Rules Against APD Officer in Excessive Force Suit | | Judge rules against APD officer in excessive force suity in federal court has awarded $877,000 to a man who sued three APD officers for excessive force in connection to a stolen SUV case in 2012, the plaintiffâ??s lawyer told KVUEâ??s Amber Downing. Pete Hernandez sued the officers in federal court, alleging they broke bones in his back when the tackled him near a stolen SUV in front of a Wal-Mart. A jury ruled that one officer, Jesus Sanchez, was liable for his actions.
KVUE, KVUE-TV 02/08/2016 | | Read Article: KVUE-TV |
| H-E-B Issues Voluntary Recall for Ice Cream Flavor | | H-E-B issued a voluntary recall for one of its Creamy Creations flavors: Caramel Pecan Turtle. The San Antonio-based grocery said thereâ??s a â??possible presence of wood pieces in the product.â?? For more information on the items under recall, click here or call 855-432-4438.
Matt Levin, Houston Chronicle 02/08/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| 4th Patient Infected During Mold Outbreak at Hospital Dies | | A fourth transplant patient who contracted a fungal infection during a mold outbreak at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has died, officials said Sunday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said four organ transplant patients who developed a mold infection at UPMC likely got it from time spent in a "negative pressure" room normally reserved for those who already had infections. The hospital suspended its transplant program Sept. 21 but resumed it about a week later after a review of procedures and treatments.
Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 02/08/2016 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
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