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Have you registered for TTLA PMD Seminar, Feb. 10 in Austin? | The 2017 faculty features some of the most seasoned and talented mass tort attorneys in the country, providing information you cannot get anywhere else and a program structured to maximize the flow of up-to-the-minute information in an interactive setting. Click on the headline to learn more and register. | General Membership Lobby Day, Feb 7th | Deadline to register for the General Membership Lobby Day is Jan 27th. This is a great opportunity to learn about key bills and meet face-to-face with lawmakers. Click on the headline to register. | Registration is OPEN for the Houston Car Wrecks Seminar Thursday, March 2 | TTLA's Car Wrecks Seminar (Houston) is the must-attend program for practitioners of all experience levels. This essential program provides relevant topics presented by your TTLA colleagues. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom! Happy Hour to follow hosted by the TTLA Advocates Board. Click on the headline to learn more! | Texas Tribune Daily Brief | | Uber Wants Court Stamp on Arbitration Win as Hint to Drivers | | Uber Technologies Inc. is asking a California judge to grant a stamp of approval on what it says is the first decision by an arbitrator denying a driverâ??s bid to be treated as an employee instead of an independent contractor. It could be the first of many such rulings after a federal appeals courtâ??s decision last year that most Uber drivers can be forced by the company to resolve disputes through binding arbitration. Edvard Pettersson and Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg 01/24/2017 | Read Article: Bloomberg | US Judge Approves Volkswagen Dealers $1.2B Settlement | | Volkswagen dealers will receive an average of $1.85 million in a $1.2 billion settlement approved by a U.S. judge on Monday over its diesel emissions scandal. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer said the 650 U.S. dealers would be paid over 18 months, ruling the settlement "fair, reasonable, and adequate." Reuters, Reuters 01/24/2017 | Read Article: Reuters | | |
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