| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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!
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| Please Participate in the UM/UIM Survey | For the second year, TTLA is conducting a brief survey to learn more about your experiences with UM/UIM cases, even if you haven't taken any to trial. As a trial lawyer in the trenches, your insight is extremely important. Click on the headline to take the 2016 survey.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Cars Without Drivers to Hit Streets Soon in Arlington, Other Texas Cities |  | Arlington is one of several Texas cities to be designated a "national Automated Vehicle Proving Ground" by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which is set to launch in January 2018. TxDOT, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute and the University of Texas at Austin's Center of Transportation Research, along with a number of other partners, will collaborate to give the automated vehicles real-world environments to test and further develop guidelines and technology, according to a statement from Texas A&M University.
CLAIRE Z. CARDONA, The Dallas Morning News 01/25/2017    | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Teen Burglar Burned by Squad Car During Chase Sues Temple Police | | The family of a teenager (Kaylem Gonzalez) who suffered third-degree burns while pinned beneath a patrol car after running from police has filed an excessive-force suit against two officers and the city of Temple. The federal lawsuit, filed last week in the Western District Court of Texas, says Gonzalez suffered third-degree burns on his torso, thighs and pelvis while pinned beneath the running vehicle for 10 minutes.
Eline de Bruijn, The Dallas Morning News 01/25/2017
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| Lawsuit Alleges Design Flaw in Louisville Slugger Bats | | A class action lawsuit was filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in Chicago over an alleged design flaw in the Louisville Slugger Prime BBCOR bat. The lawsuit was filed against Wilson Sporting Goods by a father who purchased the baseball bat for his high-school-age son. As alleged in the lawsuit, the bat has a design flaw that allows the bat's handle to move independently of the barrel. The plaintiff alleges that the issue with the handle and barrel "decrease[s] the power and detract[s] from the performance of the bats." Wilson has reportedly denied warranty coverage on the bat.
Becky Yerac, Chicago Tribune 01/24/2017 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
| Football Coach Let Go Following Lawsuit Over Player's Death | | An assistant football coach at the University of California at Berkeley was let go by the school following the settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed by the family of a college football player who was killed during a drill devised by the assistant coach. The player collapsed at died during a practice in Feb. 2014 and the school paid $4.75 million to his family in the wrongful-death suit. Many people called for the coach's firing, but his contract was extended until the head coach was fired. All of the other coach's assistants were also let go at that time.
Kimberly Veklerov, San Francisco Chronicle 01/24/2017 | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
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