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| | Escabedo Rapid Response Webcast July 29, 2011, 10:00am—Noon | |
| | In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling in Haygood v. Garza de Escabedo, TTLA assembled a rapid response team to help you contend with the issues raised by the opinion. The CLE Committee, in conjunction with the Amicus Committee and other TTLA leaders, has put together a program on the subject. In addition to the live program, speakers have prepared possible forms for the future including 18.001 affadavits and depositions on written questions which have been modified in response to Escabedo. These will be available for download to all attendees. We'll be streaming live via the internet, so you can attend from your office. This program will be available via our CLE On-Demand tools at www.ttla.com on Monday, August 8. | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Woman Awarded $500,000 in Malpractice Suit | |
| | A Pennsylvania jury has awarded $500,000 to a Middleton, Penn., woman after a nurse at Lower Bucks Hospital left a sponge in her abdomen during a cesarean-section delivery. The plaintiff experienced abdominal pain after her procedure, which was initially thought to be simply post-procedure discomfort. It was not until two months after the surgery, the suit claims, that the sponge was discovered when the woman was forced back into the hospital with severe stomach pain. Jo Ciavaglia and Laurie Mason Schroeder , PhillyBurbs.com 07/21/2011 | | Read Article: PhillyBurbs.com | | A Settlement Over Katrina Moves Ahead | |
| | A New Orleans judge gave preliminary approval on Thursday to a settlement that would end a class-action lawsuit against one of the nation’s largest publicly owned health care companies on behalf of people trapped at a hospital after Hurricane Katrina. Under the settlement, the company, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, and a subsidiary would pay $25 million to patients and visitors who were injured at Memorial Medical Center, and to survivors of the dead. The settlement would terminate all liability for the claims. Sheri Fink, The New York Times 07/22/2011 | | Read Article: The New York Times | | Montana High Court Rejects Louisville Slugger Appeal in Pitcher’s Death | |
| | The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an appeal of a jury’s verdict that found the maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats liable for the 2003 death of a player who was struck by a ball during a game in Helena. Hillerich & Bradsby is subject to liability to all players in a baseball game for the physical harm caused by its CB-13 model aluminum bat’s increased exit speed, the court ruled in upholding the $850,000 verdict to the parents of Brandon Patch. Associated Press, The Washington Post 07/22/2011 | | Read Article: The Washington Post | | Federal Judge Says RI Foster Care Suit May Proceed | |
| | A lawsuit alleging that foster children in Rhode Island are routinely neglected and at risk of harm while in state custody may go forward, a federal judge has ruled. The class-action lawsuit filed by the national watchdog group Children's Rights says the state's foster care system is plagued by widespread, systemic problems that leave children's needs unmet and put youth at risk of emotional and physical harm. Associated Press, Boston Globe 07/22/2011 | | Read Article: Boston Globe | | Massey Says W.Va. Slurry Lawsuit Filed Too Late | |
| | Massey Energy says a lawsuit claiming it poisoned hundreds of southern West Virginia wells with coal slurry should be dismissed because the plaintiffs waited too long to file it. At a hearing Massey's lawyers also argued the plaintiffs' drinking water is safe. They attacked the validity of samples used as evidence. They also claim Massey can't be held responsible for its independent subsidiary, Rawl Sales and Processing. Massey is now part of Alpha Natural Resources Inc., based in Abingdon, Va. VICKI SMITH, Bloomberg 07/22/2011 | | Read Article: Bloomberg | |
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