| | | | | Announcements | | | 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 | | | Kentucky Inmate Beaten by Other Prisoners Files Suit | | A lawsuit has been filed in Floyd County, Ky., after an inmate was savagely beaten in 2008 by other prisoners while prison guards failed to come to his aid. The lawsuit claims a prison official disclosed the plaintiffs crimes to other inmates, provoking them to assault and "brutally and savagely torture" him. The plaintiff suffered broken ribs, a broken back, fractures of his skull and facial bones," the lawsuit states. Valarie Honeycutt Spears, Lexington Herald-Leader 07/25/2011 | Read Article: Lexington Herald-Leader | Second Lawsuit Against Facebook Tossed Out | | A Massachusetts federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss against Facebook and its founder. The twins had sought permission to "investigate whether Facebook had suppressed evidence during settlement negotiations" in their suit against Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The plaintiffs, who had accused Zuckerberg of stealing their idea for Facebook, had sought to increase the $65 million settlement from their original suit against the social media giant. Rachel M. Zahorsky, American Bar Association Journal 07/22/2011 | Read Article: American Bar Association Journal | NYC School Light Fixtures Unsafe, Lawsuit States | | A group of New York City families has filed a lawsuit against the city's public school system, demanding schools replace fluorescent lights that are allegedly "leaking a toxic substance that may harm children's health." Most of the light fixtures in question contain polychlorinated biphenyl, which the Environmental Protection Agency found is a "probable carcinogen." The state agreed earlier this year to fix the lights over the next 10 years, but the lawsuit says that time table is far too long, demanding the lights be fixed immediately. Jessica Dye, Reuters 07/21/2011 | Read Article: Reuters | San Diego Pays $500,000 in Off-Duty Police Shooting | | The city of San Diego has agreed to a $500,000 settlement in a lawsuit filed over an off-duty police shooting of a young boy in 2008. The boy was shot once in the leg during a "road rage" altercation between his mother, who had been driving drunk, and an off-duty officer. The lawsuit was filed by the boy's father, who was stationed in Iraq at the time of the incident. Tony Perry, LA Times 07/22/2011 | Read Article: LA Times | Man Acquitted of Murder Files Lawsuit Against City | | A U.S. Army reservist in Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the city of Altoona, Iowa, after he was acquitted of a 2005 hit-and-run murder in a local Lowes parking lot. The lawsuit accused police officers of "unilaterally excluding hundreds of other vehicles that more nearly matched the description of the vehicle that purportedly struck decedent" during their investigation. The plaintiff claims he was arrested without probable cause and that his arrest caused "humiliation, anxiety, loss of sleep, severe mental and emotional distress, legal bills and 'exposure to public hatred, contempt and ridicule'." Jeff Eckhoff, DesMoines Register 07/22/2011 | Read Article: DesMoines Register | Insurance | | | Insurance Pick Has Experience, Ties to Industry | | Gov. Rick Perry's new pick to run the Texas Department of Insurance comes with experience as a top state insurance official, but she is evoking concerns about her ties to the industry she'll regulate. Eleanor Kitzman, 54, a former South Carolina insurance director, made an unsuccessful run for that state's lieutenant governorship last year in which the majority of her contributions came from insurance companies, insurance industry political action committees and people working in the insurance business. Tim Eaton, Austin American Statesman 07/25/2011 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman | | | | | | Published by TRIALSMITH, Litigation Tools for Trial Lawyers You received this email because you are subscribed to this service from your trial lawyers association. Unsubscribe Search National Litigation Bank 800-443-1757 | |