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  June 7, 2013

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The Plaintiff's Resource

Upcoming Online CLE

13
Jun

Cross Examination of Medical Experts in Medical Negligence Cases

19
Jun

How to Start and Maintain a Free Legal Clinic in Your District

20
Jun

Electronic Medical Records - What Every Personal Injury Attorney Needs to Know

25
Jun

Advanced Depositions Strategy and Practice

26
Jun

The Do’s and Don’ts of Private/ERISA, Medicaid, and Medicare Lien Resolution and Set-Asides

27
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Where Criminal Law Meets Tort Law

Announcements


 

 

TTLA 2013 Annual Conference: Online Early Bird Registration closes TODAY, June 7 at 5:00 pm

June 12 - 14, Sheraton Downtown Hotel - Austin Register Now! At-door pricing will be $1020.00 for full package, so register early and save $170.00. The TTLA CLE Committee is proud to have Rick Friedman present Reinventing the Rules during the Annual Conference. Additionally, we are fortunate to have Paul Begala as a Keynote Speaker for the June 14th Annual Conference Luncheon. A Texas native, Paul is a Democratic strategist and most of you know him as a Special Contributor to CNN. You will want to reserve the date and book early as we expect that this will be the most heavily attended seminar in TTLA history and space will be limited. Click on the headline to learn more!  

 

Laws/Cases


 

 

Suit Filed in Fatal Philly Building Collapse

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The first lawsuit has been filed over a Philadelphia building collapse earlier this week that killed six and injured 13. The suit, filed by one of the survivors, says the demolition contractor who was working on tearing the building down "violated a number of federal safety regulations and showed blatant disregard for human life." The building collapsed onto a nearby thrift store. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages.
Wire Report, Boston Globe 06/07/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Wells Fargo Pays $1.4 Million to Louisiana Cities

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Banking giant Wells Fargo has agreed to pay more than $1.4 million to the cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge to settle a housing discrimination lawsuit. The suit accused the bank of neglecting to maintain foreclosed properties in "minority neighborhoods" while spending money fixing homes in "white neighborhoods." According to reports, the settlement funds will be used to help people with homeownership opportunities in the local areas.
Richard A. Webster, New Orleans Times-Picayune 06/07/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Corpus Christi Jury Awards Security Officer $25M

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A jury has awarded a $25 million dollar lawsuit to a man who was nearly beaten to death while working as a security guard in downtown Corpus Christi. The multi-million dollar verdict was made yesterday in favor of 69 year old Leonardo Davila. In September of 2008, he was working as a security guard at the American Bank Plaza on North Caranchua, when he was attacked by a homeless man trying to get into the building. Davila suffered serious injuries from the attack. Brain damage, hearing loss, total blindness in his left eye and partial in his right. His attorneys say this all could have been avoided. According to them, Davila told his employer to install a gate that would block an alleyway leading into the plaza, the same alleyway the homeless man used to get in.
Andrew Ellison, KRIS TV Corpus Christi 06/07/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Issues


 

 

Federal Investigation: State Hospital Caused Patient’s Death

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Unnecessary restraints and poor medical care killed a woman who was strapped down for 55 hours at Terrell State Hospital last year, a federal investigation has found. Ann Simmons, who died at the Northeast Texas psychiatric hospital in February 2012, died of a pulmonary thromboembolism because she was held in restraints for too long and failed to receive proper nursing care, according to a report by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Poor nursing practices continue to endanger patients, placing them “at risk of potential harm, serious injury and subsequent death,” the report states. Now the Department of State Health Services says it might close Terrell’s medical unit, which would require doctors to send some sick patients to local hospitals. Officials say they will scrutinize every patient restraint and develop a policy on how to prevent pulmonary emboli, which are associated with long periods of immobility and dehydration.
Andrea Ball, Austin American Statesman 06/07/2013   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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