| New TTLA Pioneers Installment | Judge Joe Fisher, Ward Stephenson, Joe Tonahill and Gilbert Adams, Sr. by Robert J. Robertson and the late Robert Q. Keith. Editor's Note by Willie Chapman: Four Founding members of TTLA all figure prominently in this excellent article from the Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society Summer 2016 Edition. The authors chronicle the background and ramifications of the landmark Borel v Fibreboard decision published by the Fifth Circuit on September 10, 1973. Thanks to the Journal of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society for permission to share this article with the TTLA membership. Click on the headline to read more.
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| Kimberly-Clark Facing Lawsuit Over "Natural" Baby Wipes |  | Kimberly-Clark has been named in a lawsuit alleging that its Huggies Natural Care Baby Wipes are mislabeled as 'natural,' 'gentle' and 'hypoallergenic.' The federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of a San Diego, California woman and says that the baby wipes contain a synthetic chemical called phenoxyethanol, which may be harmful to children. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the chemical 'may cause vomiting and diarrhea' in infants. The complaint was filed March 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California and seeks damages for unlawful business practices and acts, deceptive advertising, and other claims.
Staff Report, CBS - New York Local 03/08/2017    | | Read Article: CBS - New York Local |
| St. Louis Student Bullied at School, Mother Files Suit | | A Missouri mother filed suit Monday in St. Louis Circuit Court against her son's high school alleging that he was bullied because of his disability. Named as defendant in the lawsuit is St. Mary's High School, where the plaintiff's son is a student. The lawsuit cites an undisclosed disability for which the boy was bullied by his fellow students. Following enrollment at the high school last July, the boy became a target of bullying and harassment which resulted in him crashing through a window and subsequent injuries, says the lawsuit. The complaint is seeking at least $200,000 in damages.
Joel Currier, St. Louis Post Dispatch 03/08/2017 | | Read Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch |
| Biker Arrested at Twin Peaks Sues for $350M | | Morgan English, a 32-year-old bank teller and mother of one, alleges in the suit that she committed no crime, was wrongfully arrested and improperly jailed for 16 days under $1 million bond after the incident that left nine dead and dozens injured. The lawsuit, filed in an Austin federal court, names the city of Waco, McLennan County, former Waco police chief Brent Stroman, McLennan County District Attorney Abel Reyna, Waco police detective Manuel Chavez and unnamed government agents as defendants.
Staff, Waco Tribune Herald 03/09/2017 | | Read Article: Waco Tribune Herald |
| Texas High Court Tells BP Let Jury Decide on Lease Terms | | The Texas Supreme Court has rejected BP America Production Co.'s request that the justices take away decision-making power from juries. Instead the state's highest civil court ruled in a significant case for the energy industry, BP v. Laddex, that a retrial was necessary so a jury could decide what length of time should be used in determining when BP's operator mineral-rights lease expired due to the well no longer producing "paying quantities."
Miriam Rozen, Texas Lawyer 03/09/2017 | | Read Article: Texas Lawyer |
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