| Making a Difference | The 2013 TTLA Making a Difference Award recipient Dustin Strelsky was honored on the TX House Floor on March 17th. Rep. Four Price introduced a resolution to honor Dustin who testified in 2013 in favor of HB 1869, now Ch. 140A Civ. Prac. and Remedies Code, which legislatively overruled Fortis v. Cantu. Click on the headline to watch.
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| Introducing TTLA by Text | A new opt-in member service to get up-to-the minute legislative news to you via text messaging to your cell phone. Texts will be limited to legislative issues. We'll let you know when important hearings or testimony are beginning, what's happening with bills of interest, and we'll provide links to video clips of relevant hearing testimony. Click on the headline to opt-in. If you have questions regarding the service, contact Mona Fults (mfults@ttla.com).
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| Oil Rig and Construction Accident CLE, April 16-17 in San Antonio | New and exciting this year, TTLA's Oil Rig and Construction Accident Seminar is the first course of its kind specifically designed to provide a comprehensive overview into all things oil rig and construction accident related. Construction is back on the rise and Texas leads the nation in oil rig accidents. Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Authorities Investigating Source of Medical Waste in River |  | Authorities were trying Tuesday to find who dumped medical waste that includes syringes and vials in the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma.The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality said a 'significant amount' of waste had been discovered in the past few days washed up near Ralston. The agency said it's not known what was in the vials or syringes. Patient ID bracelets were also found.
Associated Press, The Washington Post 03/18/2015    | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Man Infected with "Superbug" at UCLA Hospital Files Suit | | A man who was infected with a "superbug" by a contaminated device during an endoscopy at a Los Angeles hospital has filed a lawsuit against the maker of the medical device. The 76-year-old alleges that he suffered significant harm as a result of the illness he contracted while at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court and is the fifth suit filed in connection with the bacterial outbreak. Seven people were infected with carbapenem-resistant enterobacteria, two of whom later died.
Staff Report, Yahoo News 03/17/2015 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Herbalife Wins Dismissal of Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit | | A lawsuit against Herbalife, a weight-loss and nutritional product manufacturer, by shareholders has been dismissed. The lawsuit alleged that the company fraudulently portrayed itself as a legitimate company, when it was actually an illegal pyramid scheme. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Dale Fischer in Los Angeles said that the plaintiffs in the lawsuit failed to show that the company had fraudulently inflated its stock price. The lead plaintiffs in the lawsuit, Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System and the City of Atlanta Firefighters' Pension Fund, are considering whether to amend the lawsuit.
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 03/18/2015 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Wallace Bajjali Investors File Lawsuit Seeking Assets | | A lawsuit has been filed by investors into the now-abandoned Wallace Bajjali Development Partners seeking to track assets that the plaintiffs allege are due to them as investors. According to the lawsuit, filed in Texas state court, 47 people and family trusts invested nearly $11.5 million in real estate funds which were misused by the firm. The plaintiffs allege that the firm used the funds to fund operations, rather than repaying its investors.
Debby Woodin, The Joplin Globe 03/17/2015 | | Read Article: The Joplin Globe |
| Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Mayflower Oil Spill | | A federal class-action lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corporation over a 2013 crude oil spill in central Arkansas has been dismissed by a federal judge, who acknowledged in his ruling that his decision seems unfair. U.S. District Judge Brian Miller on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, meaning it cannot be refiled. Miller said in a 22-page ruling that he was incorrect in granting class-action status in the case and concluded that the easement contracts Exxon Mobil held with the property owners do not require the company to maintain the pipeline.
Associated Press, Yahoo News 03/18/2015 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Kraft Recalls Macaroni & Cheese Which May Contain Pieces of Metal | | | Kraft Foods Group launched a voluntary recall of approximately 6.5 million boxes of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some packages may contain small pieces of metal.The boxes ' all 7.25-ounce in size ' have "best when used by" dates ranging from Sept. 18, 2015 through Oct. 11, 2015. They are marked with the code "C2" directly below the date on each package.
Kevin McCoy, USA Today 03/18/2015
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