Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Couple Faces Lawsuit Over Negative Yelp Review |  | A couple from Colorado is facing a lawsuit by a flooring company after they left a negative Yelp review of the company following what they felt was a poor flooring job. Footprint Floors has filed suit against the couple alleging that they defamed the flooring company with their negative review. In the Yelp review, the couple claimed that the company left them with a staircase that did not meet code, mismatched floors and doors unable to open because of unleveled floors. The lawsuit alleges that the negative review cost the company 167 projects and $625,000 in revenue between Jan. 1 and Aug. 1, 2014.
Rob Low, Las Vegas Review Journal 05/18/2015    | | Read Article: Las Vegas Review Journal |
| Attorneys General File Suit Against Fake Cancer Charities | | Attorneys general across the country have joined to file a lawsuit against four fake cancer charities. According to the lawsuit, the four charities scammed $187 million in donations by claiming that donations would support cancer patients. The lawsuit alleges that the companies claimed that the money would provide pain medication to children with cancer, help transport patients to chemotherapy appointments and pay for hospice care. However, most of the money went to the perpetrators and their families, the lawsuit contends. The lawsuit was filed by officials from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and the Federal Trade Commission.
Kelsey Stein, AL.com 05/19/2015 | | Read Article: AL.com |
| Lawsuit Alleges Blue Bell Ice Cream Caused Man's Severe Illness | | David Philip Shockley was an administrator at a Houston retirement community in 2013 when he 'consumed a variety of Blue Bell ice cream products contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes,' according to the lengthy suit. Shockley 'subsequently developed a severe listeriosis infection. The bacteria infected [his] blood and migrated to his brain where it caused extensive damage, leaving him unconscious and near death.' He is now unable to work and had to return to Maryland to be cared for by his parents, according this attorney.
KAREN ROBINSON-JACOBS, The Dallas Morning News 05/20/2015 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Amarillo ISD Files Lawsuit Over Storm Damages | | The Amarillo Independent School District has filed a lawsuit for storm damages that weren't paid in full by insurance. In the lawsuit, AISD says after the hail storm two-years ago their insurance agency "Travelers Lloyds Insurance" underevaluated the damages.
Sheryl Proctor, Amarillo Globe-News 05/20/2015 | | Read Article: Amarillo Globe-News |
| Recall: Flawed Takata Air Bags in 34M Vehicles | | Nearly 34 million cars and trucks nationwide were declared defective Tuesday because of deadly air bags made by auto-parts giant Takata, in what is expected to be the biggest recall of any consumer product in U.S. history. The expanded recall doubled the number of vehicles believed to have the air bags, which can blast out sharp metal shrapnel when deployed, a flaw that has been linked to six deaths and more than 100 injuries.
Drew Harwell, The Washington Post 05/20/2015 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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