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Announcements

TTLA Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Seminar | October 22-23 | Royal Sonesta, Houston
This is your LAST CHANCE to join us for PMD 2015! The speakers are ready, the party is planned, but it takes YOU to make a TTLA seminar a true success. Last minute registration is open NOW. Click on th headline to register TODAY and experience our unprecedented lineup of in-demand topics, storied speakers and unparalleled insight. This year, experience something REAL. Real Torts. Real Talk. Real Time.

TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE Seminar December 2-4
Mark your calendar and register today! TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE Seminar, December 2-4, Four Seasons Hotel, Houston. CLE speakers are confirmed and the program agenda is set. Registration is now open. Hotel room rate of $195 per night expires November 10. Reserve your room today using promo code CI1215LA or call 800-734-4114 and mention the Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Click on the headline to learn more.

San Antonio Car Wrecks CLE Seminar, November 5, 2015
Earn up to 7.25 hours MCLE credit including 1.0 hr ethics credit. TTLA's Car Wrecks CLE Seminar features practical, in-depth tips and strategies to help you WIN YOUR CASES. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom! Click on the headline to learn more and register.

Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for Oct 21
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John Reynolds and Madlin Mekelburg, Tampa Tribune 10/21/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Issues

U.S. Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Workers' Comp
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Ten prominent Democratic lawmaker are urging the U.S. secretary of labor to come up with a plan to ensure that state workers' compensation programs are properly caring for injured workers. The lawmakers' letter was prompted by an investigation by ProPublica and NPR, which found that more than 30 states have cut benefits to injured workers, created daunting hurdles to getting medical care or made it more difficult for workers with certain injuries and illnesses to qualify.
Michael Grabell, ProPublica, and Howard Berkes, NPR, ProPublica 10/21/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

CO Woman Trapped in Car for Days Sues GM
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Kristin Hopkins spent more than two months in a hospital following a near-fatal crash that left her crushed and trapped upside down in her car for nearly a week. Her legs have been amputated at the knee. Hopkins filed a lawsuit against GM in federal court claiming that her car's electronic stability control "failed to engage" and the car's electronic power steering "gave out". Because of these malfunctions, the suit states that Hopkins was "deprived of these crash avoidance systems at the moment she needed them most." Additionally, the lawsuit claims that based on documents GM provided the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the company first learned of the problem with the electronic stability control on the Malibu in 2008 six years before Hopkins' accident.
John Aguilar, Denver Post 10/21/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Johnson & Johnson Prevails in Lawsuit on Tylenol's Risks
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A jury in Atlantic City has handed Johnson & Johnson a victory in a lawsuit alleging that Tylenol, the popular pain reliever, was defectively designed. On Friday, the jury decided the plaintiff, Regina Jackson, hadn't proven she took Extra Strength Tylenol. She had claimed that an overdose of the drug landed her in the hospital. That meant the jury didn't address Jackson's other claims, including whether the margin of safety between a safe dose of Tylenol and a potentially harmful dose is adequate.
Jeff Gerth and T. Christian Miller, ProPublica 10/21/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Products

Dispute Over Rigged Ship Engine Tests Adds to VW's Problems
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Norwegian shipowner I.M. Skaugen has disclosed it is seeking $50 million in compensation from a marine unit of Volkswagen for rigging performance tests of ship engines produced over a decade ago. I.M. Skaugen alleges that the specifications of the six engines it bought from MAN were misleading and it is seeking compensation for higher fuel use than specified over the expected 30-year lifetimes of the engines.
ALISTER DOYLE, Reuters 10/21/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Toyota Recalls 6.5M Cars Over Faulty Window Switches
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Toyota Motor Corp. has issued a recall on 6.5 million of its vehicles due to power-window switches at risk of fire. The recall is the latest in a number of vehicle recalls involving auto manufacturers across the globe. According to Toyota, this is the fourth time that the company has recalled vehicles due to faulty window switches since 2009. The recall will result in a $121 million loss to Toyota, the company reported.
Yoko Kubota, WSJ Blogs 10/21/2015 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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