| 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.
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| 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.
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| Editorial: How Texas' Workers' Comp Laws Endanger Many Workers |  | Texas Texas workers comp opt-out initiative may seem good for companies, but it's problematic for workers. Texas needs to fix the workers comp system, and lawmakers should reconsider mandating employer participation. And let Texas experience serve as a lesson to others states considering opt outs. The system must be strong, but it must also be fair.
Editors, The Dallas Morning News 10/26/2015    | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Texas Accounted for Half of U.S. Oil Field Deaths Last Year | | Texas had half of the country's oil field deaths last year - 71 of the 142 workers who died in the hunt for hydrocarbons, new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Texas Department of Insurance indicate. In the five years between 2010 and 2014, 615 U.S. oil field workers died. Of those, 270, or 44 percent, were in Texas.
Jennifer Hiller, San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle 10/26/2015 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| A Family Battles Big Oil | | By Leon Ramirez Jr. supported by the ruling of an exasperated judge, petroleum companies owe them millions of dollars for wells drilled on property inherited from their grandmother. The main defendant, ConocoPhillips of Houston, has refused to pay, filing multiple appeals including one to the state Supreme Court. A co-defendant, EOG, also of Houston, has settled its role. Judge Joe Lopez of 49th state district court has chastised lawyers for ConocoPhillips and other parties for making redundant attacks "under the disguise of allegedly newly discovered evidence."
Michael Brick, Houston Chronicle 10/26/2015 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Peddling Defective Air Bags on EBay Prompts Consumer Warning | | An underground market is growing on the Internet for unauthorized and possibly dangerous replacements for Takata Corp. recalled air bags. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has learned of defective air bags for sale on EBay Inc., said Jennifer Timian, chief of the agency recall management division. Consumers shouldn't risk buying replacement air bags from anyone but an authorized dealer, she said.
Jeff Plungis , Bloomberg 10/26/2015 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| Emails: Prosecutors Got Texas Mutual "Great Publicity" | | Travis County prosecutors say the money they get each year from a large insurance company to prosecute workers' compensation fraud helps both consumers and businesses by holding down premiums and maintaining a stable market for employers. But behind the scenes, top officials in the district attorney office are highlighting other benefits: They say they're generating a lot of money and good PR for Texas Mutual Insurance Company. Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune and the Austin American-Statesman show officials from the DA's office have even used those claims to ask Texas Mutual for more money to prosecute the company's fraud cases.
Jay Root and Tony Plohetski, Austin American-Statesman, Texas Tribune 10/26/2015 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Apple Faces Class Action Suit over New Wi-Fi Feature | | Some iPhone users are hoping to be reimbursed for overage charges caused by a new feature, Wi-Fi Assist, which is turned on automatically when you upgrade to iOS9. Without warning, the feature allegedly switches to using cellular data when the device does not have a strong Wi-Fi signal, which can result in significant increases in charges. Although Apple eventually posted instructions on its website on how to disable the default setting, the suit claims damages should be awarded as result of Apples violation of the state Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws.
Tom Huddleston, Jr., Fortune 10/26/2015 | | Read Article: Fortune |
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