| 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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| Novartis Agrees to Settle DOJ Lawsuit for $390 Million |  | Novartis is prepared to settle a federal lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice claiming they illegally utilized rebates to pharmacies in order to increase sales. The lawsuit alleges that Novartis provided kickbacks to specialty pharmacies that recommended Exjade and Myfortic medications for patients. A settlement of $390 million is still pending approval for the case that was supposed to go to trial this week.
John Miller, Reuters 10/27/2015    | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Stricter Standards Needed To Avoid Car Seat Fatalities | | In a special report by CBS News this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) was called out for "inadequate" safety standards. The report found that car seat backs collapse in 30-mph rear impacts, but those crash tests are not required by the NHTSA to test car seat safety NHTSA has not updated their requirements for car seat safety since the late 1960s. The report noted that three children are killed and 470 are injured, on average, every day in car accidents.
Staff Report, CBSNews.com 10/28/2015 | | Read Article: CBSNews.com |
| Lawsuit Says Amazon Couriers Don't Even Earn Minimum Wage | | A proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon is seeking to reclassify courier drivers for their Prime Now delivery service as employees. Currently, these drivers who make one or two hour deliveries for Amazon customers are hired as independent contractors and "often make less than minimum wage." Even though they are paid $11 per hour, the drivers are expected to pay for their own gas and insurance. The lawsuit also maintains that the service has a mandatory $5 tip for each delivery, but accuses Amazon of not passing that on to the drivers.
Carolyn Said, SFGate 10/27/2015 | | Read Article: SFGate |
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