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TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE December 1-2 Hotel ZaZa, Houston |
| Formerly the TTLA Annual Conference, our December event is now the Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE! We've streamlined this event and we're now offering a one-day Advanced PI CLE, along with the Annual Membership & Board Meeting, President's Luncheon, and a spectacular Holiday Party at the home of Steve and Amber Mostyn. |
Medicare Secondary Payer--Liability Insurance |
| Medicare Secondary Payer--Liability Insurance (Including Self-Insurance) Settlements, Judgments, Awards, or Other Payments and Future Medicals -- INFORMATION. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide information regarding proposed Liability Medicare Set-Aside Arrangement (LMSA) amounts related to liability insurance (including self-insurance) settlements, judgments, awards, or other payments (“settlements”). DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES -Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Click on headline to access memo. |
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Volkwagens, Audis Recalled due to Fire Risk |
| Volkswagen has announced a voluntary recall of about 168,000 Volkswagens and Audis over a fire hazard in vehicles with TDI engines. The car maker said the fuel line could spring a leak, posing a risk of fire. The recall covers the 2009–12 Jetta and Jetta SportWagen, the 2010–12 Golf and the 2010-12 Audi A3. Christopher Jensen, The New York Times 10/06/2011 | Read Article: The New York Times |
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Another Suit Filed Against NCAA by Former Athlete |
| Former NBA player Bill Russell has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, claiming the agency violated antitrust laws by "selling videos using his likeness without paying him or seeking his consent." The suit claims the NCAA kept former student athletes from receiving compensation for the "commercial use" of their likeness. Experts believe Russell's suit will probably be combined with other similar lawsuits filed by former collegiate athletes. Karen Gullo, Bloomberg 10/05/2011 | Read Article: Bloomberg |
Suit: Restaurant Refused Applicants Over Age |
| A group of applicants that sought jobs at Texas Roadhouse have filed suit against the restaurant chain, claiming the were not hired because of their age. The suit says hiring managers told the applicants they were looking for "young, hot [applicants] who are ‘chipper’ and stuff." Discrimination in the hiring process due to age is a violation of federal law, the suit says. Tiffany Hsu, LA Times 10/05/2011 | Read Article: LA Times |
Wrongfully Imprisoned Man Awarded $1.25 Million |
| The city of Chicago has agreed to a settlement of $1.25 million with a man who spent 12 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. The man was released from prison in 2005 after DNA evidence cleared him of charges stemming from the rape and murder of a local woman in 1990. The man claimed in his lawsuit that he confessed to the crime only after being "punched, kicked and choked" by police officers during his interrogation. John Byrne, Chicago Tribune 10/04/2011 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
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