| TTLA Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Seminar | Oct 22-23 | Royal Sonesta, Houston | Be a part of something REAL! Click the headline for more information on the Texas Pharmaceutical Seminar. Even bigger and better this year, TTLAâ??s 3rd Annual Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Seminar is sure to be a sell-out. And all you need to do to experience something REAL is click to register. Real Torts. Real Talk. Real Time.
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| 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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| Fla. School District Settles Lawsuit Over Students' Hypnotizing Deaths |  | A school district in Florida will pay $200,000 to each of the families of three students who died after being hypnotized by a school principal. According to report by the Herald-Tribune, the North Port High School principal has hypnotized as many as 75 students during his career. Two of the students who died committed suicide shortly after being hypnotized by the principal. The other student died in a car crash after self-hypnotizing, which the principal had allegedly taught him to do.
Cliff Pinckard, Cleveland.com 10/07/2015    | | Read Article: Cleveland.com |
| DuPont Found Liable in First of 3,500 Toxic-Water Lawsuits | | A federal court jury in Columbus, Ohio found DuPont Co. liable for a womanâ??s kidney cancer in the first of 3,500 lawsuits over a toxic Teflon ingredient found in Ohio and West Virginia water, but spinoff Chemours Co. will have to bear the cost. The jury found DuPont responsible for negligence and infliction of emotional distress, and awarded $1.6 million in damages. The jury also found that DuPont didnâ??t act with actual malice in the way it handled C-8.
Denise Trowbridge and Tiffany Kary , Bloomberg 10/08/2015 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
| A Pot Product Liability Lawsuit | | | The first lawsuit to challenge the marijuana industry's growing methods was filed against LivWell Inc., which owns nine pot shops in CO. The suit involves the use of Eagle 20 a fungicide used to kill mites, mildew and assorted pests that flock to plants like hops and grapes. It also contains a chemical called myclobutanil, which produces hydrogen cyanide gas when burned.
David Kelly, LA Times 10/08/2015
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| Dallas to Sue VW Over Unlawful Car Emissions | | The city of Dallas plans to follow Harris Countyâ??s lead in filing a lawsuit against Volkswagen, alleging that the automaker violated air quality emission standards, city officials confirmed Wednesday. Dallas leaders discussed the move during a closed executive session. Two city leaders who were involved in the talk said council members gave attorneys permission to go after the German automaker.
Elizabeth Findell, The Dallas Morning News 10/08/2015 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Volkswagen U.S. Chief Knew of Potential Emissions Problems in 2014 | | Michael Horn, the chief executive of the Volkswagen Group of America knew about a potential emissions problem with the companyâ??s vehicles in spring 2014, earlier than previously acknowledged by top management in the United States. It wasnâ??t until September 2015 that Volkswagen disclosed at a meeting with regulators that software in certain diesel vehicles contained a so-called defeat device, which effectively lowered emissions for testing purposes.
DANIELLE IVORY and JACK EWING, The New York Times 10/08/2015 | | Read Article: The New York Times |
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