| Have you completed the TTLA Member Survey? | An email was sent containing an online survey for you to provide feedback on your experience with TTLA programs and to rate TTLAâ??s performance. As a thank you for your participation, you will be entered into a drawing for one of two free registrations to the 2016 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar on December 8-9 in Dallas (valued at $475 each). Your responses will remain anonymous. This is an important component of our effort to ensure that TTLA is exceeding our membersâ?? expectations. So, please take a few minutes to participate
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| Check out the speaker lineup for the 2016 Annual Meeting & CLE | Join TTLA December 8-9, 2016 at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas for the 2016 Annual Meeting and CLE Seminar. See this year's Keynote Speaker, Matthew Dowd, and other great speakers while earning up to 7.50 hours MCLE credit. Click on the headline to learn more.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Dr. Orange: The Secret Nemesis of Sick Vets |  | For decades, the military and the VA have repeatedly turned to Alvin L. Young to guide decisions on whether Agent Orange harmed vets in Vietnam and elsewhere. His reliable answer was no. Over the years, the VA has repeatedly cited Youngâ??s work to deny disability compensation to vets, saving the government millions of dollars.
Charles Ornstein, ProPublica & Mike Hixenbaugh, The Virginian-Pilot, ProPublica 10/26/2016    | | Read Article: ProPublica |
| In One Corner of the Law, Minorities and Women are Often Valued Less | | White and male victims often receive larger awards than people of color and women in similar cases, according to more than two dozen lawyers and forensic economists, the experts who make the calculations. These differences largely derive from projections of how much more money individuals would have earned over their lifetimes had they not been injured â?? projections that take into account average earnings and employment levels by race and gender.
Kim Soffen, The Washington Post 10/26/2016 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Facebook, Google's Facial Recognition Subject of Legal Action | | Facebook and Google are both facing lawsuits over their facial recognition technology. The tech giants are facing legal action "filed under a unique Illinois law that carries fines of $1,000 to $5,000 each time a personâ??s image is used without permission." In recent years, the companies have improved their facial recognition technology, giving them the potential to profit from biometric data. If the plaintiffs are successful, the ruling could lead to new restrictions on using biometrics in the U.S., similar to ones already in place in Europe and Canada.
Joel Rosenblatt, The Insurance Journal 10/26/2016 | | Read Article: The Insurance Journal |
| EMT Posts Graphic Photos of Crash Victims Injuries | | A California EMT responder has been named in a lawsuit over the posting of graphic injury photos of a man who nearly died in an accident. The 21-year-old crash victim has filed suit against the paramedic who posted photos of his near-fatal injuries on social media. The lawsuit, filed by the injured motorcycle rider and his family, alleges the unlawful disclosure of medical information. Two days after posting the photos, the paramedic deleted them and issued an apology to the plaintiff and his family.
Juliette Goodrich, CBS SF Bay Area 10/25/2016 | | Read Article: CBS SF Bay Area |
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