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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Government is Making it Easier for Students to Sue Their College |  | The Department of Education said Friday that colleges will be banned from requiring students to agree to settle any claims against a school in arbitration as a condition of enrolling. These so-called mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses were virtually ubiquitous in the agreements for-profit colleges required their students sign to enroll.
JILLIAN BERMAN, Market Watch 10/31/2016    | | Read Article: Market Watch |
| Details Emerge in Baylor Rape Scandal; 2 More Women Join Lawsuit | | Two women that were added Friday to the Title IX lawsuit are the ninth and 10th plaintiffs in that case, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported. They are referred to only as Jane Doe 9 and Jane Doe 10. According to the lawsuit, Jane Doe 9 says she was assaulted in November 2014, and she alleges that Baylor's Office of Judicial Affairs "was not interested or concerned with the assault but did take interest in the fact that students were drinking at the time and place of the assault."
Claire Ballor, The Dallas Morning News 10/31/2016 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Amtrak Settles Philadelphia Crash Claims for $265M | | Amtrak has settled a number of claims over the fatal derailment of a Philadelphia passenger train for a total of $265 million. The derailment took place in 2015 and resulted in the deaths of eight people and injuries to about 200 others. The settlement came in quicker than was expected and under the $295 million cap on payouts for Amtrak crashes. The settlement program for victims and families of victims is expected to be officially released on June 30, 2017.
Chris Mondics, Philly.Com 10/27/2016 | | Read Article: Philly.Com |
| Widow Tells 2nd Circ. Fatal GM Crash Deal Based On Fraud | | A widow who settled her 2007 lawsuit against General Motors Co. over a crash that killed her family urged the Second Circuit on Thursday to overturn both a lower bankruptcy court's and a federal courtâ??s decisions denying her the chance to negate her 2010 settlement because of fraud.
Steven Trader, Law360.com 10/31/2016 | | Read Article: Law360.com |
| Despite Warnings, Extremely Dangerous Air Bags Not Repaired | | Owners of more than 300,000 Hondas have yet to get their air bags repaired, despite warnings from the automaker and regulators that the inflators have an extremely high chance of rupturing and causing injury or even death. Last week authorities said one of those air bags, equipped with an inflator made by Takata Corp., ruptured and killed a California woman, adding urgency to the search for the noncompliant vehicles.
TOM KRISHER, AP , Yahoo News 10/31/2016 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Wrongful Death Lawsuit Blames Defective Brake Part for Mother's Death | | | A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the death of an Alabama woman who was killed in a car crash. The lawsuit was filed by the woman's husband and alleges that a defective car part was to blame for the fatal crash that took place in October 2015. The woman was hit by a tractor-trailer after the rig's breaking system failed. The woman was killed and her infant son was injured in the crash. Named as defendant in the lawsuit is Michigan-based Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems.
Kent Faulk, AL.com 10/31/2016
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