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2011 Reel Justice Fishing Tournament, Sep 30 - Oct 1 in Port Aransas |
| Join the TTLA Advocates for our first Annual Reel Justice Fishing Tournament, and see who gets bragging rights as TTLA's fishing champion! The fun starts Friday evening with a Welcome dinner, where you'll meet your guide and pick up your tournament materials. Saturday morning at first light, it's ON! Registration fee includes boat, guide, Welcome dinner on Friday, breakfast, lunch & snacks on Saturday, tournament t-shirt, and other goodies! |
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Ground Beef Affected with E.Coli Recalled |
| A Texas meat processor has issued a recall of 40,000 pounds of ground beef that was to be distributed to school districts in Georgia. The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of E. coli through tests, and none of the beef actually made it to its destinations. The company said there have been no illnesses reported in association with the contaminated meat. Christopher Seward , Atlanta Journal-Constitution 09/24/2011 | Read Article: Atlanta Journal-Constitution |
Johnson & Johnson Recalls Anemia Drug |
| Johnson & Johnson has issued a recall of thousands of prefilled syringes of the anemia drug Eprex from 17 countries across the globe, not including the U.S. The company said the recall was issued due to potency issues. The company said they have not received any reports of patients suffering adverse effects from the drug. Bill Berkrot, Reuters 09/23/2011 | Read Article: Reuters |
Laws/Cases |
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Another Suit Filed Against Kansas City Priest |
| A Missouri family filed a lawsuit against a Kansas City priest who allegedly took sexually explicit photos of their daughter. The suit claims the priest took inappropriate photos of the young girl in her bathing suit and distributed them on the Internet. The Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese was aware of the priest's behavior and spent months trying to cover it up, the suit also says. The priest is currently facing state and federal child pornography charges. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star 09/22/2011 | Read Article: Kansas City Star |
Death at New Jersey Care Center Prompts Lawsuit |
| A 58-year-old man's death at a New Jersey health care center has prompted a lawsuit by a sibling, claiming neglect lead to the man's death. The lawsuit claims staff at the center failed to recognize the man's various injuries, including a broken hip, the morning he died. The medical examiner concluded the man's death was from hypothermia, and that the untreated hip fracture contributed. David Levinsky , PhillyBurbs.com 09/23/2011 | Read Article: PhillyBurbs.com |
Stage Collapse Victims' Families get $35K |
| Families of seven people killed when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair in August will each get $35,000 from donations for victims, officials said. Under a formula recommended by victims compensation specialist Kenneth Feinberg, smaller amounts will go to the more than 40 people injured, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. Feinberg, who served as the administrator of victims compensation funds after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and the 2010 BP Gulf oil spill, will help Indiana divide the $5 million Tort Claim Fund, to be administered by Attorney General Greg Zoeller. Staff, Chicago Tribune 09/26/2011 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
Oil Workers File Suits |
| Two oil workers who survived days floating on a life raft in the Gulf of Mexico after they evacuated their disabled vessel during a tropical storm have filed lawsuits claiming the workers were abandoned by another ship that could have taken them to safety. The family of a third worker who died during the ordeal has also sued. The suits were filed against Geokinetics Inc., Trinity Liftboat Services, and Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd. Associated Press, The Washington Post 09/26/2011 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
San Diego Settles $1.9 Million Suit with Contractor |
| The City of San Diego has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a lawsuit with a former computer software contractor fired by the city in Nov. 2008. The contractor filed the suit seeking to recoup $5.59 million in unpaid invoices plus interest. The suit claimed that after the city terminated their contract, it continued to use the company's "trade secrets and copyright-protected material without paying." Staff Report, San Diego Union Tribune 09/25/2011 | Read Article: San Diego Union Tribune |
Former Pittsburgh Inmate Files Suit Against Guards |
| A former inmate in the State Correctional Institution Pittsburgh has filed a lawsuit describing a pattern of systematic sexual abuse by guards that was overlooked by higher-up prison officials. The plaintiff claims in his suit that guards forced inmates to engage in sexual activity and would severely punish those that refused. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 09/22/2011 | Read Article: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
San Antonio Man Sues Wells Fargo |
| A San Antonio man has accused Wells Fargo Bank in a federal lawsuit of fraudulently holding on to customers' deposited money for "excessive" periods of time to generate interest for itself. Gerald Reilly's suit, filed this month in U.S. District Court in San Antonio, seeks certification as a class action. Reilly alleges in the lawsuit that from 2009 through this year, Wells Fargo held cash and check deposits for an "unreasonable" length of time. The face amounts on some of the checks were in the six figures, his lawyers said. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express News 09/26/2011 | Read Article: San Antonio Express News |
Issues |
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Plastic Natural Gas Pipe Failure Data Kept Secret |
| The type of plastic pipe that caused a natural gas explosion and fire in a Cupertino condominium last month has long been considered a potential threat to the public, but federal pipeline regulators have allowed companies to keep it in the ground and secretly gather limited information about its failings, a Chronicle investigation shows. Companies don't have to routinely report what they know about failure rates of particular brands of plastic pipes, even to the federal and state agencies that regulate pipeline operators. Jaxon Van Derbeken, San Francisco Chronicle 09/26/2011 | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
Insurance |
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Ruling Is Defeat for Death-Bet Investors |
| Delaware's highest court dealt a blow last week to hedge funds and other investors who seek to buy life-insurance policies from people in order to collect the proceeds when they die. In a pair of closely-watched cases, the court ruled that insurers can challenge the legitimacy of a policy that had changed hands at any point, even after the standard two-year window for contesting policy payouts has expired. That may embolden insurers to challenge more policies, and raises the risks for investors who own the policies. LESLIE SCISM , Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 09/26/2011 | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
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