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TTLA Is Going To NAPA |
| Fine Wine, Fine Food,Fine Company, Fine CLE. September 22—25, 2011 * Villagio Inn. Villagio Inn and Spa in Yountville will be our home away from home while we make our way around the vineyards of NAPA Valley. While in NAPA you will enjoy some of the best selections of wines produced in the area. Our chairs Bob Haslam and Clay Miller will also bring us six hours of informative CLE. |
TTLA on Twitter: Do you Tweet? |
| You can now follow TTLA on Twitter and retweet posts with your followers. Social media tools offer an opportunity to cut through the noise of those groups working daily to dismantle the jury system. Let’s work together turn up the volume, join us today! |
TTLA on Facebook: Turn up the volume! |
| Spread the truth about the civil justice system and rise above the chatter of the so-called “tort reformers’” propaganda machine. Become a fan of TTLA by liking the TTLA Facebook page and one click of the mouse shares relevant posts with your Facebook friends. |
Products |
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Antibacterial Chemical Raises Safety Issues |
| The FDA is reviewing the safety of a chemical, Triclosan which is in a range of consumer products, including soaps, kitchen cutting boards and even a best-selling toothpaste, Colgate Total. It is so prevalent that a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found the chemical present in the urine of 75 percent of Americans over the age of 5. Several studies have shown that triclosan may alter hormone regulation in laboratory animals or cause antibiotic resistance, and some consumer groups and members of Congress want it banned in antiseptic products like hand soap. The F.D.A. has already said that soap with triclosan is no more effective than washing with ordinary soap and water, a finding that manufacturers dispute. ANDREW MARTIN, The New York Times 08/22/2011 | Read Article: The New York Times |
Laws/Cases |
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Suit Filed over Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse |
| A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the organizers of the Indiana State fair after one of the stages collapsed, killing six. According to the lawsuit, event organizers "did not reasonably exercise due care in the design, set-up, configuration, layout and construction of the concert stage area." The suit alleges that the stage was "erected without any inspections or permits" and while inclement weather contributed to the collapse, event officials ignored early weather warnings that could have prevented the deaths. Rene Lynch, LA Times 08/20/2011 | Read Article: LA Times |
CVS Pays $2 Million to Settle Lawsuit |
| The pharmacy chain CVS will pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the chain of misleading advertising and overcharging customers for sale items. The complaint claimed that CVS "failed to provide an immediate discount for certain advertised items." As part of the settlement, the company has agreed to develop a pricing program to prevent overcharging. Andrea Chang, LA Times 08/20/2011 | Read Article: LA Times |
Starbucks Settles Suit with Former Employee |
| Starbucks Coffee Co. has agreed to settle a $75,000 discrimination lawsuit from a former employee with dwarfism who was fired. The lawsuit claimed the El Paso Starbucks she worked in refused to give her "reasonable accommodations" such as a small stool to stand on, and fired her shortly after she was hired. In addition to the payment, the company has agreed to provide extra Americans with Disabilities Act training for managers. Staff Report, United Press International 08/21/2011 | Read Article: United Press International |
Court Sets Deadline for Womens' Wal-Mart Claims |
| Women who had comprised a massive class action lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc must begin filing individual claims against the company in the coming months, a U.S. judge ruled. Women alleging that the company denied them pay raises and promotions because of gender bias are regrouping after the U.S. Supreme Court dismantled a class of up to 1.5 million current and former Wal-Mart workers in June.n an order issued on Friday, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco gave women who were part of the large class, and who had received permission to sue from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, until October 28 to file lawsuits. Plaintiffs must first take up claims with the EEOC before being able to file a lawsuit in federal court. Reuters, Reuters 08/22/2011 | Read Article: Reuters |
Neb. Supreme Court to Hear Sledding Lawsuit Appeal |
| The Nebraska Supreme Court will consider whether a family whose two young girls were seriously injured in a sledding accident should lose the nearly $2.5 million they were awarded - or get even more money to cover the medical costs for one of the girls who was paralyzed in the accident. Rachel Connelly was 5 and her sister, Chelsea, was 10 in December 2000 when they went down Memorial Park hill. Experts told the court that the hill's slope routed the girls into a stand of crabapple trees planted by city workers two years earlier. Chelsea suffered a punctured lung and broken rib. Rachel was left paralyzed from the chest down. Associated Press, Sioux City Journal 08/22/2011 | Read Article: Sioux City Journal |
Kentucky Supreme Court Asked to Allow Suit in Death of Fetus |
| Fourteen weeks pregnant, Desiree Amber Stevens was heading east on Ky. 52 in Estill County on Aug. 16, 2008, when another driver tried to cross the highway in front of her, causing a horrific crash that killed Stevens and her unborn child.The other driver, Gina Flynn, and Stevens’ insurance carrier, Progressive Direct, settled a wrongful death suit for an undisclosed amount that was filed by Thomas A. Stevens on his 24-year-old daughter’s behalf. But Flynn and Progressive refused to pay a penny for the wrongful death of Stevens’ unborn grandson — and Circuit Judge Thomas Jones said they didn’t have to. The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed that ruling last month, the second time in two years that it has denied damages for the alleged negligent death of an early-term fetus. Now Stevens, a retired state trooper, and his lawyer, J.T. Gilbert of Richmond, are asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to reconsider the case. Andrew Wolfson, Louisville Courier Journal 08/22/2011 | Read Article: Louisville Courier Journal |
Healthcare |
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Parkland Hospital Details Patient Safety Plan |
| There is new information on Parkland Memorial Hospital's action plan to ensure patient safety. The plan was released on Friday in response to a 600-page government report that found the Dallas County hospital was exposing patients to possible injury or even death. Staff, WFAA.com 08/22/2011 | Read Article: WFAA.com |
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