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November 21, 2011

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Former Savannah State Coach Settles Suit

Boy Accused of Sexual Assault, Parents File Lawsuit

Judge OKs $10 Million Verdict in Slip-and-Fall Suit

Daycare to Pay $9.85 Million over Toddler's Death

As Pipelines? Multiply, More ?Eminent Domain ?Fights Likely

 

 

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TTLA Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE December 1-2, Hotel ZaZa Houston

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Formerly the TTLA Annual Conference, our December event is now the Annual Meeting & Advanced PI CLE! We've streamlined this event and we're now offering a one-day Advanced PI CLE, along with the Annual Membership & Board Meeting, President's Luncheon, and a spectacular Holiday Party at the home of Steve and Amber Mostyn. Topics include: Trucking, Immigration, Insurance Bad Faith, Discovery, Cross Examination And More!  

 

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Former Savannah State Coach Settles Suit

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The former head football coach at Savannah State University has said he has settled a lawsuit with the university after he was allegedly fired for being white. In his lawsuit, the plaintiff claimed he was fired after recruiting five white players to the historically black college, and school officials suddenly "decided they did not want a white coach." The terms of the settlement were not disclosed.  Ray Glier, USA Today  11/20/2011

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Boy Accused of Sexual Assault, Parents File Lawsuit

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A Wisconsin family has filed a lawsuit against Grant County officials after their 6-year-old son was accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl. The suit claims county officials violated the boy's civil rights and conducted a "biased investigation" because the girl's father is a well-known local figure. Police say the boy allegedly put his finger in the girl's anus while playing "doctor."  Staff Report, United Press International  11/18/2011

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Judge OKs $10 Million Verdict in Slip-and-Fall Suit

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The Colorado Supreme Court approved a $10 million verdict to a truck driver who slipped and fell on grease while making a delivery to a Colorado Wal-Mart. The plaintiff suffered serious back injuries in the fall and had to have multiple surgeries. The lawyer for the plaintiff said the verdict is one of the largest ever in a slip-and-fall case.  Martha Neil, American Bar Association Journal  11/07/2011

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Daycare to Pay $9.85 Million over Toddler's Death

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A Georgia jury has awarded $9.85 million to a local family whose toddler died in an "unlicensed daycare facility" in 2009. The suit claimed the daycare employees lied to the parents about their operation being "state-approved," and that the child fell into a pool and drowned while unsupervised. The woman who runs the daycare has been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.  Andria Simmons , Atlanta Journal-Constitution  11/21/2011

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As Pipelines? Multiply, More ?Eminent Domain ?Fights Likely

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When a pipeline company decided to cross a large South Texas ranch in 2009, the family that has owned the property since the 1940s dug in its heels. The question wasn't whether LaSalle Pipeline, which has the right of eminent domain, could lay a 16-inch, 52-mile pipeline that would cross two tracts of McMullen County land owned by Donnell Lands, a family partnership. The biggest issue was whether the value of the rest of the ranchland would be devalued by the pipeline's presence. The company said no. But the landowners said yes, and a trial jury agreed with them to the tune of more than $600,000. If the Texas Supreme Court upholds the jury award, attorneys say it would reinforce the right of landowners to testify in court about the value of their own property, and could ensure that pipeline companies pay something for the diminished value of the so-called "remainder" property that isn't taken under an easement.  Jennifer Hiller, Houston Chronicle  11/21/2011

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