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2012 Annual Conference Discover TTLA, June 6-8 at the Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop |
| Join TTLA for our biggest event of the year, complete with 2 days of CLE programs, parties, receptions, committee meetings, Board of Directors meeting and our annual awards luncheon. Nestled in the tranquil Central Texas countryside, this year's Annual Conference also offers family-friendly activities, a golf tournament, tennis tournament and more! Click on the headline to learn more! |
TTLA is accepting nominations for the Making a Difference Award. |
| TTLA, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, presents the Making a Difference Award to recognize and honor those clients whose cases demonstrate the critical role of the civil justice system in protecting the rights of Texas families. Any client (past or present) of a current TTLA member is eligible for this award. Click on the headline to learn more and download the nomination form. |
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Conn. Governor Named in Chimp Attack Lawsuit |
| A Connecticut woman has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy over the alleged part he played in the plaintiff being attacked by a chimpanzee in 2009. The lawsuit claims that while Malloy was mayor of Stamford, he was aware that the animal was living in one of the neighborhoods and that it had gotten loose before, but he did nothing to protect the residents. The plaintiff has also filed a $50 million lawsuit against the chimp's owner, who died in 2010. Staff Report, The Birmingham News Blog 03/25/2012 | Read Article: The Birmingham News Blog |
Issues |
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Victoria Hospital Won't Hire Very Obese Workers |
| A Victoria hospital already embroiled in a discrimination lawsuit filed by doctors of Indian descent has instituted a highly unusual hiring policy: It bans job applicants from employment for being too overweight. The Citizens Medical Center policy, instituted a little more than a year ago, requires potential employees to have a body mass index of less than 35. It states that an employee’s physique “should fit with a representational image or specific mental projection of the job of a healthcare professional,” including an appearance “free from distraction” for hospital patients. Emily Ramshaw, Texas Tribune 03/26/2012 | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
Texas Officials OK Radioactive Waste Dump |
| Radioactive waste from dozens of states could soon be buried in a Texas dump near the New Mexico border after state officials gave final approval Friday to rules allowing the shipments. Texas lawmakers in 2011 approved the rural Andrews County site to take the waste and Friday's unanimous vote by the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Compact Commission cleared a major hurdle to allow the waste burial. Texas already had a legal compact with Vermont to take its waste. Environmentalists have argued against expanding the program to 36 more states, warning it could result in radioactive material rumbling through the state on trucks with few safeguards in case of an accident. They also say a problem at the waste dump could lead to potential underground water contamination. Jim Ventura, AP, Austin American Statesman 03/26/2012 | Read Article: Austin American Statesman |
Screening Panels in Medical Liability Cases Under Scrutiny |
| New England medical societies are concerned about a case before the New Hampshire Supreme Court that could limit their use of screening panels during liability cases. The court is weighing whether courts’ authority is being superseded by a law requiring judges to tell juries about panel findings. Alicia Gallegos, American Medical News 03/26/2012 | Read Article: American Medical News |
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Federal Court Raises Bar for Class-Action Against TX Foster Care |
| Federal appellate judges placed higher hurdles Friday before child-welfare advocates who have sued Texas in hopes of improving foster care. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that in May, a trial judge improperly certified as a class of plaintiffs the 12,000 abused and neglected Texas children who have been permanently removed from their birth families. Citing a Supreme Court ruling last summer in Wal-Mart’s favor in a sex-discrimination suit, Judge Emilio M. Garza said retired U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack of Corpus Christi failed to require enough analysis and proof that the mistreated youngsters have enough in common to constitute a class. ROBERT T. GARRETT, The Dallas Morning News 03/26/2012 | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
Personal Injury |
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Woman Who Fell from Dorm Balcony Files Suit |
| A former student at Savanna College of Art and Design in Georgia has filed a lawsuit against the school after falling from her sixth-story doorm room balcony. According to the lawsuit, the student was leaning against the railing on her balcony when it suddenly broke, sending her falling to the ground. She has undergone 21 surgeries to her legs, face and chest since the accident, and can no longer run or jump. The plaintiff is seeking unspecified damages. JOEL LANDAU, Press of Atlantic City 03/23/2012 | Read Article: Press of Atlantic City |
Malpractice |
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Suit: Doctors' Negligence Resulted in Man's Death |
| A Pennsylvania woman has filed a lawsuit against two local hospitals and several doctors over the death of her husband in July. According to the suit, the man had routine hernia surgery on July 7 and was sent home the next day in "stable condition." On July 10, however, he was rushed back to the hospital in septic shock, dying the next day in intensive care. The suit accuses the defendants of negligence and is seeking unspecified damages. Katie Sullivan , The Scranton Time-Tribune 03/24/2012 | Read Article: The Scranton Time-Tribune |
Wrongful Death |
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Police Officer's Death Prompts Wrongful Death Suit |
| The widow of a Hawthorne, Calif., police officer has filed a lawsuit against the El Segundo Police Department, alleging their negligence caused her husband's death. The officer was killed last May during a funeral procession, when he was struck by another officer on a motorcycle. The suit claims the department should not have allowed the man who caused the accident to be driving in the funeral procession due to his limited experience, and that the procession was "poorly planned and poorly supervised." The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Kristin S. Agostoni and Larry Altman, Daily Breeze 03/21/2012 | Read Article: Daily Breeze |
Suit: Trooper Responsible for Woman's Death |
| A lawsuit has been filed against an Illinois state trooper who was allegedly responsible for the death of a Chicago woman who was hit by a truck while walking alongside a road last September. According to the suit, the trooper arrested and booked the woman on DUI charges, but then simply dropped her off at a gas station after she made bail. The suit says the officer "failed in his duty to protect [the woman] and that he should have known she was still under the influence of alcohol," when he left her at the gas station. The suit is seeking unspecified damages. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune 03/26/2012 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
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