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| | Update on CSHB 274 - Omnibus Tort Bill | |
| | Click on the headline for a copy of CSHB 274 as it came out of the Senate State Affairs committee Saturday evening and to access the archived video of the Saturday committee hearing on CSHB 274. | | TTLA Annual Conference has moved to June 1-3 in Austin | |
| | We’ll be hosting all the events you’ve come to expect from our December conference. Between the 2-day CLE, parties, meetings, legislative update & special events, you’ll leave the live music capital of the world feeling energized, connected, and bad to the bone! Check out the CLE program agendas for Wednesday and Thursday, which include a live video presentation with David Ball plus family friendly events to make this a true vacation opportunity. Click on the headline to register! | | Laws/Cases | |
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| | Largest California False Claims Lawsuit Settled | |
| | Medical lab services provider Quest Diagnostics Inc. has agreed to a $241 million settlement in a whistle-blower lawsuit filed against the company over fraudulent Medi-Cal charges. The settlement was the largest in the state's history under the California False Claims Act. On top of the fraudulent charges, the lawsuit also alleges Quest "paid illegal kickbacks to doctors, hospitals and clinics that sent patients their way." Marc Lifsher, LA Times 05/20/2011 | | Read Article: LA Times | | Suit: Girl Raped by Buffalo YMCA Counselor | |
| | The family of a New York girl has filed a lawsuit against the Buffalo YMCA, alleging a camp counselor raped the girl during camp last July. The girl became pregnant and contracted a sexually transmitted disease as a result, the lawsuit claims. The suit accuses the YMCA of negligence and says that while it fired the employee when the rape was discovered, the company failed to notify the police. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages. Aliyah Shahid , New York Daily News 05/21/2011 | | Read Article: New York Daily News | | Motrin Injuries Cost Johnson & Johnson $10 Million | |
| | A Pennsylvania jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $10 million to the family of a teenage girl who suffered injuries after taking Children’s Motrin. According to the lawsuit, taking the medication in 2000 as a toddler resulted in blindness in one eye and burns over 84 percent of the girl’s body. The jury ruled the company was "negligent for not providing a proper warning about Children’s Motrin’s risks." Jef Feeley and Christopher Yasiejko, Bloomberg 05/20/2011 | | Read Article: Bloomberg | | LAPD Officer Awarded $1.16 Million in Suit | |
| | A California jury awarded a Los Angeles police sergeant $1.16 million in a bias lawsuit he filed against the department. The plaintiff claimed in the suit he was transferred to another department after complaining about how his boss was treating him in light of the fact that he is gay. The transfer left the plaintiff "without a chance for significant promotions and pay increases," the suit alleged. City News Service, San Jose Mercury News 05/19/2011 | | Read Article: San Jose Mercury News | |
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