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  May 8, 2014

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Announcements


 

COLLABORATE! TTLA’S 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE!

COLLABORATE! Join TTLA President Mike Guajardo at TTLA’s 2014 Annual Conference in Austin, June 11-13. ALL MEMBERS are invited and encouraged to attend a very important meeting of our Board of Directors Meeting on June 12th. In addition, the CLE Committee has once again planned three dynamic programs. We’ll start things off with The Jury Bias Model™ - From Car Wrecks to the Complex Case presented by Greg Cusimano and David Wenner on June 11th, followed by a ½-day CLE on June 12th with some of TTLA’s brightest stars sharing their best tips. The conference will wrap up with our Annual Med Mal program with all the latest updates and insights, before closing with an evening of Magic and Music. Click here to see all we have planned for you! Two days. Three great seminars. TTLA’s 2014 Annual Conference. Click on the headline for more information and to register.  

 

Laws/Cases


 

Lawsuit: Police Repeatedly Searched Woman's Home for Dead Man

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A woman from Brooklyn, N.Y. has filed a lawsuit over police officers repeatedly barging into her apartment to search for her deceased husband. The woman's husband died in 2006, but police officers have come to search her apartment as recently as this Easter weekend without a warrant. The plaintiff's husband had a warrant out for his arrest before his death and despite the plaintiff displaying his death certificate on her door, police continue to invade her home looking for him. The lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages for emotional distress.
John Marzulli, New York Daily News 05/06/2014   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Border Patrol Cavity Search Lawsuit Partially Settled

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A lawsuit filed by a 54-year-old woman from New Mexico who was forced to undergo an invasive cavity search at a Border Patrol stop has been partially settled as of this week. The lawsuit was filed against the El Paso County Hospital District and two Customs and Border Protection supervisory agents and alleged that she was forced to undergo an unwarranted six-hour cavity search which the agency refused to pay for. No drugs were found during the search.
Adriana M. Chávez, El Paso Times 05/07/2014   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Student Claims He Was Suspended Over False Rape Claim

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A former student at the University of Michigan has filed a lawsuit claiming he was kicked out of the school based on a false rape allegation for which he was never criminally charged. The lawsuit alleges that school officials violated his rights to due process when they suspended him from the university and names 10 administrators as defendants. The lawsuit was filed late last month in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Michigan.
David Jesse, Detroit Free Press 05/07/2014   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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Wrongful Death


Mother Files Suit Over Tough Mudder Obstacle Death

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The mother of a man who died after participating in an obstacle race in West Virginia has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the organizers of the event. The lawsuit alleges that Tough Mudder officials did not properly supervise or prepare safety precautions for the obstacle course. The plaintiff's son jumped from a platform into a 13-foot-deep pool of muddy water during a "walk the plank" obstacle and did not resurface. He died in the hospital the next day. The lawsuit was filed in Marshall County Circuit Court in West Virginia last month and is seeking unspecified damages and attorneys' fees.
Pamela Wood, Baltimore Sun 05/06/2014   Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon

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