Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Sheriff's Deputies in Texas to Receive $2M Settlement |  | A $2 million settlement has been reached in a discrimination lawsuit filed by nine sheriff's deputies of McClennan County, Texas. The settlement was approved on Tuesday and the county will pay $575,000 to the nine current and former deputies who alleged in their lawsuit that they were fired or demoted in retaliation because they supported the sheriff's political opponent. The lawsuit alleged a violation of the plaintiffs' First Amendment rights and sought damages including back pay and lost wages. The rest of the $2 million settlement will be paid by the Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool, the county's insurance group.
Cassie L. Smith, Waco Tribune Herald 07/23/2014    | | Read Article: Waco Tribune Herald |
| Judge Won't Dismiss Google User Privacy Lawsuit | | A judge has denied Google's request to have a privacy lawsuit against it dismissed. The lawsuit alleges that the company "commingled user data across different products and disclosed that data to advertisers without permission." On Monday, the federal judge ruled that Google must face the breach of contract and fraud claims, while he dropped claims by users who switched from Android devices to non-Android devices after Google changed its commingling policies. The lawsuit originated after Google, in 2012, changed its policies to allow the merging of user data generated through platforms such as Gmail, Google Maps and YouTube.
Jonathan Stempel, Reuters 07/22/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Family Sues Over Teenage Girl's Brain Injury During School Event | | The family of a teenage girl from Hialeah Gardens, Florida who suffered a brain injury when she put on an inflatable sumo wrestler suit and wrestled with a classmate at a school function has filed a lawsuit against the school. The lawsuit contends that the suits like the one the girl wore are designed for "violent recreational sumo wrestling games." It further alleges that the school and company failed to ensure the girl's helmet fit properly before the match in which her head repeatedly hit the floor. The girl was taken to the hospital after she began complaining of "blurred vision, dizziness, nausea and headaches." The teenage girl can no longer communicate properly and exhibits "child-like behavior" and anxiety, the lawsuit states.
David Ovalle, Miami Herald 07/22/2014 | | Read Article: Miami Herald |
| Jury Says Caltrans, State Parks Responsible for Death | | A Humboldt County, California jury has found that Caltrans, the California agency responsible for transportation planning, construction, and maintenance, along with the California Department of Parks and Recreation were liable for the dangerous condition of an intersection which led to the death of a man in 2011. The ruling on Tuesday stated that the two agencies must pay $1.5 million to the wife of the man who was killed in a collision while trying to exit a state park. In addition to the damages, the jury also recommended safety changes that the agencies can make to the dangerous area.
Will Houston, The Times-Standard 07/18/2014 | | Read Article: The Times-Standard |
| Apple Employee Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status | | Tech giant Apple is facing a lawsuit by a group of its corporate and retail store employees which was granted class action status on Tuesday. The plaintiffs allege that "they were not given timely lunch and rest breaks and didn't receive timely final paychecks under California's labor and wage rules." According to attorneys for the plaintiffs, the class will include about 20,000 current and former Apple workers. The lawsuit was originally filed in December 2011 in the California Superior Court in San Diego County.
Wendy Lee, San Francisco Chronicle 07/22/2014 | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
| Wrongful Death Suit Filed Over Legionnaires Outbreak | | A lawsuit has been filed over an outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease at a medical facility in South Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The families of two men who contracted the disease, along with one of the men who survived, have filed a lawsuit against the medical facility alleging wrongful death and negligence. The lawsuit also names as defendants Integrated Health Campus, the management company which operates and maintains the potable water system at the campus, and a property management company.
Sarah Cassi, LehighValleyLive.com 07/22/2014 | | Read Article: LehighValleyLive.com |
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