| Dicky Grigg: 24 scholarships awarded by TTLA - Want to be part of it? | As we wrap up the fundraising for the 2014 TTLA Scholarship Program, we hope you will consider making a contribution. In April, 24 worthy applicants were selected to receive a one-time $1000 scholarship. If you would like to help these students achieve their educational goals, please join other TTLA members and send a contribution payable to: TTLA Scholarship Fund, ATTN: Mona Fults, P.O. Box 788, Austin, TX 78767. Please click on the headline to learn more about the program.
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| WARNING: Bogus Phone Calls, Emails on Jury Service May Lead to Fraud | In various parts of the US, citizens are being targeted by phone calls and emails, threatening them with prosecution for failing to comply with jury service in federal or state courts. In the calls and emails, recipients are pressured to provide confidential data, potentially leading to identity theft and fraud. These calls and emails, which threaten recipients with fines and jail time if they do not comply, are fraudulent and are not connected with the U.S. courts. Click on the headline to learn more.
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| Ritz-Carlton Settles Lawsuit Over Mistaken Room Incident |  | The Ritz-Carlton hotel in St. Louis has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the parents of a 9-year-old girl who had a strange man crawl into her bed due to a key mix-up. The 45-year-old businessman, who had been out drinking with co-workers during a business trip, obtained the wrong room key from the front desk after mistakenly thinking the young girl's room was his own. He crawled into bed with the girl and allegedly fondled her. The criminal case against the man ended with an acquittal in St. Louis County Circuit Court. The hotel, who provided the man with the girl's room key, has agreed to confidentially settle the lawsuit, which sought more than $5 million in punitive damages, in addition to unspecified compensatory damages.
Robert Patrick, St. Louis Post Dispatch 08/05/2014    | | Read Article: St. Louis Post Dispatch |
| CA Court: Caregivers Can't Sue Alzheimer's Patients | | People with Alzheimer's disease are not liable for injuries they may cause their paid in-home caregivers, California's highest court ruled Monday in a case involving a home health aide who was hurt while trying to restrain a client. The California Supreme Court ruled 5-2 that people hired to work with Alzheimer's patients should know the disease commonly causes physical aggression and agitation in its later stages. The court majority concluded it would therefore be inappropriate to allow caregivers who get hurt managing a combative client to sue their employers.
Associated Press, News & Observer 08/05/2014 | | Read Article: News & Observer |
| Blast Lawsuit Seeking Money from PG&E Execs Gets Go-Ahead | | A San Mateo County judge lifted an order that put roadblocks in the path of shareholders who have sued Pacific Gas and Electric Co. executives for alleged mismanagement leading up to the 2010 San Bruno gas explosion. Superior Court Judge Steven Dylina said shareholders who began suing the company three years ago can now compel executives to testify under oath in depositions and collect evidence as they seek to prove that officials' mismanagement exposed stockholders to billions of dollars in penalties and costs to fix PG&E's natural-gas system. The shareholders are seeking damages personally from executives.
Jaxon Van Derbeken, San Francisco Chronicle 08/05/2014 | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
| GM Moves to Halt Another Group of Suits Tied to Recall | | GM is again trying to use "old" GM's Chapter 11 case to protect itself from lawsuits related to an ignition-switch defect, this time the suits filed by drivers who got into accidents before the 2009 bankruptcy court sale. In a Friday filing with U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, lawyers for GM said the wording of the sale order approved by the court places lawsuit liability with the old version of GM, not the new one. Plaintiffs would still be allowed to file claims for accidents as part of a program GM announced late last month, regardless of when their accidents occurred. Friday's filing pertains only to actual lawsuits filed against GM by victims whose accidents occurred before the 2009 sale approval.
Joseph Checkler, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 08/05/2014 | | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
| AIG to Pay $960M to Settle Shareholder Lawsuits | | AIG has agreed to pay $960 million to settle shareholder claims that the company misled investors. The settlement stems from several class-action lawsuits claiming that AIG executives gave false and misleading information about the insurer's health, including its exposure to the risky home loans that triggered the mortgage crisis.Last month, AIG and the plaintiffs accepted a mediator's proposal to settle the consolidated lawsuits for $960 million in cash, the company said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Associated Press, Yahoo News 08/05/2014 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Database: Texas Hospitals Explorer | | Use The Texas Tribune Hospitals Explorer to learn more about the quality of care available at 377 Texas hospitals, and to see how hospitals in your area compare with one another and with state and national standards. This application allows you to review hospitals that have reported Medicare data collected and analyzed by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Search for hospitals near you or enter a Texas ZIP code to look up quality-of-care measures for any hospital in the state. Use the search to find information about a specific hospital, or find and select multiple hospitals to compare.
, Texas Tribune 08/05/2014 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Priceline for Patients: Doctors Compete for Business via Online Bids for Surgery | | An on-line medical auction site called Medibid links patients seeking non-emergency care with doctors and facilities that offer it, much the way Priceline unites travelers and hotels. Vetting doctors is left to prospective patients: Medibid does not verify credentials but requires doctors to submit their medical license number for patients to check.
Sandra G. Boodman, The Wilmington Journal 08/05/2014 | | Read Article: The Wilmington Journal |
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