| | 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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| GM Must Face Suit Claiming it Covered Up Ignition-Switch Defect | | 
| | GM has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the automaker of concealing critical evidence about a faulty ignition switch linked to the death of a Georgia woman in 2010. Cobb County State Court Judge Kathryn Tanksley denied GM's motion to dismiss the new lawsuit filed in May by the family of Brooke Melton, according to a statement from the co. Melton died in March 2010 when the ignition switch on her 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt slipped into accessory mode and the car collided with another vehicle, according to the suit. Ken and Beth Melton, her parents, had previously sued the company in 2011 and settled in September 2013 for a reported $5 million. Information that emerged during the original lawsuit - including a design change to the switch - helped trigger the recall of 2.6 million GM vehicles. After the recall, the Meltons said they asked GM to withdraw the settlement, but the company refused, according to court filings. The family then filed a new lawsuit in May claiming that the company had fraudulently concealed critical evidence about the switch, and that a GM engineer who testified in the case had lied under oath about the part.
Jessica Dye, Reuters 08/11/2014    | | Read Article: Reuters |
| GM Ignition Switch Fund Gets 63 Death Case Claims | |
| | Kenneth Feinberg who is overseeing the General Motors Co fund set up to compensate victims of accidents caused by faulty ignition switches in its cars said he received claims for cases involving 63 deaths. He also told Reuters that since the fund was set up a week ago 65 others had filed physical injury claims as of Friday afternoon. However, he added that the death claims had not yet been confirmed as being eligible for compensation.
Reuters, Reuters 08/11/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| VW Recalls 189K SUVs in North America | |
| | Volkswagen AG said it is recalling 189,490 Tiguan small sport utility vehicles in North America for potential stalling issues. The automaker said gas bubbles may form in the fuel system in the affected vehicles from model years 2009 through 2014 when winterized fuel with high vapor pressures is used in warmer areas or during months with higher temperatures.
Reuters, Reuters 08/11/2014 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Free-Standing ERs' Business, Backlash Both Grow | |
| | By locating in well-trafficked, convenient and often affluent areas free-standing medical centers provide an easy alternative to hospital ERs. Yet there is a growing backlash to the lucrative medical facilities, where sprained ankles, stitches and other simple procedures can cost upward of $1,000. Although free-standing ERs architecturally resemble “doc in a box” or urgent-care clinics, some Texans are unaware they are entering an ER facility and end up using review sites like Yelp to express regret over charges that can turn out five or 10 times higher.
Barry Shlachter, Star Telegram 08/11/2014 | | Read Article: Star Telegram |
| "Aunt Jemima" Heirs File Class Action Lawsuit | |
| | The great grandson of Anna Short Harrington, the woman who became known as "Aunt Jemima," has filed a class action lawsuit against PepsiCo, The Quaker Oats Company, Pinnacle Foods Group and The Hillshire Brands Company. The lawsuit alleges that "the companies conspired to deny that Harrington had been an employee of Quaker Oats, all the while exploiting her image and recipes for profit, while refusing to pay an 'equitable fair share of royalties' to her heirs for more than 60 years." The lawsuit seeks $2 billion, plus punitive damages to be determined at trial.
Staff Report, Chicago Tribune 08/11/2014 | | Read Article: Chicago Tribune |
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