| | Car Wrecks CLE in Dallas, October 9, 2014 (8 hours MCLE with 1.5 hours ethics) | | TTLA's CLE Committee has revamped our exceptional Car Wrecks program to bring you innovative, relevant topics and some exciting new speakers. From new issues like E-Filing, to fresh looks at opening & closing, voir dire and defense strategies, you'll come away with tips, insights & valuable information to give you the edge in your car wreck cases. Additionally, the TTLA Advocates Board of Directors is pleased to host a post-CLE Happy Hour. Click on the headline to learn more. |
| Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Crossing the Line | | 
| | The trouble for Lori Collins and her family started the day in early October 2012 when a backhoe plunged into the earth. Lori walked outside her farmhouse, in the East Texas bottomlands south of Paris, to see that her septic system had been torn from the ground to make way for a pipeline. She saw the piping scattered in the dirt on the side of a great trench—the future home of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Then it got worse.
Saul Elbein , Texas Observer 09/19/2014    | | Read Article: Texas Observer |
| Uber Faces Lawsuit Over Gratuity Surcharge | |
| | Transportation service Uber is facing another lawsuit by consumers challenging the service's mandatory 20% gratuity surcharge for rides. According to the lawsuit, Uber retains "a substantial portion" of the gratuity and keeps it as additional revenue, instead of giving it to the company's drivers. A judge in San Francisco denied the company's request to have the lawsuit dismissed. The lawsuit, filed earlier this year, seeks class-action status on behalf of Uber customers.
Andrew Harris, Detroit Free Press 09/19/2014 | | Read Article: Detroit Free Press |
| Class-Action Filing Over PCBs at Walmart | |
| | A class-action lawsuit has been filed in Indianapolis over the discovery of PCBs, a highly toxic carcinogen, at a Walmart store. The lawsuit, announced on Thursday, was filed on behalf of one of the store’s employees. The store was shut down on Aug. 20 after officials discovered the presence of PCBs at the facility. Employees of the store were sent home and five days later found out about the PCB contamination. The lawsuit seeks equitable and/or injunctive relief for medical care to monitor the effects of exposure.
Bill McCleery, Indianapolis Star 09/18/2014 | | Read Article: Indianapolis Star |
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