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April 12, 2012

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48% of Chicken in Small Sample Has E. Coli

Native American Trust Settlement Reaches $1 Billion

J.&J. Fined $1.2 Billion in Drug Case

Student Who Lost Leg in Bucks Accident Back in Court

Pfizer Isn’t Shielded From Some Asbestos Claims, Court Rules

Texas Dental Board is Accused of Ineptitude

As Weather Gets Biblical, Insurers Go Missing

Reebok Recalls Tebow Jerseys to Settle Lawsuit

 

 

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2012 Annual Conference Discover TTLA, June 6-8 at the Hyatt Lost Pines, Bastrop

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Join TTLA for our biggest event of the year, complete with 2 days of CLE programs, parties, receptions, committee meetings, Board of Directors meeting and our annual awards luncheon. Nestled in the tranquil Central Texas countryside, this year's Annual Conference also offers family-friendly activities, a golf tournament, tennis tournament and more! Click on the headline to learn more!  

 

TTLA is accepting nominations for the Making a Difference Award.

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TTLA, at the discretion of the Executive Committee, presents the Making a Difference Award to recognize and honor those clients whose cases demonstrate the critical role of the civil justice system in protecting the rights of Texas families. Any client (past or present) of a current TTLA member is eligible for this award. Click on the headline to learn more and download the nomination form.  

 

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48% of Chicken in Small Sample Has E. Coli

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A recent test of packaged raw chicken products bought at grocery stores across the country found that roughly half of them were contaminated with the bacteria E. coli. E. coli, which the study said was an indicator of fecal contamination, was found in 48 percent of 120 chicken products bought in 10 major cities by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit group that advocates a vegetarian diet among other things. The study results were released Wednesday.  STEPHANIE STROM, The New York Times  04/12/2012

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Laws/Cases

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Native American Trust Settlement Reaches $1 Billion

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The federal government has agreed to pay around $1 billion to 41 Native American tribes to settle a lawsuit over the alleged mismanagement of tribal assets stored in trust accounts. The settlement is the latest in a series between the federal government and various tribes over claims that stretch back as far as a century.  Chris Casteel, New York Daily News  04/12/2012

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J.&J. Fined $1.2 Billion in Drug Case

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A judge in Arkansas ordered Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary to pay more than $1.2 billion in fines on Wednesday, a day after a jury found that the companies had minimized or concealed the dangers associated with an antipsychotic drug. In January, Texas settled a similar case with the subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, for $158 million. Last year, a South Carolina judge levied civil penalties of $327 million against Janssen, and in 2010, a Louisiana jury awarded nearly $258 million in damages.  KATIE THOMAS, The New York Times  04/12/2012

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Student Who Lost Leg in Bucks Accident Back in Court

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Lawyers for the former Pennsbury student who lost her leg in a bus accident were back in Bucks County Court on Tuesday, seeking the $14 million that a jury awarded her in December. Ashley Zauflik, 22, deserves the award for pain and suffering because a state cap of $500,000 is unconstitutional, her lawyers argued before county Judge Robert E. Mellon. And the district should face sanctions, her lawyers said, because Pennsbury officials withheld the existence of a $10 million insurance policy until after the trial.  Bill Reed, Philadelphia Inquirer  04/12/2012

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Pfizer Isn’t Shielded From Some Asbestos Claims, Court Rules

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Pfizer Inc. (PFE) isn’t entitled to protection from some asbestos claims related to its non- operating bankrupt Quigley Co. unit, according to a federal appeals court ruling. Quigley, founded in 1916, made three products for the steel industry from the 1940s to the 1970s that contained asbestos. Pfizer bought Quigley in 1968, and the company stopped most operations in 1992, filing for bankruptcy in 2004. Pfizer has said it never made or sold any Quigley products, and some claimants hadn’t released Pfizer from alleged “derivative liability.”  Tiffany Kary and Bob Van Voris , Bloomberg  04/12/2012

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Issues

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Texas Dental Board is Accused of Ineptitude

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The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, which regulates dental licensing in Texas, was the subject of criticism by members of Texans for Dental Reform and unaffiliated residents, who called for legislative reform while levying accusations of ineptitude, a pattern of withholding or obscuring negative information about dentists, and failure to act against corporate-run dental clinics committing Medicaid fraud and harming patients.  Becca Aaronson, Texas Tribune  04/12/2012

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Insurance

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As Weather Gets Biblical, Insurers Go Missing

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As weather disasters strike with more frequency, homeowners first get hit with the destruction or total loss of property. Many are then hit with the unexpected loss of homeowners insurance policies as insurance companies re-evaluate their financial liabilities. Some insurance companies have pulled out of weather-challenged states -- meaning they will not write new homeowners policies and may not renew contracts with current policyholders.  Matt Stroud, Reuters  04/12/2012

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Business Litigation

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Reebok Recalls Tebow Jerseys to Settle Lawsuit

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Reebok International Ltd. has agreed to recall or repurchase all of its New York Jets apparel with Tim Tebow's name on it. The recall comes as part of a settlement with Nike, who filed suit against the company over the jerseys. Recently Nike became the official jersey supplier of the NFL and claimed Reebok was infringing on its agreement with the league.  Chad Bray, WSJ Blogs  04/10/2012

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