| TTLA STATEWIDE PAC DRIVES: All IN TO WIN | In order to WIN in 2018, we need EVERY TTLA member to support the TTLA PAC. So, we are holding ALL IN TO WIN PAC Fundraising Statewide Drives. We’ll be calling every TTLA member to ask them to contribute at least $7 a month to the PAC. Please join us to get every TTLA member engaged in our political efforts. Volunteers are the key to our success, and all you have to do is choose a day, RSVP and then SHOW UP. We will give you all the tools you need to be successful. Click on the headline to RSVP!
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for April 16 |  | In today’s Brief: A cautionary tale for Texans after Hurricane Harvey, former first lady Barbara Bush is receiving comfort care, and a new report says girls in Texas’ foster care system are five times more likely to become teen parents.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 04/16/2018    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Facebook May Not Sell the Data it Collects, But the State of Texas Sure Does | | Private companies aren't the only ones sharing users’ personal information to outside groups =E2=80=94 some Texas state agencies do it, too. Public entities share data, too =E2=80=94 and sometimes sell it. Several state agencies have made millions of dollars disclosing or even selling similar personal information about Texans based off voter registration data and driver’s licenses, and they're doing it without first notifying people.
Forrest Milburn, Houston Chronicle 04/16/2018 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| J&J Baby Powder Litigation Takes New Focus with Asbestos Claims | | A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J’s Baby Powder could open a new front for thousands of cases claiming the widely-used product caused cancer, legal experts and plaintiffs lawyers said. J&J has been battling some 6,000 cases claiming its baby powder and Shower to Shower products cause ovarian cancer. The $117 million verdict by a New Jersey jury last week, however, involved a different form of cancer that is clearly linked to asbestos. Plaintiffs lawyers claim that internal J&J documents seen in that trial show that baby powder had been contaminated with asbestos. They now plan to use the documents in upcoming ovarian cancer trials to allege that the asbestos contamination also caused that form of cancer.
Tina Bellon, Reuters, Reuters 04/16/2018 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| More Men Accuse Former Texas Judge, Baptist Leader of Sexual Misconduct | | The list of men accusing a former Texas state judge and leading figure of the Southern Baptist Convention of sexual misconduct continues to grow. In separate court affidavits filed this month, two men say Paul Pressler molested or solicited them for sex in a pair of incidents that span nearly 40 years. Those accusations were filed as part of a lawsuit filed last year by another man who says he was regularly raped by Pressler. Pressler’s newest accusers are another former member of a church youth group and a lawyer who worked for Pressler’s former law firm until 2017.
Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle 04/16/2018
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| Stan Lee Files Fraud and Elder Abuse Lawsuit Against Former Business Partner | | Legendary comic artist Stan Lee has filed a lawsuit against his former business partner alleging fraud and elder abuse. The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that the defendant extracted Lee's blood and sold vials of it in Las Vegas as collectibles." The complaint was filed on Friday and alleges that Lee became the target of unscrupulous businessmen, sycophants and opportunists after his wife died in 2017. The complaint seeks a full account of Lee's funds as well as restitution.
Nicole Rojas, Newsweek 04/15/2018 | | Read Article: Newsweek |
| Woman Sues Panera Bread Over Kidney Failure After E. Coli Outbreak | | Restaurant chain Panera Bread will be facing a lawsuit by a woman who alleges she suffered kidney failure after contracting E. coli from a salad. The woman plans to file suit on Monday afternoon in U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, according to her attorneys. Panera Bread and its romaine lettuce supplier Freshway Foods are expected to be named as defendants in the complaint. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the outbreak has resulted in nine E. coli illnesses in Pennsylvania and seven in New Jersey.
David J. Neal, Miami Herald 04/16/2018 | | Read Article: Miami Herald |
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