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April 18, 2018

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Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for April 18
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In today’s Brief: Former first lady Barbara Bush has died at 92, and a state House public education panel is set to revisit school finance legislation and talk about Hurricane Harvey recovery this afternoon.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 04/18/2018 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Editorials/Columns/Letters

Sixel: The Ties that Bind in Mandatory Arbitration are Unraveling
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Mandatory arbitration long has been a standard clause of contracts to buy cars, open bank accounts and take jobs, blocking consumers, investors and employees from bringing disputes to court and forcing them to use a forum widely viewed as favoring companies. But mandatory arbitration is coming under increasing attack in the courts, Congress and state legislatures, and those attacks are beginning to make dents in a practice once viewed as unassailable.
L.M. Sixel, Houston Chronicle 04/18/2018 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

Sandy Hook Parents Sue Alex Jones, InfoWars in Texas Court
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Three parents whose children were killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School are suing Alex Jones for spreading conspiracy theories that the shooting never happened. Neil Heslin, Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa filed the lawsuit in Austin, where Jones resides, on Monday. The parents are targeting Jones, Austin-based LLC Free Speech Systems and InfoWars.com, the assumed name under which the LLC operates in Texas.
Lauren McGaughy, The Dallas Morning News 04/18/2018 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Should a Woman Who Lost Four Limbs to Malpractice Collect More Than $750K for Her Suffering?
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Wisconsin's burgeoning $1.4 billion insurance fund for doctors and state-mandated caps on damages in malpractice cases will go on trial Thursday when the state Supreme Court wrestles with the question of whether a woman who lost all four limbs to malpractice should collect millions of dollars for pain and suffering. The narrow question before the seven justices is whether Ascaris Mayo, who at age 50 had all four limbs amputated as the result of medical malpractice, should receive the full $25.3 million that a Milwaukee County jury awarded her and her husband in 2014. The defendants, led by the state's mammoth Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund, argue the non-economic award should be limited to $750,000, the state-mandated cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases.
Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 04/18/2018 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Wounded Parkland Shooting Survivor Files Suit
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The attorney for Marjory Stoneman Douglas victim Anthony Borges and his family filed a civil lawsuit against a host of people and entities in court Tuesday. It is the first civil lawsuit filed over the Feb. 14 shooting at the Florida high school, CBS Miami reports. Authorities say Borges was shot while blocking a doorway to protect other students. Nikolas Cruz is one of the defendants, as is Cruz's late mother, Lynda, who records show called the Broward Sheriff's Office many times over the years to report behavioral problems with her son and likely knew of his love of guns and penchant for violence. he lawsuit also names several mental health facilities that treated Cruz.
CBS NEWS, CBSNews.com 04/18/2018 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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