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| The Brief for April 20 |  | In today's Brief: Texas takes initial steps to reopen its economy, some Texans aren=E2=80=99t getting the utility help they need, and how a rural county has the highest COVID-19 infection rate.
Elvia Limon, Texas Tribune 04/20/2020    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Residents: "We Don't Even Know What We Are Breathing" | | Under President Donald Trump, federal regulatory changes are slashing requirements on the petrochemical industry to monitor, report and reduce toxic pollutants, heavy metals and climate-damaging fossil fuel emissions, and to work transparently with communities to prevent plant disasters such as the half-dozen major chemical fires and explosions that have killed workers, frightened residents and disrupted life along the Texas Gulf Coast over the past year alone.
ELLEN KNICKMEYER, Associated Press , Houston Chronicle 04/20/2020 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Texas Events Company Hit with Harassment and Retaliation Suit | | San Antonio, Texas-based special events company, Great Rentals and Events LLC, has been named as defendant in a lawsuit alleging sex-based harassment and retaliation. The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleges the company violated federal law when it subjected a female employee to a hostile work environment based on her sex. Further, the company fired the woman when she complained about the treatment to management. The lawsuit seeks appropriate relief, including back wages, compensatory and punitive damages, and a permanent injunction prohibiting the company from engaging in discriminatory practices.
Staff Report, Insurance Journal 04/14/2020 | | Read Article: Insurance Journal |
| Deepwater Horizon Claims Still in Court | | Ten years, $12 billion and nearly 400,000 settled claims later, the impact of the Deepwater Horizon explosions still being litigated by dozens of companies seeking economic damages and thousands of people who say they got sick from the crude that contaminated the Gulf of Mexico, beaches and coastal marshes.
Emily Pickrell, Houston Chronicle 04/20/2020 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Tristar Products Faces Second Exploding Pressure Cooker Lawsuit | | Another pressure cooker explosion lawsuit was filed last week against Tristar Products, Inc. and several other companies. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a man who was injured when the pressure cooker he was using exploded. The lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court in Broward County, Florida. According to the plaintiff's attorneys, there are "more than 900 complaints from customers alleging their pressure cookers failed to work properly, and more than 100 lawsuits filed around the country against Tristar."
Staff Report, Yahoo News 04/18/2020 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Lawsuit: Wells Fargo Unfairly Shuffled PPP Applications | | The lawsuit filed on behalf of small business owners on Sunday alleges that Wells Fargo unfairly prioritized businesses seeking large loan amounts, while the government's small business agency has said that PPP loan applications would be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The move by Wells Fargo meant that the bank would receive millions more dollars in processing fees, according to the lawsuit."Making matters worse, Wells Fargo concealed from the public that it was reshuffling the PPP applications it received and prioritizing the applications that would make the bank the most money," the lawsuit filed in California alleged.
Dalvin Brown, USA Today 04/20/2020 | | Read Article: USA Today |
| Investigation: Officials Knew Coronavirus Could Spread at the Houston Rodeo | | The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the city=E2=80=99s largest event, attracting 2.5 million people and generating nearly $400 million. But officials pushed forward with the 20-day event until there was a positive COVID-19 case from community spread. A review by the news organizations of thousands of emails, social media posts, press releases and public comments by civic and municipal leaders, along with interviews, shows that government leaders, health officials and rodeo organizers knew that once the novel coronavirus was detected here, they would have to shut down the rodeo. Many in the community were urging organizers and city leaders to cancel the event.
PERLA TREVIZO, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE AND PROPUBLICA, Texas Tribune 04/20/2020 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
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