| 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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| New Survey Finds that Distracted Driving is on the Rise | | n a new survey published by AAA, 9 out of 10 drivers believe that distracted driving is on the rise. Ironically, the 2017 Traffic Safety Index polled people and 45% of drivers admitted they text while drove. Another 35% admitted to reading or sending an e-mail while on the road. Using AAA research, they estimate that distracted driving could be the cause of up to 58% of all accidents.
Madeline Cuddihy, WFAA.com 04/05/2018   
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| Juror: 'Chase Didn't Keep Promises' | | Irelsie Alvarez said she and fellow jurors wanted to send JPMorgan Chase & Co. a message with their startling $8 billion verdict in a Dallas probate case -- an award that's destined to be reduced to no more than $90 million. She concluded at the close of the trial in September that the bank mismanaged the estate of deceased American Airlines executive Max Hopper, who died in 2010 with assets of more than $19 million. The jury award -- the largest of 2017 and the ninth-largest in U.S. history -- is set to be revisited Thursday by the judge in the case after Hopper's family members conceded that it's legally indefensible.
Wire Services, The Dallas Morning News 04/05/2018
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| U-Haul Hit With $17M Jury Award For Motorcyclist's Injury |  | A Texas state jury has awarded $17 million in a personal injury suit accusing a U-Haul International Inc. unit of being responsible for serious injuries suffered by a motorcyclist who was forced off the road by a U-Haul employee driving a truck with a trailer. Following an eight-day trial and less than a day of deliberations, the Brazos County District Court jury found Thursday that U-Haul Co. of Texas was liable for injuries sustained by Steven Summers Jr. due to employee Tuan Le’s negligence.
Y. Peter Kang, Law360 ($) 04/05/2018 | | Read Article: Law360 ($) |
| Justice Department Seeks Role in Opioid Settlement Talks | | The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sought court permission to participate in settlement negotiations aimed at resolving lawsuits by state and local governments against opioid manufacturers and distributors. The Justice Department said in a brief it wanted to participate in talks overseen by a federal judge in Cleveland as a friend of the court that would provide information to help craft non-monetary remedies to combat the opioid crisis.
Nate Raymond, Reuters 04/05/2018 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Federal Judiciary Misused PACER Fees, Judge Says in Class Action Ruling | | The federal judiciary misused millions of dollars in fees derived from an electronic public web portal for court documents to fund certain programs that federal law did not allow, a Washington judge ruled on Saturday. U.S. District Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said the United States is liable for certain improper expenses that violated the E-Government Act of 2002. The ruling came in a class action that alleged the judiciary’s administrative office set fees too high for the online portal Public Access to Court Electronic Records, commonly known as PACER.
Mike Scarcella , Law.com 04/05/2018 | | Read Article: Law.com |
| Woman Discovers Parents' Fertility Doctor Is Her Father, Files Lawsuit | | A lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in Idaho alleges that a fertility doctor used his own sperm to impregnate one of his patients. The lawsuit was filed by a woman who discovered that the fertility doctor was her father after receiving a DNA test from Ancestry.com. The now-retired doctor, who resides in Idaho Falls, has been accused in the lawsuit of fraud and medical negligence.
Lindsey Bever, The Washington Post 04/03/2018 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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