Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Pilot Was Able to Keep Flying Despite Drunken-Driving Record | | | The pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in Texas, killing 16 people, was able to keep flying despite having at least four convictions for drunken driving in Missouri and twice spending time in prison. Nichols, who had been stripped of his driver's license at least twice, "couldn't drive a car but he could pilot a hot air balloon," said an attorney who represented a passenger who sued Nichols in 2013.
WILL WEISSERT and EMILY SCHMALL - The Associated Press, Austin American Statesman 08/02/2016   
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| Trampoline Park Injuries Jump 12-Fold |  | Trampoline park injuries have soared as the indoor jumping trend has spread. A study by researchers at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford and published in Pediatrics found emergency room visits jumped 12-fold for park-related injuries from over five years. Injuries included broken legs, neck sprains and concussions but 90 percent of the injured children and adults were treated and released.
Lindsey Tanner?|?AP, The Washington Post 08/02/2016 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Family Kept in the Dark After Death at Texas Psychiatric Hospital | | Keith Clayton's death is an example of the sometimes-fatal effects of restraints used to subdue patients at Texas' state-run facilities for people with mental illness ' institutions that face an uncertain future due to unpredictable funding, crumbling infrastructure and a growing demand to house patients from an overcrowded criminal justice system. At a time when the state claims to be reducing its reliance on forcible restraints, Keith Clayton's case raises questions about the secrecy around such incidents, particularly when they end in death.
Edgar Walters, Texas Tribune 08/02/2016 | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit | | Uber Technologies Inc. can't require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a federal judge ruled in one of several cases challenging the ride-hailing company's efforts to steer disputes of all kinds away from public courtrooms.
Bob Van Voris and Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg 08/01/2016 | | Read Article: Bloomberg |
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