| | | | | Announcements | | | 2012 'Reel Justice' Fishing Tournament & Blast from the Past CLE | | Join the TTLA Advocates for our 2nd Annual 'Reel Justice' Fishing Tournament, and see who gets bragging rights as TTLA's fishing champion! This year, we've added a great CLE program, making it a 2-day TTLA coastal adventure! The CLE begins on Friday from 1:00 - 5:00. Tournament festivities begin at 6:30 with a classic TTLA Summer party, and Saturday at first light, it's ON! Click on the headline to learn more. | Laws/Cases | | | Suit: Girl Scout Refuses to Pay for Deaf Interpreter | | The family of a 12-year-old deaf Chicago girl has filed a lawsuit against the Girl Scouts after her troop was disbanded. The suit claims the organization shut down the troop in retaliation for the girl's mother's efforts in trying to keep the organization paying for an interpreter at troop events. Federal law requires businesses serving the general public to make accommodations for people with disabilities, including "effective communication" for the deaf. Naomi Nix, Chicago Tribune 08/02/2012 | Read Article: Chicago Tribune | Scouts Want Major Redactions in 'Perversion Files' | | The Boy Scouts of America have requested extensive redactions to 20 years' worth of so-called perversion files, which the Oregon Supreme Court ruled must be made public. The 20,000 pages of files containing sex abuse allegations from 1965-1985 were introduced as evidence in a landmark lawsuit in Portland against the Boy Scouts because of the abuse of several youths by an Oregon Scout leader. The Scouts lost the lawsuit in an April 2010 jury ruling. In a motion filed Thursday, the Scouts asked that the identities of other Scouts, parents and volunteers be redacted. The Scouts argue that the redactions they're asking for won't affect the court's order and will protect people from undue embarrassment or retaliation. NIGEL DUARA, Associated Press, Houston Chronicle 08/03/2012 | Read Article: Houston Chronicle | Products | | | Kenta Child Carriers Recalled | | The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada have announced a recall of about 400 Kenta child carriers imported by Liberty Mountain due to fall hazards. The agencies found that the side straps on the products can come unraveled during use, increasing the risk of fall hazards to the child in the carrier. The company has received two reports of side straps breaking, but no injuries occurred. Staff Report, Reuters 07/31/2012 | Read Article: Reuters | Healthcare | | | Patient Data Outage Exposes Risks of Electronic Medical Records | | Dozens of hospitals across the country lost access to crucial electronic medical records for about five hours during a major computer outage last week, raising fresh concerns about whether poorly designed technology can compromise patient care. Cerner Corp. said "human error" caused the outage July 23 that it said affected an unspecified number of hospitals that rely on the company to remotely store their medical information. Last week's episode highlighted some of the risks as hospitals and doctors' offices nationwide undergo a massive upgrade in the way they handle medical records. As part of the 2009 economic stimulus, the Obama administration is spending more than $27 billion to speed the switch to computerized patient records. Chad Terhune, LA Times 08/03/2012 | Read Article: LA Times | Malpractice | | | Chargers Head Doctor to Pay $5.2 Million in Lawsuit | | A San Diego jury has awarded $5.2 million in damages in a malpractice lawsuit filed against the head doctor for the San Diego Chargers. The plaintiff claimed in her suit that after the doctor performed her knee surgery in 2003, he recommended she use a cold-therapy device that he knew had caused injuries to previous patients. The girl suffered frostbite after using the device, the suit said. Brent Schrotenboer, USA Today 07/30/2012 | Read Article: USA Today | Wrongful Death | | | Fatal Police Chase Suit Settled for $100,000 | | The city of Chandler, Ariz., will pay nearly $100,000 in a wrongful death lawsuit over a police chase that resulted in the death of a local driver. According to the suit, police initiated a chase with a suspected bank robber on the outskirts of the city. During the second phase of the high-speed chase, the suspect hit the victim head on, killing them both. The suit claimed police should not have resumed the chase, knowing it would create a dangerous situation for other drivers. Amy B. Wang, Arizona Republic 08/02/2012 | Read Article: Arizona Republic | | | | | | Published by TRIALSMITH, Litigation Tools for Trial Lawyers 5113 Southwest Parkway, Suite 285, Austin, TX 78735 You received this email because you are subscribed to this service from your trial lawyers association. • Unsubscribe • Search National Litigation Bank • 800-443-1757 | |