| Free Legislative Webinar RE: Net Worth (SB735), 8/24/15 | August 24, Noon: TTLA President Bryan O. Blevins will discuss the changes to discovery of net worth of a party passed last session (1-hr CLE). Learn the impetus behind the bill and the story of the negotiations leading to the enacted version. Before the bill's effective date of September 1, 2015, He will take you through the legislative history of the bill ' from an outright ban on discovery of net worth to a new discovery procedure ' and share with you strategies for how to comply with this new area of discovery practice. Click on the headline to register.
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| Free Legislative Webinar RE: Forum Non Conveniens (HB 1692), 8/25/15 | August 25, Noon: Join TTLA's Vice President for Communications Laura Tamez for a webinar (1-hr CLE) on the changes to the Forum Non Conveniens statute, Chapter 71 CPRC. Laura will discuss the In Re Ford case, which led to the filing of the bill and the negotiations which crafted the final language passed into law. Laura will discuss the changes to the safe harbor aspect of the statute and the changes to the definitions in the statute ' the elimination of the definition of 'legal resident' and the changes to the definition of 'plaintiff.' The changes to this statute are effective now, so if you have a case with FNC implications, you need to listen to this webinar. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Uncertain Future for Houston Toxic River Dump |  | Removing industrial waste from a 14-acre Superfund site on the San Jacinto River could be just as dangerous as leaving it in place, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers suggested in a report published Monday. Harris County has fought three companies over the pollution for years, and the state is considering whether there is a link between elevated cancer rates in the area and the waste that fouled the river for decades. The companies have suggested the much-cheaper alternative - leaving the sludge buried in pits capped by membranes and rocks - is enough to protect the public. But the county and some cancer-plagued residents say the gunk has got to go.
Mark Collette and Matt Dempsey, Houston Chronicle 08/11/2015    | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| Lawsuit Alleges Illegal Use of Sperm Donation in Texas | | A Texas man has filed a lawsuit alleging that his ex-girlfriend illegally used one of his donations from a sperm bank to conceive a child. While the man and another woman were a couple, the man preserved his sperm before a vasectomy procedure. The couple had a child together before the procedure and thought they may decide to have more children later. The man's sperm was preserved for the sole use of his then-girlfriend. After the couple broke up, however, the man's new girlfriend used his sperm from the bank to conceive a child. The woman who used the sperm is now facing a lawsuit alleging that she obtained the sperm intended only for the use of the man's first partner without permission.
Pooja Lodhia, KTRK-TV 08/10/2015 | | Read Article: KTRK-TV |
| Craddick Joins Those Suing Chesapeake Over Royalties | | Two companies associated with former Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick are now among hundreds of people and companies suing Chesapeake Energy for allegedly cheating them out of millions of dollars in Barnett Shale royalty payments. Craddick Partners Ltd. and Mexco Energy Corp. filed its lawsuit last week in Tarrant County civil court against Chesapeake and Total E&P USA as part of the multidistrict litigation cases.
MAX B. BAKER, Star Telegram 08/11/2015 | | Read Article: Star Telegram |
| Cabdrivers Sue D/FW Airport B oard in UberX, Lyft Dispute | | Dallas-based Association of Taxicab Operators USA wants to stop ride-hailing services like UberX and Lyft from operating at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Just days after the airport allowed the app-based companies to start picking up passengers the group sued the D/FW Airport board and asked the court to put the new policy on hold.
SARAH MERVOSH, The Dallas Morning News 08/11/2015 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
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