| 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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| Dallas Car Wrecks CLE Seminar, October 8, 2015 | Earn up to 7.25 hours MCLE credit including 1.0 hr ethics credit. TTLA's Car Wrecks CLE Seminar features practical, in-depth tips and strategies to help you WIN YOUR CASES. Come away with the tools you need to compete in the courtroom! Join the TTLA Advocates Board of Directors at Happy Hour after the Seminar from 5:00-8:00pm (included in registration). Click on the headline to learn more and register.
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| $1.75M Settlement of FedEx Waste Lawsuit |  | FedEx will pay $1.75 million in a lawsuit alleging that the company illegally transported and stored hazardous waste. The lawsuit, filed in Sacramento County Superior Court by sixteen California district attorneys, alleged that FedEx was guilty of violating environmental regulations with its transportation of waste. According to the lawsuit, FedEx failed to identify and properly transport the hazardous materials, in violation of California law. Judge Raymond M. Cadei signed the $1.75 million settlement order. Prosecutors say that FedEx was cooperative during the investigation.
Dana Littlefield, San Diego Union Tribune 08/11/2015    | | Read Article: San Diego Union Tribune |
| BMW to Face Racial Discrimination Lawsuit, Judge Says | | BMW Manufacturing Co. will face a racial discrimination lawsuit, according to a federal judge. The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and alleges that BMW's criminal background check unfairly discriminated against black candidates. According to the lawsuit, BMW's background checks had a "significant disparate impact" on black applicants and employees and were "not job related and consistent with business necessity." Senior U.S. District Judge Henry M. Herlong Jr. recently denied the defendant's request for summary judgment in the case. The lawsuit will not go to trial until after September 29.
David Dykes, Greenville News 08/11/2015 | | Read Article: Greenville News |
| Dallas Woman Sues Uber After Accusing Driver of Sexual Assault | | A Dallas woman who says she was sexually assaulted by an Uber driver last month is suing the ride-hailing company. The suit, filed Tuesday in Dallas County, lists Uber, the driver and his limousine company as defendants. It seeks compensation of more than $1 million for medical expenses and mental and physical damages. Uber later said it 'mistakenly' issued driver's privileges to the driver, who had served time in federal prison on a weapons charge and was using a fake Dallas city driving permit.
Sarah Mervosh, The Dallas Morning News 08/12/2015 | | Read Article: The Dallas Morning News |
| Victim of Rape in Hotel Garage Awarded $4M, Jury Rules | | A Haverhill woman won a $4 million verdict Tuesday against the companies that owned and managed the Radisson Hotel parking garage where she was raped. The jury determined that JPA IV Management Co. and JPA 1 Management Co., which owned and managed the hotel and garage, were negligent concluding the five-year case. With interest, the value of the award for Wahlstrom, now 41, increases to an estimated $6.6 million, said her lawyer.
Rosa Nguyen, Boston Globe 08/12/2015 | | Read Article: Boston Globe |
| Indianapolis Vet Files Tort Claim, Says VA Missed Chance to Diagnose Cancer | | Former Sergeant Bombard has filed a $750,000 tort claim against the VA for failing to diagnose a cancerous tumor that not only cost him his eyesight but will take his life. Bombard's tort claim is based on his belief that if Roudebush Medical Center physicians had ordered an MRI in the seven months when they could not alleviate his symptoms, the tumor would have been discovered and could have been treated.
RUSS MCQUAID, Fox News 08/12/2015 | | Read Article: Fox News |
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