| Statewide Membership Drives, Aug 30th - #GrowTheFamily |
Statewide Membership Drives will be held in Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio on August 30th, beginning at 9:00 am (lunch provided) and a Happy Hour at 4:00 pm. Click on the headline to register. Let's Fill Every Corner of Texas with TTLA Members!
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| California Disabled Student Bullied and Physically Abused by Bus Driver, Says Lawsuit |
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A California mother has filed a lawsuit alleging that her 19-year-old disabled son was subjected to routine physical and psychological abuse on the school bus. The woman filed suit after she viewed video footage of her son's trips on the bus to and from Del Oro High School from Sept. 26-28 last year. According to the lawsuit, the young man was bullied and physically abused by the bus driver, who is shown in the footage yelling at the student and shoving him back into his seat. The lawsuit was filed against Rocklin Unified School District, Placer County Office of Education and bus driver David Hawkins. The student, who is unable to speak, has cerebral palsy and is intellectually and physically disabled.
Diana Lambert, The Sacramento Bee 08/11/2017   
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| Truck Maker Loses $30M Jury Verdict in Tennessee |
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A Tennessee jury has awarded $30 million to a trucking company after finding that manufacturer Navistar Inc. fraudulently sold it 243 trucks with defective engines. Jurors last week awarded Milan Supply Chain Solutions, which purchased the Navistar International Prostar trucks with Maxxforce engines, $10.8 million in actual damages and $20 million in punitive damages. Navistar, based in Illinois, has a division in Frisco. It previously manufactured trucks in Garland before closing that facility in 2012.
Paul O'Donnell, The Dallas Morning News 08/15/2017
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| Attorney Says Alt-Right Websites Falsely Blamed Michigan Man |
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A Michigan man was falsely accused by conservative and alt-right websites as being the driver of Saturdayâ??s deadly car attack on anti-racist protesters in central Virginia, in the hours after the tragedy, according to the man's attorney. A Dallas, Texas based attorney representing the man and his family, said in an interview Sunday night that they believe the Michigan man was targeted because his father owned the Dodge Challenger years ago before legally selling the vehicle. The son drove the father's car before the sale.
Matthew Dolan , Detroit Free Press 08/15/2017
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| New Jersey Nursing Home Resident Dies From Bedsore |
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The family of an elderly woman from Bergenfield, New Jersey who died after developing a bedsore at Oradell Health Care Center has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The woman was committed to the continuing care retirement center after she suffered a fractured right hip on Oct. 30, 2015. The woman stayed at the medical center until her insurance ran out, at which point she was released by hospital staff. The lawsuit, filed in Bergen County Superior Court, alleges that staff at the center failed to notice or treat a bedsore that had developed on the woman's back. After noticing the bedsore, the family brought the woman in for treatment, where doctors determined that she had developed sepsis. Doctors sent her home, where she died in the care of hospice workers on March 6, 2016. Oradell Health Care Center is accused in the lawsuit of "reckless indifference and deliberate disregard."
Anthony G. Attrino, NJ.com 08/13/2017
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| Parents of Girl Killed in Hayride Crash Settles Lawsuit |
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The parents of a 17-year-old girl who died during a crash on a hayride in Maine nearly three years ago have settled a lawsuit against the ride operator. The young woman's family filed suit against the farm owner responsible for the operation of the haunted hayride, which crashed and resulted in the death of the girl. The fatal crash took place when the hayride overturned on Oct. 11, 2014 at Harvest Hill Farm. The money from the settlement will go to support the ShineOnCass Foundation, a charity founded in the victim's name, says her family. The mission of the organization is â??to educate, inspire and empower youth to make their world a better place through volunteer charitable activities.â?? The amount of the settlement has not been disclosed.
Judy Harrison, Bangor Daily News 08/09/2017
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