| Live Webinar (9/27/18): The New Federal Tax Law: Implications are Surprisingly Bad for Plaintiffs |
Robert W. Wood will discuss the new federal tax law and its implications for plaintiffs and their lawyers. For many types of cases, the lack of tax deductions for legal fees may be catastrophic. Plaintiffs in many types of litigation will feel the full force of paying taxes on their gross recoveries, with no deduction for their legal fees and costs. Topics discussed will include: changes in how taxes on attorney fees are determined, and the elimination of the 'below-the-line deduction' for legal fees; the numerous types of cases impacted by the changes, including insurance bad faith, employment, whistle blower, sexual harassment, intentional emotional distress, and punitive damages; and, the implications of the tax laws on settlement negotiations. Click on the headline to register.
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| The Brief for August 17 |
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In today's Brief: San Antonio passed a paid sick leave ordinance, a federal appeals court upheld a dismissal of a lawsuit against the state's campus carry law, and a look into Robert Duncan's unexpected exit from Texas Tech.
Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 08/17/2018   
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| Unpaid: After Hurricane Harvey, Texas Failed to Defend Workers Against Wage Exploitation |
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An investigation by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and The Dallas Morning News found the state failed to implement the most basic defenses against wage theft after Hurricane Harvey, leaving some workers in the rebuilding effort to fend for themselves against employers. The hurricane made landfall in Texas on Aug. 25, killing 68 and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses and causing more than $125 billion in damage.
James Barragån, The Dallas Morning News 08/17/2018
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| Ex-Baylor Doctor Found Guilty of Raping Patient at Ben Taub Hospital |
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A Houston jury Thursday convicted a former Baylor College of Medicine physician, Dr. Shafeeq Sheikh, of raping a woman who had been hospitalized at Ben Taub Hospital for an acute asthma attack in 2013. The woman reported the rape to Ben Taub staff, saying an unknown physician came to her bedside three times in the dark, sexually assaulting her while she was tethered to machines. The call button she repeatedly pressed to summon a nurse was unplugged. But it took investigators two years to identify Dr. Shafeeq Sheikh as the suspected attacker, based on DNA from her rape kit.
Gabrielle Banks , Houston Chronicle 08/17/2018
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| Colonial Pipeline Faces Another Lawsuit Over 2016 Explosion in Alabama |
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Colonial Pipeline is facing another lawsuit over a deadly explosion that took place in Shelby County, Alabama. The explosion, which occurred in 2016, resulted in the deaths of two workers and injuries to four others. The most recent lawsuit was filed by the widow of one of the men killed in the explosion. It alleges the defendants, Colonial and Superior Land Designs, LLC, were negligent in their responsibilities to maintain worker safety in the fatal incident, and for "fostering a culture whereby unsafe practices were not reported or stopped, and were allowed to proceed in order to expedite work."
Dennis Pillion, AL.com 08/16/2018
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