| TTLA Annual Nov 6-8: Have you registered? | Registration is open for 2O19 TTLA Annual Meeting & CLE Seminar! We will be celebrating TTLA's 7Oth Anniversary at the historic Fort Worth hotel where TTLA's founders first met. Click on the headline to learn more & register:
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| Available on Demand: Changes to 18.001 Affidavits & Hospital Liens - What the Legislature Did and How to Adapt | During the recent legislative session, lawmakers made significant changes to the laws regarding 18.001 affidavits and hospital liens. During this webinar: - TTLA President Will Adams will discuss the legislative session. - TTLA members Judy Kostura and Guy Choate will walk you through the changes made by HB 1693 (18.001 affidavits) and HB 2929 (hospital liens) and theyâ??ll give you tips and strategies to help you adapt your practice to them. As part of your registration, youâ??ll receive a fully updated copy of Judy Kosturaâ??s definitive paper on subrogation and liens. Click on the headline to register.
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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| The Brief for August 19 |  | In todayâ??s Brief: How judicial conflicts of interest in the state are denying poor Texans their right to an effective lawyer.
Cassi Pollock, Texas Tribune 08/19/2019    | | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
| Hundreds of People in Texas and Other States Were Abused at Boys & Girls Clubs | | Some 250 victims in 30 states, including Texas, say they were sexually abused as children by employees, volunteers and other members of Boys & Girls Clubs of America affiliates, a Hearst Newspapers investigation has found. Children as young as six were raped and sexually assaulted, court documents show. Some were molested during sleepovers or club trips. In some cases, the abuse continued for years. The molesters were coaches, club directors and volunteers, according to records of criminal convictions reviewed by Hearst.
Hannah Dellinger , Houston Chronicle 08/19/2019 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| $700,000 Awarded to Black Student President Harassed by Neo-Nazi | | Over $700,000 has been awarded to a black woman who was harassed by a neo-Nazi organizer during her campaign for student president at American University. On Friday, a federal judge granted a default judgment in the lawsuit against the founder of the Daily Stormer website. The lawsuit alleged the defendant organized a harassment campaign against the plaintiff after she was elected. During that time, nooses were hung around campus in protest of her election, alleged the complaint.
Zack Budryk, The Hill 08/13/2019 | | Read Article: The Hill |
| Female Truck Drivers Appeal Decision in Lawsuit Over Hostile Work Environment | | Three women who formerly worked as truck drivers are appealing a court decision in favor of their former employer. The women filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis over the decision in favor of CRST Expedited. The women alleged the company created a hostile working environment for female drivers. The lawsuit was originally filed as a class action complaint but was decertified by Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand in Iowaâ??s Northern District in January.
Staff Report, The Gazette Online 08/15/2019 | | Read Article: The Gazette Online |
| Doctors: Vaping Suspected in Dozens of Lung Illnesses | | As many as 50 people in at least six states have come down with breathing illnesses that may be linked to e-cigarettes or other vaping products. Some patients have likened onset of the illness to a heart attack, and others to the flu. Symptoms have included shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain and vomiting. Doctors say the illnesses resemble an inhalation injury, with the body apparently reacting to a caustic substance that someone breathed in.
MIKE STOBBE. Associated Press, Yahoo News 08/16/2019 | | Read Article: Yahoo News |
| Roofing Company Accused of Negligence After Worker Dies in Summer Heat | | A Missouri roofing business has been named in a lawsuit after a worker died in extreme heat. Weathercraft Inc. and its owner are named as defendants in the lawsuit alleging the worker died due to negligence. The man died in August 2016 while installing roofing materials on a school building. According to the man's family, who filed the lawsuit, his co-workers and supervisors failed to assist him when he became delirious and fainted.
Staff Report, Jefferson City News Tribune 08/17/2019 | | Read Article: Jefferson City News Tribune |
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