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August 22, 2017

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Even though we've already "eclipsed" our new membership goal for 2017, join us on Aug 30 at our Statewide Membership Drive to raise your board dues, grow our family, and make sure the light of justice shines bright on the 7th Amendment. Statewide Membership Drives will be held in Austin, Dallas, Houston & San Antonio 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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Texas Tribune Daily Brief

The Brief for August 22
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CASSANDRA POLLOCK, Texas Tribune 08/22/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Laws/Cases

Insys Settles Lawsuit Over Opioids for $4.45M
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Insys Therapeutics Inc., has agreed to pay $4.45 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it deceptively marketed an addictive fentanyl-based cancer pain drug for off-label uses. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Friday that the settlement will resolve allegations that the company illegally marketed its product Subsys to high-volume prescribers of opioid drugs instead of to oncologists treating cancer patients. "It's unethical, greedy behavior by companies like Insys that is responsible for creating the opioid epidemic and resulting overdose deaths in our state," stated Madigan. Insys did not admit to any wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
Nate Raymond, Reuters 08/18/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Woman With Ovarian Cancer Gets $417M in J&J Baby Powder Case
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A Los Angeles jury awarded $417 million to a woman suffering from ovarian cancer Monday who alleged that her illness is linked to the talc in Johnson & Johnson baby powder. The judgment, reached after a roughly one-month long trial in Los Angeles Superior Court, includes $347 million in punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson. It was the latest among several verdicts against the consumer-products maker, with about 2,000 women having filed similar cases.
Charisse Jones, USA Today 08/22/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Iowa Couple Awarded $3.25M After Adopted Son Killed by Birth Father
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An Ankeny, Iowa, couple whose adopted baby was killed after his birth parents regained custody in 2014 was awarded $3.25 million last week in a lawsuit against their adoption lawyer. The lawsuit filed by Rachel and Heidi McFarland in August 2014 said that their adoption attorney, Jason Rieper, allowed the couple to believe that he'd gotten the baby's birth mother's signature on a crucial release-of-custody document â?? but he actually had failed to get the signature. The baby was later returned to his birth mother and was killed by his birth father.
Charly Haley, The Des Moines Register, USA Today 08/22/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Class Action

Lawsuit: Poland Springs Selling 'Common Groundwater' as Bottled Spring Water
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A lawsuit has been filed alleging that Poland Springs has deceived consumers by selling common groundwater. The lawsuit was filed in a Connecticut federal court on Tuesday and alleges that the bottled water company mislabeled the bottled groundwater as spring water. The lawsuit was filed by 11 people from the Northeast who collectively spent thousands of dollars on Poland Spring brand water in recent years. At the center of the lawsuit is whether the sources of Poland Spring water meet the Food and Drug Administrationâ??s definition of a spring. The plaintiffs are seeking millions of dollars in damages for a nationwide class.
Jake Bleiberg, Bangor Daily News 08/17/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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Wrongful Death

$13M Jury Award in Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against Hillshire Brands
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A jury has awarded $13 million to the family of a man who died of mesothelioma at 61 due to the negligent use of asbestos at a sugar refinery. The lawsuit was filed by the family against The Hillshire Brands Company, currently doing business as Tyson Foods, which formerly owned the refinery. The lawsuit alleged that employees of the refinery routinely worked with asbestos, without safety precautions, causing the site and surrounding area to be contaminated with the hazardous substance. The jury concluded the Hillshire was 100 percent liable for the man's illness and awarded his family $11,000,000 for non-economic damages and $1,958,461 for economic damages.
Gina Kim, Santa Maria Times 08/17/2017 Facebook iconTwitter iconLinkedIn Icon
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